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| -rw-r--r-- | etc/news.scm | 17 |
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diff --git a/etc/news.scm b/etc/news.scm index 23774827cd..1bffb41c4d 100644 --- a/etc/news.scm +++ b/etc/news.scm @@ -37,6 +37,23 @@ guix build --with-graft=glibc=glibc@@2.31 hello Run @command{info \"(guix) Package Transformation Options\"} for more info."))) + (entry (commit "f458cfbcc54ed87b1a87dd9e150ea276f17eab74") + (title (en "New @option{--without-tests} transformation option")) + (body + (en "The new @option{--without-tests} package transformation option +instructs Guix to skip the test suite of a given package. In the example +below, @code{guile-gcrypt} is built using a variant of @code{automake} itself +built without running its (lengthy) test suite: + +@example +guix build guile-gcrypt --without-tests=automake +@end example + +This is primarily useful as a way to speed up development cycles, or to work +around flaky test suites---skipping tests can hide real issues, so use with +care. Run @command{info \"(guix) Package Transformation Options\"} for more +info."))) + (entry (commit "a98712785e0b042a290420fd74e5a4a5da4fc68f") (title (en "New @command{guix git authenticate} command") (de "Neuer Befehl @command{guix git authenticate}") |