2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

M doc/guix.texi
M gnu/services/base.scm

@@ 9260,6 9260,12 @@ Whether to use substitutes.
 @item @code{substitute-urls} (default: @var{%default-substitute-urls})
 The list of URLs where to look for substitutes by default.
 
+@item @code{max-silent-time} (default: @code{0})
+@itemx @code{timeout} (default: @code{0})
+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.
+
 @item @code{extra-options} (default: @code{'()})
 List of extra command-line options for @command{guix-daemon}.
 

@@ 1352,6 1352,10 @@ failed to register hydra.gnu.org public key: ~a~%" status))))))))
                     (default #t))
   (substitute-urls  guix-configuration-substitute-urls ;list of strings
                     (default %default-substitute-urls))
+  (max-silent-time  guix-configuration-max-silent-time ;integer
+                    (default 0))
+  (timeout          guix-configuration-timeout    ;integer
+                    (default 0))
   (extra-options    guix-configuration-extra-options ;list of strings
                     (default '()))
   (log-file         guix-configuration-log-file   ;string


@@ 1371,7 1375,9 @@ failed to register hydra.gnu.org public key: ~a~%" status))))))))
   (match config
     (($ <guix-configuration> guix build-group build-accounts
                              authorize-key? keys
-                             use-substitutes? substitute-urls extra-options
+                             use-substitutes? substitute-urls
+                             max-silent-time timeout
+                             extra-options
                              log-file lsof http-proxy tmpdir)
      (list (shepherd-service
             (documentation "Run the Guix daemon.")


@@ 1381,6 1387,8 @@ failed to register hydra.gnu.org public key: ~a~%" status))))))))
              #~(make-forkexec-constructor
                 (list #$(file-append guix "/bin/guix-daemon")
                       "--build-users-group" #$build-group
+                      "--max-silent-time" #$(number->string max-silent-time)
+                      "--timeout" #$(number->string timeout)
                       #$@(if use-substitutes?
                              '()
                              '("--no-substitutes"))