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diff --git a/doc/manual/rl-next/build-dir.md b/doc/manual/rl-next/build-dir.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..88bcd8da4 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/rl-next/build-dir.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +--- +synopsis: "Add a `build-dir` setting to set the backing directory for builds" +cls: 1514 +credits: [roberth, tomberek] +category: Improvements +--- + +`build-dir` can now be set in the Nix configuration to choose the backing directory for the build sandbox. +This can be useful on systems with `/tmp` on tmpfs, or simply to relocate large builds to another disk. + +Also, `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` is no longer considered when selecting the default temporary directory, +as it's not intended to be used for large amounts of data. |