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| author | Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> | 2023-05-07 21:28:59 -0400 |
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| committer | Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> | 2023-05-07 21:51:27 -0400 |
| commit | 26a788ae06c0ec0a073d262d4eb3f9b73f9e09f9 (patch) | |
| tree | 1ce44f4e3df3b3a27bad802ca06576bb27e79502 /doc/contributing.texi | |
| parent | d1aba42ad4e1909faa21d484975c5954c778e002 (diff) | |
| download | guix-26a788ae06c0ec0a073d262d4eb3f9b73f9e09f9.tar.gz | |
doc: Add some information/recommendation regarding --sysconfdir.
* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Mention sysconfdir along localstatedir. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Likewise.
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 1d7499cfac..7bf350ee0d 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -135,9 +135,11 @@ Then, run: @noindent ... where @file{/var} is the normal @code{localstatedir} value -(@pxref{The Store}, for information about this). Note that you will -probably not run @command{make install} at the end (you don't have to) -but it's still important to pass the right @code{localstatedir}. +(@pxref{The Store}, for information about this) and @file{/etc} is the +normal @code{sysconfdir} value. Note that you will probably not run +@command{make install} at the end (you don't have to) but it's still +important to pass the right @code{localstatedir} and @code{sysconfdir} +values, which get recorded in the @code{(guix config)} Guile module. Finally, you can build Guix and, if you feel so inclined, run the tests (@pxref{Running the Test Suite}): |