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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md b/doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md index 781aa75c1..cd4f6d5d5 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md @@ -39,17 +39,19 @@ $ nix-shell -A native-clangStdenvPackages ### Building from the development shell -As always you may run [stdenv's phases by name](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#sec-building-stdenv-package-in-nix-shell), e.g.: +You can build and test Lix with just: ```bash -$ configurePhase -$ buildPhase -$ checkPhase -$ installPhase -$ installCheckPhase +$ just setup +$ just build +$ just test --suite=check +$ just install +$ just test --suite=installcheck ``` -To build manually, however, use the following: +(Check and installcheck may both be done after install, allowing you to omit the --suite argument entirely, but this is the order package.nix runs them in.) + +You can also build Lix manually: ```bash $ meson setup ./build "--prefix=$out" $mesonFlags @@ -64,9 +66,7 @@ $ meson install -C build $ meson test -C build --suite=installcheck ``` -(Check and installcheck may both be done after install, allowing you to omit the --suite argument entirely, but this is the order package.nix runs them in.) - -This will install Lix to `$PWD/outputs`, the `/bin` of which is prepended to PATH in the development shells. +In both cases, Lix will be installed to `$PWD/outputs`, the `/bin` of which is prepended to PATH in the development shells. If the tests fail and Meson helpfully has no output for why, use the `--print-error-logs` option to `meson test`. |