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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 9703c72ff5..ec22d94a9a 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -4536,8 +4536,9 @@ You can freely access a huge library of build logs! @cindex package definition, editing So many packages, so many source files! The @command{guix edit} command -facilitates the life of packagers by pointing their editor at the source -file containing the definition of the specified packages. For instance: +facilitates the life of users and packagers by pointing their editor at +the source file containing the definition of the specified packages. +For instance: @example guix edit gcc@@4.9 vim @@ -4545,9 +4546,15 @@ guix edit gcc@@4.9 vim @noindent launches the program specified in the @code{VISUAL} or in the -@code{EDITOR} environment variable to edit the recipe of GCC@tie{}4.9.3 +@code{EDITOR} environment variable to view the recipe of GCC@tie{}4.9.3 and that of Vim. +If you are using a Guix Git checkout (@pxref{Building from Git}), or +have created your own packages on @code{GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH} +(@pxref{Defining Packages}), you will be able to edit the package +recipes. Otherwise, you will be able to examine the read-only recipes +for packages currently in the store. + If you are using Emacs, note that the Emacs user interface provides the @kbd{M-x guix-edit} command and a similar functionality in the ``package info'' and ``package list'' buffers created by the @kbd{M-x |