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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index e8db900d1f..6a3b85d54a 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -5029,10 +5029,10 @@ Although it should technically be possible to travel to such an old commit, the ease to do so will largely depend on the availability of binary substitutes. When traveling to a distant past, some packages may not easily build from source anymore. One such example are old versions -of Python 2 which had time bombs in its test suite, in the form of -expiring SSL certificates. This particular problem can be worked around -by setting the hardware clock to a value in the past before attempting -the build. +of OpenSSL whose tests would fail after a certain date. This particular +problem can be worked around by running a @dfn{virtual build machine} +with its clock set to the right time (@pxref{build-vm, Virtual Build +Machines}). @end quotation The general syntax is: |