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diff --git a/README b/README index 3e9e9722ac..2d5e4492d0 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ GNU Guix currently depends on the following packages: - [[http://gnu.org/software/guile/][GNU Guile 2.0.x]], version 2.0.5 or later - [[http://gnupg.org/][GNU libgcrypt]] - optionally [[http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/guile-json/][Guile-JSON]], for the 'guix import pypi' command + - optionally [[http://www.gnutls.org][GnuTLS]] compiled with guile support enabled, for HTTPS support + in the 'guix download' command. Note that 'guix import pypi' requires + this functionality. Unless `--disable-daemon' was passed, the following packages are needed: diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index f2b652762d..d3ab9676ee 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -157,11 +157,23 @@ GNU Guix depends on the following packages: @itemize @item @url{http://gnu.org/software/guile/, GNU Guile}, version 2.0.5 or later; @item @url{http://gnupg.org/, GNU libgcrypt}; +@end itemize + +The following dependencies are optional: + +@itemize @item -optionally, installing +Installing @url{http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/guile-json/, Guile-JSON} will allow you to use the @command{guix import pypi} command; it is of interest primarily for developers and not for casual users. +@item +Installing @uref{http://gnutls.org/, GnuTLS-Guile} will +allow you to access @code{https} URLs with the @command{guix download} +command (@pxref{Invoking guix download}) and the @command{guix import +pypi} command. This is primarily of interest to developers. +@xref{Guile Preparations, how to install the GnuTLS bindings for Guile,, +gnutls-guile, GnuTLS-Guile}. @end itemize Unless @code{--disable-daemon} was passed to @command{configure}, the |