Prefer local builds for "small" derivations.

* gnu/system.scm (union, file-union, links): Pass #:local-build? #t to
  'derivation-expression'.
* guix/derivations.scm (imported-files, compiled-modules): Likewise.
* guix/profiles.scm (profile-derivation): Likewise.

3 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 6fd753f8fd..1b5ce7afc5 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ input tuples."
                            #:system system
                            #:inputs inputs
                            #:modules '((guix build union))
-                           #:guile-for-build guile)))
+                           #:guile-for-build guile
+                           #:local-build? #t)))
 
 (define* (file-union files
                      #:key (inputs '()) (name "file-union"))
@@ -190,7 +191,8 @@ as an inputs; additional inputs, such as derivations, are taken from INPUTS."
                                          `(symlink ,target ,name)))
                                        files))
 
-                             #:inputs inputs))))
+                             #:inputs inputs
+                             #:local-build? #t))))
 
 (define (links inputs)
   "Return a directory with symbolic links to all of INPUTS.  This is
@@ -212,7 +214,8 @@ directories or regular files."
 
   (mlet %store-monad ((inputs (lower-inputs inputs)))
     (derivation-expression "links" builder
-                           #:inputs inputs)))
+                           #:inputs inputs
+                           #:local-build? #t)))
 
 (define* (etc-directory #:key
                         (locale "C") (timezone "Europe/Paris")
diff --git a/guix/derivations.scm b/guix/derivations.scm
index cc8e37c973..ae68bb1194 100644
--- a/guix/derivations.scm
+++ b/guix/derivations.scm
@@ -836,7 +836,8 @@ system, imported, and appears under FINAL-PATH in the resulting store path."
     (build-expression->derivation store name builder
                                   #:system system
                                   #:inputs files
-                                  #:guile-for-build guile)))
+                                  #:guile-for-build guile
+                                  #:local-build? #t)))
 
 (define* (imported-modules store modules
                            #:key (name "module-import")
@@ -902,7 +903,8 @@ they can refer to each other."
     (build-expression->derivation store name builder
                                   #:inputs `(("modules" ,module-drv))
                                   #:system system
-                                  #:guile-for-build guile)))
+                                  #:guile-for-build guile
+                                  #:local-build? #t)))
 
 (define* (build-expression->derivation store name exp
                                        #:key
diff --git a/guix/profiles.scm b/guix/profiles.scm
index 1ff6c97f9f..c1fa8272ba 100644
--- a/guix/profiles.scm
+++ b/guix/profiles.scm
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ the given MANIFEST."
                                               ;; already valid.
                                               `((,name ,path) ,@deps)))
                                             (manifest-entries manifest))
-                                #:modules '((guix build union))))
+                                #:modules '((guix build union))
+                                #:local-build? #t))
 
 (define (profile-regexp profile)
   "Return a regular expression that matches PROFILE's name and number."