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diff --git a/doc/functions/prefer-remote-fetch.xml b/doc/functions/prefer-remote-fetch.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 94d25d3d3ae..00000000000 --- a/doc/functions/prefer-remote-fetch.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" - xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" - xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/xinclude" - xml:id="sec-prefer-remote-fetch"> - <title>prefer-remote-fetch overlay</title> - - <para> - <function>prefer-remote-fetch</function> is an overlay that download sources on remote builder. This is useful when the evaluating machine has a slow upload while the builder can fetch faster directly from the source. To use it, put the following snippet as a new overlay: -<programlisting> -self: super: - (super.prefer-remote-fetch self super) -</programlisting> - A full configuration example for that sets the overlay up for your own account, could look like this -<screen> -<prompt>$ </prompt>mkdir ~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/ -<prompt>$ </prompt>cat > ~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/prefer-remote-fetch.nix <<EOF - self: super: super.prefer-remote-fetch self super -EOF -</screen> - </para> -</section> |