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wafHook
Waf is a Python-based software building system.
In Nixpkgs, wafHook
overrides the default configure, build, and install phases.
Variables controlling wafHook
wafHook
Exclusive Variables
The variables below are exclusive of wafHook
.
wafPath
Location of the waf
tool. It defaults to ./waf
, to honor software projects that include it directly inside their source trees.
If wafPath
doesn't exist, then wafHook
will copy the waf
provided from Nixpkgs to it.
wafFlags
Controls the flags passed to waf tool during build and install phases. For settings specific to build or install phases, use wafBuildFlags
or wafInstallFlags
respectively.
dontUseWafConfigure
When set to true, don't use the predefined wafConfigurePhase
.
dontUseWafBuild
When set to true, don't use the predefined wafBuildPhase
.
dontUseWafInstall
When set to true, don't use the predefined wafInstallPhase
.
Similar variables
The following variables are similar to their stdenv.mkDerivation
counterparts.
wafHook Variable |
stdenv.mkDerivation Counterpart |
---|---|
wafConfigureFlags |
configureFlags |
wafConfigureTargets |
configureTargets |
wafBuildFlags |
buildFlags |
wafBuildTargets |
buildTargets |
wafInstallFlags |
installFlags |
wafInstallTargets |
installTargets |
Honored variables
The following variables commonly used by stdenv.mkDerivation
are honored by wafHook
.
prefixKey
enableParallelBuilding
enableParallelInstalling