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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 84347d156b..f9b3ef0e55 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -4045,6 +4045,21 @@ specified with the @code{#:glib} parameter. Both phases are executed after the @code{install} phase. @end defvr +@defvr {Scheme Variable} guile-build-system +This build system is for Guile packages that consist exclusively of Scheme +code and that are so lean that they don't even have a makefile, let alone a +@file{configure} script. It compiles Scheme code using @command{guild +compile} (@pxref{Compilation,,, guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}) and +installs the @file{.scm} and @file{.go} files in the right place. It also +installs documentation. + +This build system supports cross-compilation by using the @code{--target} +option of @command{guild compile}. + +Packages built with @code{guile-build-system} must provide a Guile package in +their @code{native-inputs} field. +@end defvr + @defvr {Scheme Variable} minify-build-system This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system minify)}. It implements a minification procedure for simple JavaScript packages. |