doc/manual: update hacking docs (#4078)

* By default, build artifacts should be installed into `outputs/` rather
  than `inst/`[1].
* Add instructions on how to run unit-tests.

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@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ To build Nix itself in this shell:
```console ```console
[nix-shell]$ ./bootstrap.sh [nix-shell]$ ./bootstrap.sh
[nix-shell]$ ./configure $configureFlags --prefix=$(pwd)/inst [nix-shell]$ ./configure $configureFlags --prefix=$(pwd)/outputs/out
[nix-shell]$ make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES [nix-shell]$ make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES
``` ```
To install it in `$(pwd)/inst` and test it: To install it in `$(pwd)/outputs` and test it:
```console ```console
[nix-shell]$ make install [nix-shell]$ make install
[nix-shell]$ make installcheck [nix-shell]$ make installcheck -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES
[nix-shell]$ ./inst/bin/nix --version [nix-shell]$ ./outputs/out/bin/nix --version
nix (Nix) 2.4 nix (Nix) 3.0
``` ```
To run a functional test: To run a functional test:
@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ To run a functional test:
make tests/test-name-should-auto-complete.sh.test make tests/test-name-should-auto-complete.sh.test
``` ```
To run the unit-tests for C++ code:
```
make check
```
If you have a flakes-enabled Nix you can replace: If you have a flakes-enabled Nix you can replace:
```console ```console