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| -rw-r--r-- | src/libstore/globals.hh | 18 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.hh b/src/libstore/globals.hh index d4b8fb1f9..76afeb5f5 100644 --- a/src/libstore/globals.hh +++ b/src/libstore/globals.hh @@ -193,18 +193,12 @@ public: Setting<std::string> thisSystem{ this, SYSTEM, "system", R"( - This option specifies the canonical Nix system name of the current - installation, such as `i686-linux` or `x86_64-darwin`. Nix can only - build derivations whose `system` attribute equals the value - specified here. In general, it never makes sense to modify this - value from its default, since you can use it to ‘lie’ about the - platform you are building on (e.g., perform a Mac OS build on a - Linux machine; the result would obviously be wrong). It only makes - sense if the Nix binaries can run on multiple platforms, e.g., - ‘universal binaries’ that run on `x86_64-linux` and `i686-linux`. - - It defaults to the canonical Nix system name detected by `configure` - at build time. + This option specifies the canonical Nix system name of the current installation, such as `i686-linux` or `x86_64-darwin`. + Nix can only build derivations whose `system` attribute equals the value specified here. + In general, it never makes sense to modify this value from its default, since you can use it to ‘lie’ about the platform you are building on (e.g., perform a Mac OS build on a Linux machine; the result would obviously be wrong). + It only makes sense if the Nix binaries can run on multiple platforms, e.g., ‘universal binaries’ that run on `x86_64-linux` and `i686-linux`. + + It defaults to the canonical Nix system name detected by `configure` at build time. )"}; Setting<time_t> maxSilentTime{ |