aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
-rw-r--r--src/libstore/build.cc6
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/build.cc b/src/libstore/build.cc
index 6b88b1307..53a0c743b 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
#include "json.hh"
#include "nar-info.hh"
#include "parsed-derivations.hh"
+#include "machines.hh"
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
@@ -4411,6 +4412,11 @@ static void primeCache(Store & store, const PathSet & paths)
PathSet willBuild, willSubstitute, unknown;
unsigned long long downloadSize, narSize;
store.queryMissing(paths, willBuild, willSubstitute, unknown, downloadSize, narSize);
+
+ if (!willBuild.empty() && 0 == settings.maxBuildJobs && getMachines().empty())
+ throw Error(
+ "%d derivations need to be built, but neither local builds ('--max-jobs') "
+ "nor remote builds ('--builders') are enabled", willBuild.size());
}