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authorFlorian Pelz <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>2020-10-02 21:59:38 +0200
committerFlorian Pelz <pelzflorian@pelzflorian.de>2020-10-02 20:03:55 +0000
commit3c01fcc1bb9c086f487d9694cb91a57d7abd0880 (patch)
tree944477823f2b7c6e8e81540256c108e1e9d4ce26 /doc
parentd6a8f0a9781a90c3037f25e51d7ff32e50f7a8c1 (diff)
doc: Explain why '--without-tests' may fail with modified 'check' phase.
* doc/guix.texi (Package Transformation Options): Explain.
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@@ -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