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diff --git a/doc/emacs.texi b/doc/emacs.texi index 3916aa62a7..a4f77a1ca8 100644 --- a/doc/emacs.texi +++ b/doc/emacs.texi @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Guix convenient and fun. * Initial Setup: Emacs Initial Setup. Preparing @file{~/.emacs}. * Package Management: Emacs Package Management. Managing packages and generations. * Licenses: Emacs Licenses. Interface for licenses of Guix packages. +* Package Source Locations: Emacs Package Locations. Interface for package location files. * Popup Interface: Emacs Popup Interface. Magit-like interface for guix commands. * Prettify Mode: Emacs Prettify. Abbreviating @file{/gnu/store/@dots{}} file names. * Build Log Mode: Emacs Build Log. Highlighting Guix build logs. @@ -222,30 +223,6 @@ With @kbd{C-u}, make it verbose. Once @command{guix pull} has succeeded, the Guix REPL is restared. This allows you to keep using the Emacs interface with the updated Guix. -Finally, there is an Emacs variant of @command{guix edit} command -(@pxref{Invoking guix edit}): - -@table @kbd -@item M-x guix-edit -As with @kbd{M-x guix-packages-by-name}, you can press @key{TAB} to -complete a package name. -@end table - -If you are contributing to Guix, you may find it useful for @kbd{M-x -guix-edit} to open package files from your git directory. This can be -done by setting @code{guix-directory} variable. For example, after -this: - -@example -(setq guix-directory "~/src/guix") -@end example - -@kbd{M-x guix-edit guix} opens -@file{~/src/guix/gnu/packages/package-management.scm} file. - -Also you can use @kbd{C-u} prefix argument to specify a directory just -for the current @kbd{M-x guix-edit} command. - @node Emacs General info @subsection General information @@ -570,6 +547,44 @@ guix-packages-by-license} would do (@pxref{Emacs Commands}). @end table +@node Emacs Package Locations +@section Package Source Locations + +As you know, package definitions are placed in Guile files, also known +as @dfn{package locations}. The following commands should help you not +get lost in these locations: + +@table @kbd + +@item M-x guix-find-location +Open the given package definition source file (press @key{TAB} to choose +a location from a completion list). + +@item M-x guix-edit +Find location of a specified package. This is an Emacs analog of +@command{guix edit} command (@pxref{Invoking guix edit}). As with +@kbd{M-x guix-packages-by-name}, you can press @key{TAB} to complete a +package name. + +@end table + +If you are contributing to Guix, you may find it useful for @kbd{M-x +guix-find-location} and @kbd{M-x guix-edit} to open locations from your +Git checkout. This can be done by setting @code{guix-directory} +variable. For example, after this: + +@example +(setq guix-directory "~/src/guix") +@end example + +@kbd{M-x guix-edit guix} opens +@file{~/src/guix/gnu/packages/package-management.scm} file. + +Also you can use @kbd{C-u} prefix argument to specify a directory just +for the current @kbd{M-x guix-find-location} or @kbd{M-x guix-edit} +command. + + @node Emacs Popup Interface @section Popup Interface diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 1b02ba0373..4d694c500c 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Emacs Interface * Initial Setup: Emacs Initial Setup. Preparing @file{~/.emacs}. * Package Management: Emacs Package Management. Managing packages and generations. * Licenses: Emacs Licenses. Interface for licenses of Guix packages. +* Package Source Locations: Emacs Package Locations. Interface for package location files. * Popup Interface: Emacs Popup Interface. Magit-like interface for guix commands. * Prettify Mode: Emacs Prettify. Abbreviating @file{/gnu/store/@dots{}} file names. * Build Log Mode: Emacs Build Log. Highlighting Guix build logs. |