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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 94d4d8f92d..4e83c76be7 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -5430,14 +5430,20 @@ without having to type in the definitions of package variants @table @code @item --with-source=@var{source} -Use @var{source} as the source of the corresponding package. +@itemx --with-source=@var{package}=@var{source} +@itemx --with-source=@var{package}@@@var{version}=@var{source} +Use @var{source} as the source of @var{package}, and @var{version} as +its version number. @var{source} must be a file name or a URL, as for @command{guix download} (@pxref{Invoking guix download}). -The ``corresponding package'' is taken to be the one specified on the -command line the name of which matches the base of @var{source}---e.g., +When @var{package} is omitted, +it is taken to be the package name specified on the +command line that matches the base of @var{source}---e.g., if @var{source} is @code{/src/guile-2.0.10.tar.gz}, the corresponding -package is @code{guile}. Likewise, the version string is inferred from +package is @code{guile}. + +Likewise, when @var{version} is omitted, the version string is inferred from @var{source}; in the previous example, it is @code{2.0.10}. This option allows users to try out versions of packages other than the @@ -5460,7 +5466,7 @@ guix build guile --with-source=../guile-2.0.9.219-e1bb7.tar.xz @example $ git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/guix.git -$ guix build guix --with-source=./guix +$ guix build guix --with-source=guix@@1.0=./guix @end example @item --with-input=@var{package}=@var{replacement} |