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@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ env-keep-derivations = false
<variablelist>
+
<varlistentry xml:id="conf-gc-keep-outputs"><term><literal>gc-keep-outputs</literal></term>
<listitem><para>If <literal>true</literal>, the garbage collector
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ env-keep-derivations = false
this option to <literal>true</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry xml:id="conf-gc-keep-derivations"><term><literal>gc-keep-derivations</literal></term>
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ env-keep-derivations = false
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry xml:id="conf-gc-reserved-space"><term><literal>gc-reserved-space</literal></term>
<listitem><para>This option specifies how much space should be
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ env-keep-derivations = false
</varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term><literal>env-keep-derivations</literal></term>
<listitem><para>If <literal>false</literal> (default), derivations
@@ -100,6 +104,21 @@ env-keep-derivations = false
</varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry xml:id="conf-build-max-jobs"><term><literal>build-max-jobs</literal></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>This option defines the maximum number of jobs
+ that Nix will try to build in parallel. The default is
+ <literal>1</literal>. You should generally set it to the number
+ of CPUs in your system (e.g., <literal>2</literal> on a Athlon 64
+ X2). It can be overriden using the <option
+ linkend='opt-max-jobs'>--max-jobs</option> (<option>-j</option>)
+ command line switch.</para></listitem>
+
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+
</variablelist>
</para>