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doc: Improve documentation of '--no-substitutes'. 

Suggested by Mark H. Weaver <mhw@netris.org>.

* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package): Spell out the --no-substitutes
  documentation.
  (Invoking guix build): Use the more complete --no-substitutes
  documentation.
  (Invoking guix-daemon): Explain the interaction with what clients ask
  for.
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Ludovic Courtès 2013-11-07 21:57:53 +01:00
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@ -288,9 +288,18 @@ Take users from @var{group} to run build processes (@pxref{Setting Up
the Daemon, build users}).
@item --no-substitutes
@cindex substitutes
Do not use substitutes for build products. That is, always build things
locally instead of allowing downloads of pre-built binaries.
By default substitutes are used, unless the client---such as the
@command{guix package} command---is explicitly invoked with
@code{--no-substitutes}.
When the daemon runs with @code{--no-substitutes}, clients can still
explicitly enable substitution @i{via} the @code{set-build-options}
remote procedure call (@pxref{The Store}).
@item --cache-failures
Cache build failures. By default, only successful builds are cached.
@ -598,7 +607,10 @@ When substituting a pre-built binary fails, fall back to building
packages locally.
@item --no-substitutes
@itemx --max-silent-time=@var{seconds}
Do not use substitutes for build products. That is, always build things
locally instead of allowing downloads of pre-built binaries.
@item --max-silent-time=@var{seconds}
Same as for @command{guix build} (@pxref{Invoking guix build}).
@item --verbose
@ -1495,7 +1507,8 @@ When substituting a pre-built binary fails, fall back to building
packages locally.
@item --no-substitutes
Build instead of resorting to pre-built substitutes.
Do not use substitutes for build products. That is, always build things
locally instead of allowing downloads of pre-built binaries.
@item --max-silent-time=@var{seconds}
When the build or substitution process remains silent for more than