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| author | Alex Vong <alexvong1995@gmail.com> | 2015-11-02 23:34:16 +0800 |
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| committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2015-11-03 09:56:48 +0100 |
| commit | ef54b61dc6f67712c8a448b5fb17767b6b886ba4 (patch) | |
| tree | ed7bf9070f49ad7c4a4714251bfad7a7f8b64353 /doc/contributing.texi | |
| parent | dc57d527aee4eb18ec5fb345f90d6637bbd1a4d2 (diff) | |
| download | guix-ef54b61dc6f67712c8a448b5fb17767b6b886ba4.tar.gz | |
doc: './pre-inst-env guix pull' won't upgrade local source tree.
* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Clarify './pre-inst-env guix pull' won't upgrade local source tree. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Mention ~/.config/guix/latest. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index f855daf2da..cdc3f6d2d7 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ $1 = 361 The @command{pre-inst-env} script sets up all the environment variables necessary to support this, including @env{PATH} and @env{GUILE_LOAD_PATH}. +Note that @command{./pre-inst-env guix pull} does @emph{not} upgrade the +local source tree; it simply updates the @file{~/.config/guix/latest} +symlink (@pxref{Invoking guix pull}). Run @command{git pull} instead if +you want to upgrade your local source tree. + @node The Perfect Setup @section The Perfect Setup |