GUIX(1)

NAME
guix - manual page for guix pack (GNU Guix) 1.5.0rc1.47-fc2f5a

SYNOPSIS
guix pack [OPTION]... PACKAGE...

DESCRIPTION
Create a bundle of PACKAGE.

-L, --load-path=DIR
    prepend DIR to the package module search path

-K, --keep-failed
    keep build tree of failed builds

-k, --keep-going
    keep going when some of the derivations fail

-n, --dry-run
    do not build the derivations

--fallback
    fall back to building when the substituter fails

--no-substitutes
    build instead of resorting to pre-built substitutes

--substitute-urls=URLS
    fetch substitute from URLS if they are authorized

--no-grafts
    do not graft packages

--no-offload
    do not attempt to offload builds

--max-silent-time=SECONDS
    mark the build as failed after SECONDS of silence

--timeout=SECONDS
    mark the build as failed after SECONDS of activity

--rounds=N
    build N times in a row to detect non-determinism

-c, --cores=N
    allow the use of up to N CPU cores for the build

-M, --max-jobs=N
    allow at most N build jobs

--debug=LEVEL
    produce debugging output at LEVEL

--list-targets
    list available targets

--target=TRIPLET
    cross-build for TRIPLET--e.g., "aarch64-linux-gnu"

--list-systems
    list available systems

-s, --system=SYSTEM
    attempt to build for SYSTEM--e.g., "i686-linux"

--help-transform
    list package transformation options not shown here

--help-docker-format
    list options specific to the docker format

--help-deb-format
    list options specific to the deb format

--help-rpm-format
    list options specific to the RPM format

--file=FORMAT
    build a pack the code within FILE evaluates to

-f, --format=FORMAT
    build a pack in the given FORMAT

--list-formats
    list the formats available

-R, --relocatable
    produce relocatable executables

-e, --expression=EXPR
    consider the package EXPR evaluates to

-C, --compression=TOOL compress using TOOL--e.g., "lzip"

-S, --symlink=SPEC
    create symlinks to the profile according to SPEC

-m, --manifest=FILE
    create a pack with the manifest from FILE

--entry-point=PROGRAM
    use PROGRAM as the entry point of the pack

--save-provenance
    save provenance information

--localstatedir
    include /var/guix in the resulting pack

--profile-name=NAME
    populate /var/guix/profiles/.../NAME

-r, --root=FILE
    make FILE a symlink to the result, and register it as a garbage collector root

-d, --derivation
    return the derivation of the pack

-v, --verbosity=LEVEL
    use the given verbosity LEVEL

--bootstrap
    use the bootstrap binaries to build the pack

-h, --help
    display this help and exit

-V, --version
    display version information and exit

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to: <https://codeberg.org/guix/guix/issues/>
GNU Guix home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/>
General help using Guix and GNU software: <https://guix.gnu.org/en/help/>

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2025 the Guix authors License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
The full documentation for guix is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and guix programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info guix

should give you access to the complete manual.