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diff --git a/docs/howto-develop.rst b/docs/howto-develop.rst index b12c9b9..5eb4e57 100644 --- a/docs/howto-develop.rst +++ b/docs/howto-develop.rst @@ -9,13 +9,23 @@ You can also chat with us on the Libera IRC channel ``#nixos-mailserver``. Run NixOS tests --------------- -You can run the testsuite via +To run the test suite, you need to enable `Nix Flakes +<https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes#Installing_flakes>`. + +You can then run the testsuite via + +:: + + $ nix flake check -L + +Since Nix doesn't garantee your machine have enough resources to run +all test VMs in parallel, some tests can fail. You would then haev to +run tests manually. For instance: :: - $ nix-build tests -A external.nixpkgs_20_03 - $ nix-build tests -A internal.nixpkgs_unstable - ... + $ nix build .#hydraJobs.x86_64-linux.external-unstable -L + Contributing to the documentation --------------------------------- |