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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 79c79b6a96..da48c8a72d 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -9350,6 +9350,12 @@ The command above installs @code{python-notebook} on top of rebuilds everything that depends on @code{python}, including @code{python-notebook} itself. +Internally, @option{--without-tests} relies on changing the +@code{#:tests?} option of a package's @code{check} phase (@pxref{Build +Systems}). Note that some packages use a customized @code{check} phase +that does not respect a @code{#:tests? #f} setting. Therefore, +@option{--without-tests} has no effect on these packages. + @end table @node Additional Build Options |