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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix.texi | 5 |
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diff --git a/README b/README index 02d6f7190a..7121358157 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ To do so: - Re-run the 'configure' script passing it the option '--localstatedir=/somewhere', where '/somewhere' is the 'localstatedir' value of the currently installed Guix (failing to do that would lead the - new Guix to consider the store to be empty!). + new Guix to consider the store to be empty!). We recommend to use the + value '/var'. - Run "make", "make check", and "make install". diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 655c8283e5..ee72b2f94d 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ more information. Then, run @command{./configure} as usual. Make sure to pass @code{--localstatedir=@var{directory}} where @var{directory} is the @code{localstatedir} value used by your current installation (@pxref{The -Store}, for information about this). +Store}, for information about this). We recommend to use the value +@code{/var}. Finally, you have to invoke @code{make check} to run tests (@pxref{Running the Test Suite}). If anything diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 27cb31dde5..aaad6e376b 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -792,8 +792,9 @@ When configuring Guix on a system that already has a Guix installation, be sure to specify the same state directory as the existing installation using the @code{--localstatedir} option of the @command{configure} script (@pxref{Directory Variables, @code{localstatedir},, standards, -GNU Coding Standards}). The @command{configure} script protects against -unintended misconfiguration of @var{localstatedir} so you do not +GNU Coding Standards}). Usually, this @var{localstatedir} option is +set to the value @file{/var}. The @command{configure} script protects +against unintended misconfiguration of @var{localstatedir} so you do not inadvertently corrupt your store (@pxref{The Store}). @node Running the Test Suite |