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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2017-04-07 22:41:46 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2017-04-07 23:30:38 +0200
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build: Include 'glibc-utf8-locales' in the binary tarball.
* Makefile.am (guix-binary.%.tar.xz): Add 'glibc-utf8-locales' and
'glibc-final' to the 'guix pack' command line.
* doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Mention 'etc/profile'.
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@@ -439,6 +439,14 @@ Make @code{root}'s profile available under @file{~/.guix-profile}:
          ~root/.guix-profile
 @end example
 
+Source @file{etc/profile} to augment @code{PATH} and other relevant
+environment variables:
+
+@example
+# GUIX_PROFILE=$HOME/.guix-profile \
+  source $GUIX_PROFILE/etc/profile
+@end example
+
 @item
 Create the group and user accounts for build users as explained below
 (@pxref{Build Environment Setup}).