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Diffstat (limited to 'src/libstore')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/libstore/build.cc | 13 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/build.cc b/src/libstore/build.cc index 233648465..b47aeff3b 100644 --- a/src/libstore/build.cc +++ b/src/libstore/build.cc @@ -4880,8 +4880,17 @@ void Worker::run(const Goals & _topGoals) waitForInput(); else { if (awake.empty() && 0 == settings.maxBuildJobs) - throw Error("unable to start any build; either increase '--max-jobs' " - "or enable remote builds"); + { + if (getMachines().empty()) + throw Error("unable to start any build; either increase '--max-jobs' " + "or enable remote builds." + "\nhttps://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-distributed-builds"); + else + throw Error("unable to start any build; remote machines may not have " + "all required system features." + "\nhttps://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-distributed-builds"); + + } assert(!awake.empty()); } } |