[Nix-dev] nix-build result/?

[Eelco Dolstra]

Pjotr Prins wrote:

> I am trying to build a package - which unpacks and fails. According
> to the manual there should be a result directory. Where is it?
> 
> nix-build ~/.nix-defexpr/channels/nixpkgs_unstable/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix -A arb

The result symlink is only created when the build succeeds.  You may want to use 
  the "-K" option to keep the temporary build directory (in /tmp).

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