[bug#34304] [PATCH] doc: Document how to enable qemu binfmt service and how to use it.

[Danny Milosavljevic]

* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Document how to enable qemu
binfmt service and how to use it.
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 doc/contributing.texi | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index ecc20dabc..c086e3c9a 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -813,6 +813,29 @@ name of the new or modified package, and fix any errors it 
reports
 Make sure the package builds on your platform, using @code{guix build
 @var{package}}.
 
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+We recommend you also try to build the package on other platforms.  We
+do not presume that you have all the platforms, therefore we recommend
+using the qemu binfmt service of GuixSD.  In order to enable it, add
+the following service to your operating-system configuration's services:
+
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+(service qemu-binfmt-service-type
+ (qemu-binfmt-configuration
+   (platforms (lookup-qemu-platforms "arm" "aarch64" "ppc" "mips64el"))
+   (guix-support? #t)))
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+
+Then reconfigure your system.
+
+You can then build packages like the following, respectively:
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+guix build --system=armhf-linux --rounds=2 my-package
+guix build --system=aarch64-linux --rounds=2 my-package
+guix build --system=powerpc-linux --rounds=2 my-package
+guix build --system=mips64el-linux --rounds=2 my-package
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+
 @item
 @cindex bundling
 Make sure the package does not use bundled copies of software already