nix.conf: mention -j0 is useful

2018-08-29 11:51:51 +01:00
parent c651b7bdc9
commit 54df4bb0b5
1 changed files with 2 additions and 1 deletions
@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ builtins.fetchurl {
    <listitem><para>This option defines the maximum number of jobs
    that Nix will try to build in parallel.  The default is
    <literal>1</literal>. The special value <literal>auto</literal>
-    causes Nix to use the number of CPUs in your system.  It can be
+    causes Nix to use the number of CPUs in your system.  <literal>0</literal>
+    is useful when using remote builders to prevent any local builds.  It can be
    overridden using the <option
    linkend='opt-max-jobs'>--max-jobs</option> (<option>-j</option>)
    command line switch.</para></listitem>