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-rw-r--r--doc/manual/opt-common-syn.xml4
-rw-r--r--doc/manual/opt-common.xml13
-rw-r--r--src/libmain/shared.cc4
-rw-r--r--src/libstore/globals.cc2
-rw-r--r--src/libutil/util.cc2
-rw-r--r--src/nix-env/main.cc3
6 files changed, 13 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/opt-common-syn.xml b/doc/manual/opt-common-syn.xml
index f848ad249..033189d0b 100644
--- a/doc/manual/opt-common-syn.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/opt-common-syn.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
<arg><option>--version</option></arg>
<arg rep='repeat'><option>--verbose</option></arg>
<arg rep='repeat'><option>-v</option></arg>
-<arg><option>--build-output</option></arg>
-<arg><option>-B</option></arg>
+<arg><option>--no-build-output</option></arg>
+<arg><option>-Q</option></arg>
<arg>
<group choice='req'>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--max-jobs</option></arg>
diff --git a/doc/manual/opt-common.xml b/doc/manual/opt-common.xml
index db8a60eca..0cfd6ba21 100644
--- a/doc/manual/opt-common.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/opt-common.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
<para>
<quote>Informational</quote>: print
<emphasis>useful</emphasis> messages about what Nix is
- doing.
+ doing. This is the default.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -94,14 +94,13 @@
<varlistentry>
- <term><option>--build-output</option> / <option>-B</option></term>
+ <term><option>--no-build-output</option> / <option>-Q</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Causes the output written by build actions to standard output
- and standard error to be echoed to standard error, regardless of
- verbosity level. By default, it is only echoed at a verbosity
- level of at least 4 (<quote>Debug</quote>), and is suppressed at
- lower levels. Note that it is always written to a log file in
+ By default, output written by builders to standard output and
+ standard error is echoed to the Nix command's standard error.
+ This option suppresses this behaviour. Note that the builder's
+ standard output and error are always written to a log file in
<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/nix/var/log/nix</filename>.
</para>
</listitem>
diff --git a/src/libmain/shared.cc b/src/libmain/shared.cc
index 6aad03a37..3f9b2a10d 100644
--- a/src/libmain/shared.cc
+++ b/src/libmain/shared.cc
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ static void initAndRun(int argc, char * * argv)
setLogType(*i);
}
else if (arg == "--build-output" || arg == "-B")
- buildVerbosity = lvlError; /* lowest */
+ ; /* !!! obsolete - remove eventually */
+ else if (arg == "--no-build-output" || arg == "-Q")
+ buildVerbosity = lvlVomit;
else if (arg == "--help") {
printHelp();
return;
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.cc b/src/libstore/globals.cc
index aad26501b..44794d147 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ bool keepGoing = false;
bool tryFallback = false;
-Verbosity buildVerbosity = lvlDebug;
+Verbosity buildVerbosity = lvlInfo;
unsigned int maxBuildJobs = 1;
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.cc b/src/libutil/util.cc
index 2a2dffb25..a25665e4a 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/util.cc
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void writeStringToFile(const Path & path, const string & s)
LogType logType = ltPretty;
-Verbosity verbosity = lvlError;
+Verbosity verbosity = lvlInfo;
static int nestingLevel = 0;
diff --git a/src/nix-env/main.cc b/src/nix-env/main.cc
index 8e5ba67e9..3700f4489 100644
--- a/src/nix-env/main.cc
+++ b/src/nix-env/main.cc
@@ -704,9 +704,6 @@ static void opDefaultExpr(Globals & globals,
void run(Strings args)
{
- /* Use a higher default verbosity (lvlInfo). */
- verbosity = (Verbosity) ((int) verbosity + 1);
-
Strings opFlags, opArgs;
Operation op = 0;