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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index a6ba9485eb..3969cc04d9 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1080,6 +1080,25 @@ for Chinese languages: guix package -i font-adobe-source-han-sans:cn @end example +@subsection Emacs Packages + +When you install Emacs packages with Guix, the elisp files may be placed +either in @file{$HOME/.guix-profile/share/emacs/site-lisp/} or in +sub-directories of +@file{$HOME/.guix-profile/share/emacs/site-lisp/guix.d/}. The latter +directory exists because potentially there may exist thousands of Emacs +packages and storing all their files in a single directory may be not +reliable (because of name conflicts). So we think using a separate +directory for each package is a good idea. It is very similar to how +the Emacs package system organizes the file structure (@pxref{Package +Files,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}). + +By default, Emacs (installed with Guix) ``knows'' where these packages +are placed, so you don't need to perform any configuration. If, for +some reason, you want to avoid auto-loading Emacs packages installed +with Guix, you can do it by running Emacs with @code{--no-site-file} +option (@pxref{Init File,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}). + @c TODO What else? @c ********************************************************************* |