From 3c01fcc1bb9c086f487d9694cb91a57d7abd0880 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Pelz Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 21:59:38 +0200 Subject: doc: Explain why '--without-tests' may fail with modified 'check' phase. * doc/guix.texi (Package Transformation Options): Explain. --- doc/guix.texi | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/guix.texi') diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 79c79b6a96..da48c8a72d 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -9350,6 +9350,12 @@ The command above installs @code{python-notebook} on top of rebuilds everything that depends on @code{python}, including @code{python-notebook} itself. +Internally, @option{--without-tests} relies on changing the +@code{#:tests?} option of a package's @code{check} phase (@pxref{Build +Systems}). Note that some packages use a customized @code{check} phase +that does not respect a @code{#:tests? #f} setting. Therefore, +@option{--without-tests} has no effect on these packages. + @end table @node Additional Build Options -- cgit 1.4.1