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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2016-12-18 16:55:05 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2016-12-18 17:45:44 +0100
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doc: Document 'cargo-build-system'.
* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Add 'cargo-build-system'.
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@@ -3187,6 +3187,19 @@ which file the system is defined in.
 
 @end defvr
 
+@defvr {Scheme Variable} cargo-build-system
+@cindex Rust programming language
+@cindex Cargo (Rust build system)
+This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system cargo)}.  It
+supports builds of packages using Cargo, the build tool of the
+@uref{https://www.rust-lang.org, Rust programming language}.
+
+In its @code{configure} phase, this build system replaces dependencies
+specified in the @file{Carto.toml} file with inputs to the Guix package.
+The @code{install} phase installs the binaries, and it also installs the
+source code and @file{Cargo.toml} file.
+@end defvr
+
 @defvr {Scheme Variable} cmake-build-system
 This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system cmake)}.  It
 implements the build procedure for packages using the