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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 38c6ccb6bc..a582db1ce7 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2808,6 +2808,10 @@ file name explicitly because the default is not very descriptive. @item @code{patches} (default: @code{'()}) A list of file names containing patches to be applied to the source. +This list of patches must be unconditional. In particular, it cannot +depend on the value of @code{%current-system} or +@code{%current-target-system}. + @item @code{snippet} (default: @code{#f}) A G-expression (@pxref{G-Expressions}) or S-expression that will be run in the source directory. This is a convenient way to modify the source, |