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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 761fceb9c3..df9cbf4851 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -40276,20 +40276,22 @@ one: guix build --target=armv5tel-linux-gnueabi bootstrap-tarballs @end example -For this to work, the @code{glibc-dynamic-linker} procedure in -@code{(gnu packages bootstrap)} must be augmented to return the right -file name for libc's dynamic linker on that platform; likewise, -@code{system->linux-architecture} in @code{(gnu packages linux)} must be -taught about the new platform. - -Once these are built, the @code{(gnu packages bootstrap)} module needs -to be updated to refer to these binaries on the target platform. That -is, the hashes and URLs of the bootstrap tarballs for the new platform -must be added alongside those of the currently supported platforms. The -bootstrap Guile tarball is treated specially: it is expected to be -available locally, and @file{gnu/local.mk} has rules to download it for -the supported architectures; a rule for the new platform must be added -as well. +For this to work, it is first required to register a new platform as +defined in the @code{(gnu platform)} module. A platform is making the +connection between a GNU triplet (@pxref{Specifying Target Triplets, GNU +configuration triplets,, autoconf, Autoconf}), the equivalent +@var{system} in Nix notation, the name of the +@var{glibc-dynamic-linker}, and the corresponding Linux architecture +name if applicable. + +Once the bootstrap tarball are built, the @code{(gnu packages +bootstrap)} module needs to be updated to refer to these binaries on the +target platform. That is, the hashes and URLs of the bootstrap tarballs +for the new platform must be added alongside those of the currently +supported platforms. The bootstrap Guile tarball is treated specially: +it is expected to be available locally, and @file{gnu/local.mk} has +rules to download it for the supported architectures; a rule for the new +platform must be added as well. In practice, there may be some complications. First, it may be that the extended GNU triplet that specifies an ABI (like the @code{eabi} suffix |