GUIX(BUILD)

NAME
guix build (GNU Guix) - manual page for guix build (GNU Guix) 1.2.0

SYNOPSIS
guix build [OPTION]... PACKAGE-OR-DERIVATION...

DESCRIPTION
Build the given PACKAGE-OR-DERIVATION and return their output paths.

-e, --expression=EXPR
    build the package or derivation EXPR evaluates to

-f, --file=FILE
    build the package or derivation that the code within FILE evaluates to

-m, --manifest=FILE
    build the packages that the manifest given in FILE evaluates to

-S, --source
    build the packages' source derivations

--sources[=TYPE]
    build source derivations; TYPE may optionally be one of "package", "all" (default), or "transitive"

-s, --system=SYSTEM
    attempt to build for SYSTEM--e.g., "i686-linux"

--target=TRIPLET
    cross-build for TRIPLET--e.g., "armel-linux-gnu"

-d, --derivations
    return the derivation paths of the given packages

--check
    rebuild items to check for non-determinism issues

--repair
    repair the specified items

-r, --root=FILE
    make FILE a symlink to the result, and register it as a garbage collector root

-v, --verbosity=LEVEL
    use the given verbosity LEVEL

-q, --quiet
    do not show the build log

--log-file
    return the log file names for the given derivations

-L, --load-path=DIR
    prepend DIR to the package module search path

-K, --keep-failed
    keep build tree of failed builds

-k, --keep-going
    keep going when some of the derivations fail

-n, --dry-run
    do not build the derivations

--fallback
    fall back to building when the substituter fails

--no-substitutes
    build instead of resorting to pre-built substitutes

--substitute-urls=URLS
    fetch substitute from URLS if they are authorized

--no-grafts
    do not graft packages

--no-offload
    do not attempt to offload builds

--max-silent-time=SECONDS
    mark the build as failed after SECONDS of silence

--timeout=SECONDS
    mark the build as failed after SECONDS of activity

--rounds=N
    build N times in a row to detect non-determinism

-c, --cores=N
    allow the use of up to N CPU cores for the build

-M, --max-jobs=N
    allow at most N build jobs

--debug=LEVEL
    produce debugging output at LEVEL

--help-transform
    list package transformation options not shown here

-h, --help
    display this help and exit

-V, --version
    display version information and exit

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to: bug-guix@gnu.org.
GNU Guix home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/>
General help using Guix and GNU software: <https://guix.gnu.org/help/>

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2020 the Guix authors License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
The full documentation for guix build (GNU Guix) is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and guix build (GNU Guix) programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info guix

should give you access to the complete manual.