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docs: Mention --max-jobs 0 to build remotely only

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Niklas Hambüchen 2019-03-31 03:47:43 +02:00
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doc/manual/advanced-topics/distributed-builds.xml
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@ -184,4 +184,7 @@ to be included. (This is the default.)</para>
the option <link linkend='conf-builders-use-substitutes'><literal>builders-use-substitutes</literal></link>
in your local <filename>nix.conf</filename>.</para>
<para>To build only on remote builders and disable building on the local machine,
you can use the option <option>--max-jobs 0</option>.</para>
</chapter>

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doc/manual/command-ref/opt-common.xml
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<varlistentry xml:id="opt-max-jobs"><term><option>--max-jobs</option> / <option>-j</option>
<replaceable>number</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will
<listitem>
<para>Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will
perform in parallel to the specified number. Specify
<literal>auto</literal> to use the number of CPUs in the system.
The default is specified by the <link
linkend='conf-max-jobs'><literal>max-jobs</literal></link>
configuration setting, which itself defaults to
<literal>1</literal>. A higher value is useful on SMP systems or to
exploit I/O latency.</para></listitem>
exploit I/O latency.</para>
<para> Setting it to <literal>0</literal> disallows building on the local
machine, which is useful when you want builds to happen only on remote
builders.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>