From 34a1783fc1498d7150210da22dd7804d288438b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Thompson <dthompson2@worcester.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 18:09:28 -0400
Subject: scripts: build: Add --file option.

* guix/scripts/build.scm (show-help): Add help text for --file option.
  (%options): Add --file option.
  (options/resolve-packages): Handle 'file' options.
* tests/guix-build.sh: Add tests.
* doc/guix.texi ("invoking guix build"): Add doc.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

(limited to 'doc')

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 1bb7125fa2..9878b93ddb 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -3615,6 +3615,19 @@ The @var{options} may be zero or more of the following:
 
 @table @code
 
+@item --file=@var{file}
+@itemx -f @var{file}
+
+Build the package or derivation that the code within @var{file}
+evaluates to.
+
+As an example, @var{file} might contain a package definition like this
+(@pxref{Defining Packages}):
+
+@example
+@verbatiminclude package-hello.scm
+@end example
+
 @item --expression=@var{expr}
 @itemx -e @var{expr}
 Build the package or derivation @var{expr} evaluates to.
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