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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index f5e31c5914..1b29833dba 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -6207,7 +6207,7 @@ With luck, you may be able to import part or all of the definition of the package you are interested in from another repository, using the @code{guix import} command (@pxref{Invoking guix import}). -In the example above, @var{hello} is defined in a module of its own, +In the example above, @code{hello} is defined in a module of its own, @code{(gnu packages hello)}. Technically, this is not strictly necessary, but it is convenient to do so: all the packages defined in modules under @code{(gnu packages @dots{})} are automatically known to @@ -6240,7 +6240,7 @@ Scheme expression to modify the source code. @item @cindex GNU Build System The @code{build-system} field specifies the procedure to build the -package (@pxref{Build Systems}). Here, @var{gnu-build-system} +package (@pxref{Build Systems}). Here, @code{gnu-build-system} represents the familiar GNU Build System, where packages may be configured, built, and installed with the usual @code{./configure && make && make check && make install} command sequence. @@ -6252,7 +6252,7 @@ Utilities}, for more on this. @item The @code{arguments} field specifies options for the build system (@pxref{Build Systems}). Here it is interpreted by -@var{gnu-build-system} as a request run @file{configure} with the +@code{gnu-build-system} as a request run @file{configure} with the @option{--enable-silent-rules} flag. @cindex quote @@ -6276,8 +6276,8 @@ Reference Manual}). @item The @code{inputs} field specifies inputs to the build process---i.e., build-time or run-time dependencies of the package. Here, we define an -input called @code{"gawk"} whose value is that of the @var{gawk} -variable; @var{gawk} is itself bound to a @code{<package>} object. +input called @code{"gawk"} whose value is that of the @code{gawk} +variable; @code{gawk} is itself bound to a @code{<package>} object. @cindex backquote (quasiquote) @findex ` @@ -6294,7 +6294,7 @@ value in that list (@pxref{Expression Syntax, unquote,, guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}). Note that GCC, Coreutils, Bash, and other essential tools do not need to -be specified as inputs here. Instead, @var{gnu-build-system} takes care +be specified as inputs here. Instead, @code{gnu-build-system} takes care of ensuring that they are present (@pxref{Build Systems}). However, any other dependencies need to be specified in the |