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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 84f7064faf..535c8cdfc3 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -12364,14 +12364,15 @@ one provided by the distribution. The example below downloads the @code{ed} package: @example -guix build ed --with-source=mirror://gnu/ed/ed-1.7.tar.gz +guix build ed --with-source=mirror://gnu/ed/ed-1.4.tar.gz @end example As a developer, @option{--with-source} makes it easy to test release -candidates: +candidates, and even to test their impact on packages that depend on +them: @example -guix build guile --with-source=../guile-2.0.9.219-e1bb7.tar.xz +guix build elogind --with-source=@dots{}/shepherd-0.9.0rc1.tar.gz @end example @dots{} or to build from a checkout in a pristine environment: |