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Document "nix-build --run-env"

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Eelco Dolstra 2012-05-10 19:29:36 -04:00
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doc/manual/nix-build.xml
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@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
</group>
<replaceable>attrPath</replaceable>
</arg>
<arg><option>--drv-link </option><replaceable>drvlink</replaceable></arg>
<arg><option>--drv-link</option> <replaceable>drvlink</replaceable></arg>
<arg><option>--add-drv-link</option></arg>
<arg><option>--no-out-link</option></arg>
<arg>
@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
</group>
<replaceable>outlink</replaceable>
</arg>
<arg>
<option>--run-env</option>
<arg><option>--command</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></arg>
<arg><option>--exclude</option> <replaceable>regexp</replaceable></arg>
</arg>
<arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>paths</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@ -70,6 +75,13 @@ a root of the Nix garbage collector. This root disappears
automatically when the <filename>result</filename> symlink is deleted
or renamed. So don’t rename the symlink.</para></warning>
<para>The subcommand <command>nix-build --run-env</command> will build
the dependencies of the derivation, but not the derivation itself. It
will then start an interactive shell in which all environment
variables defined by the derivation have been set to their
corresponding values. This is useful for reproducing the environment
of a derivation for development.</para>
</refsection>
@ -126,6 +138,28 @@ also <xref linkend="sec-common-options" />.</phrase></para>
<xi:include href="opt-common.xml#xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook)xpointer(//db:variablelist[@xml:id='opt-common']/*)" />
</variablelist>
<para>The following options apply to <command>nix-build --run-env</command>.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><option>--command</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>In the environment of the derivation, executeq the
command <replaceable>cmd</replaceable> instead of the default
interactive shell.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>--exclude</option> <replaceable>regexp</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>Do not build any dependencies whose store path
matches the regular expression <replaceable>regexp</replaceable>.
This option may be specified multiple times.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsection>
@ -142,6 +176,21 @@ lrwxrwxrwx <replaceable>...</replaceable> result -> /nix/store/d18hyl92g30l...
$ ls ./result/bin/
firefox firefox-config</screen>
<para>To build the dependencies of the package Pan, and start an
interactive shell in which to build it:
<screen>
$ nix-build '&lt;nixpkgs>' --run-env -A pan
$ tar xf $src
$ cd pan-*
$ ./configure
$ make
$ ./pan/gui/pan
</screen>
</para>
</refsection>