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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 9f705d27a2..65b33acd87 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -382,7 +382,9 @@ Take a look at the profile reported by @command{guix size} (@pxref{Invoking guix size}). This will allow you to notice references to other packages unwillingly retained. It may also help determine whether to split the package (@pxref{Packages with Multiple Outputs}), -and which optional dependencies should be used. +and which optional dependencies should be used. In particular, avoid adding +@command{texlive} as a dependency: because of its extreme size, use +@command{texlive-tiny} or @command{texlive-union} instead. @item For important changes, check that dependent package (if applicable) are @@ -477,16 +479,6 @@ often better to clone the repository. Don't use the @command{name} field in the URL: it is not very useful and if the name changes, the URL will probably be wrong. -@item -Try to minimize the weight of the inputs to make the transitive closure as -small as possible (@pxref{Invoking guix size}). Use @command{native-inputs} -and @command{inputs} appropriately. It's sometimes sufficient to use the -@command{-minimal} version of a package as input, e.g. @command{bash-minimal} -instead of @command{bash}. In particular, avoid adding @command{texlive} as a -dependency: because of its extreme size, it's both heavy on the build farms -and on the users who would like to build or hack the package from source. Use -@command{texlive-tiny} or @command{texlive-union} instead. - @end enumerate When posting a patch to the mailing list, use @samp{[PATCH] @dots{}} as |