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-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi8
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/base.scm4
-rw-r--r--nix/libstore/globals.cc4
3 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 924dbf23ba..a648a106b3 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ Setup}), or simply fail.
When the build or substitution process remains silent for more than
@var{seconds}, terminate it and report a build failure.
-The default value is @code{0}, which disables the timeout.
+The default value is @code{3600} (one hour).
The value specified here can be overridden by clients (@pxref{Common
Build Options, @option{--max-silent-time}}).
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ Build Options, @option{--max-silent-time}}).
Likewise, when the build or substitution process lasts for more than
@var{seconds}, terminate it and report a build failure.
-The default value is @code{0}, which disables the timeout.
+The default value is 24 hours.
The value specified here can be overridden by clients (@pxref{Common
Build Options, @option{--timeout}}).
@@ -19455,8 +19455,8 @@ few seconds when enough entropy is available and is only done once; you
might want to turn it off for instance in a virtual machine that does
not need it and where the extra boot time is a problem.
-@item @code{max-silent-time} (default: @code{0})
-@itemx @code{timeout} (default: @code{0})
+@item @code{max-silent-time} (default: @code{3600})
+@itemx @code{timeout} (default: @code{(* 3600 24)})
The number of seconds of silence and the number of seconds of activity,
respectively, after which a build process times out. A value of zero
disables the timeout.
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index 6539bfd6ce..60388a22dd 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -1798,9 +1798,9 @@ archive' public keys, with GUIX."
(chroot-directories guix-configuration-chroot-directories ;list of file-like/strings
(default '()))
(max-silent-time guix-configuration-max-silent-time ;integer
- (default 0))
+ (default 3600))
(timeout guix-configuration-timeout ;integer
- (default 0))
+ (default (* 3600 24)))
(log-compression guix-configuration-log-compression
(default 'gzip))
(discover? guix-configuration-discover?
diff --git a/nix/libstore/globals.cc b/nix/libstore/globals.cc
index d4f9a46a74..89add1f107 100644
--- a/nix/libstore/globals.cc
+++ b/nix/libstore/globals.cc
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ Settings::Settings()
buildCores = 1;
readOnlyMode = false;
thisSystem = SYSTEM;
- maxSilentTime = 0;
- buildTimeout = 0;
+ maxSilentTime = 3600;
+ buildTimeout = 3600 * 24;
useBuildHook = true;
printBuildTrace = false;
multiplexedBuildOutput = false;