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[bug#65871] [PATCH] doc: contributing: Clarify generating the pre-inst-e
From: |
Efraim Flashner |
Subject: |
[bug#65871] [PATCH] doc: contributing: Clarify generating the pre-inst-env script. |
Date: |
Mon, 11 Sep 2023 19:56:12 +0300 |
Lack of clarity reported by lrustland on IRC.
* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Refer to
the Building from Git section when giving instructions for generating
the pre-inst-env script.
---
doc/contributing.texi | 11 +++++------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index a0da871f1a..7651a5a2b3 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -204,12 +204,11 @@ Running Guix Before It Is Installed
run @code{make install}. To do that, you first need to have an
environment with all the dependencies available (@pxref{Building from
Git}), and then simply prefix each command with @command{./pre-inst-env}
-(the @file{pre-inst-env} script lives in the top build tree of Guix; it
-is generated by running @command{./bootstrap} followed by
-@command{./configure}). As an example, here is how you would build the
-@code{hello} package as defined in your working tree (this assumes
-@command{guix-daemon} is already running on your system; it's OK if it's
-a different version):
+(the @file{pre-inst-env} script lives in the top build tree of Guix;
+@pxref{Building from Git} to generate it). As an example, here is how you
+would build the @code{hello} package as defined in your working tree (this
+assumes @command{guix-daemon} is already running on your system; it's OK if
+it's a different version):
@example
$ ./pre-inst-env guix build hello
base-commit: 2eb6df537c36da8bf8e81ff698421f6fb1bfd1ab
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