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diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst index 840c29454b..1f246c0faa 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst @@ -4167,16 +4167,23 @@ want to clean up the temporary directory, or if the package isn't downloading properly, you might want to run *only* the ``fetch`` stage of the build. +Spack performs best-effort installation of package dependencies by default, +which means it will continue to install as many dependencies as possible +after detecting failures. If you are trying to install a package with a +lot of dependencies where one or more may fail to build, you might want to +try the ``--fail-fast`` option to stop the installation process on the first +failure. + A typical package workflow might look like this: .. code-block:: console $ spack edit mypackage - $ spack install mypackage + $ spack install --fail-fast mypackage ... build breaks! ... $ spack clean mypackage $ spack edit mypackage - $ spack install mypackage + $ spack install --fail-fast mypackage ... repeat clean/install until install works ... Below are some commands that will allow you some finer-grained |