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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 9f97788c0b..f258d79bd2 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -157,6 +157,18 @@ You are advised to run @command{make authenticate} after every changes to the repository. @end quotation +After updating the repository, @command{make} might fail with an error +similar to the following example: + +@example +error: failed to load 'gnu/packages/dunst.scm': +ice-9/eval.scm:293:34: In procedure abi-check: #<record-type <origin>>: record ABI mismatch; recompilation needed +@end example + +This means that one of the record types that Guix defines (in this +example, the @code{origin} record) has changed, and all of guix needs +to be recompiled to take that change into account. To do so, run +@command{make clean-go} followed by @command{make}. @node Running Guix Before It Is Installed @section Running Guix Before It Is Installed |