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| author | Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz> | 2019-12-02 10:13:39 +0100 |
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| committer | Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz> | 2019-12-08 16:32:34 +0100 |
| commit | bf99d7e0e2e79935b6748afa059e7392d8e110c8 (patch) | |
| tree | b5380ee6e6dbbe9281cc77d9808c63eeadde7423 | |
| parent | 936788686faf35197550f7ded56f6e7bd5057096 (diff) | |
| download | guix-bf99d7e0e2e79935b6748afa059e7392d8e110c8.tar.gz | |
doc: Mention how to rebuild guix before submitting patches.
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Mention rebuild command in the check list.
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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index ee72b2f94d..346f2a5143 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -961,6 +961,13 @@ often better to clone the repository. Don't use the @command{name} field in the URL: it is not very useful and if the name changes, the URL will probably be wrong. +@item +See if Guix builds with +@example +guix environment --pure guix -- make +@end example +and look for warnings, especially those about use of undefined symbols. + @end enumerate When posting a patch to the mailing list, use @samp{[PATCH] @dots{}} as |