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doc/manual/advanced-topics/advanced-topics.xml
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<part xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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version="5.0">
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<title>Advanced Topics</title>
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<xi:include href="distributed-builds.xml" />
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</part>
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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version="5.0"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id="ch-enabling-builds">
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xml:id='chap-distributed-builds'>
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<title>Enabling Distributed Builds</title>
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<title>Distributed Builds</title>
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<para>Nix supports distributed builds, where a local Nix installation can
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forward Nix builds to other machines over the network. This allows
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multiple builds to be performed in parallel (thus improving
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performance) and allows Nix to perform multi-platform builds in a
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semi-transparent way. For instance, if you perform a build for a
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<literal>powerpc-darwin</literal> on an <literal>i686-linux</literal>
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machine, Nix can automatically forward the build to a
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<literal>powerpc-darwin</literal> machine, if available.</para>
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<para>You can enable distributed builds by setting the environment
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<para>You can enable distributed builds by setting the environment
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variable <envar>NIX_BUILD_HOOK</envar> to point to a program that Nix
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variable <envar>NIX_BUILD_HOOK</envar> to point to a program that Nix
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bits of information:
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bits of information:
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<orderedlist>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>The name of the remote machine, with optionally the
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<listitem><para>The name of the remote machine, with optionally the
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user under which the remote build should be performed. This is
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user under which the remote build should be performed. This is
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actually passed as an argument to <command>ssh</command>, so it can
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actually passed as an argument to <command>ssh</command>, so it can
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<filename>build-remote.pl</filename> will only perform the
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<filename>build-remote.pl</filename> will only perform the
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derivation on a machine that has the specified features. For
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derivation on a machine that has the specified features. For
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instance, the attribute
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instance, the attribute
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<programlisting>
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<programlisting>
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requiredSystemFeatures = [ "kvm" ];
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requiredSystemFeatures = [ "kvm" ];
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</programlisting>
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</programlisting>
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will cause the build to be performed on a machine that has the
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will cause the build to be performed on a machine that has the
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file. Maybe in the future <filename>build-remote.pl</filename> will
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file. Maybe in the future <filename>build-remote.pl</filename> will
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look at the actual remote load.</para>
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look at the actual remote load.</para>
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</chapter>
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<part xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id='chap-distributed-builds'>
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<title>Distributed Builds</title>
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<partintro>
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<para>Nix supports distributed builds, where a local Nix installation can
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forward Nix builds to other machines over the network. This allows
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multiple builds to be performed in parallel (thus improving
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performance) and allows Nix to perform multi-platform builds in a
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semi-transparent way. For instance, if you perform a build for a
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<literal>powerpc-darwin</literal> on an <literal>i686-linux</literal>
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machine, Nix can automatically forward the build to a
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<literal>powerpc-darwin</literal> machine, if available.</para>
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</partintro>
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<xi:include href="enabling-builds.xml" />
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</part>
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<xi:include href="installation/installation.xml" />
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<xi:include href="installation/installation.xml" />
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<xi:include href="packages/package-management.xml" />
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<xi:include href="packages/package-management.xml" />
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<xi:include href="expressions/writing-nix-expressions.xml" />
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<xi:include href="expressions/writing-nix-expressions.xml" />
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<xi:include href="builds/build-farm.xml" />
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<xi:include href="advanced-topics/advanced-topics.xml" />
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<xi:include href="command-ref/command-ref.xml" />
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<xi:include href="command-ref/command-ref.xml" />
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<xi:include href="troubleshooting/troubleshooting.xml" />
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<xi:include href="troubleshooting/troubleshooting.xml" />
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<xi:include href="glossary/glossary.xml" />
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<xi:include href="glossary/glossary.xml" />
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