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[bug#43482] [PATCH 2/3] doc: Add the "Channels" section menu.


From: zimoun
Subject: [bug#43482] [PATCH 2/3] doc: Add the "Channels" section menu.
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 03:45:01 +0200

* doc/guix.texi (Channels): Add the section menu.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 5a1f2e3bc3..f30faf257a 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -226,6 +226,18 @@ Substitutes
 * Substitution Failure::        What happens when substitution fails.
 * On Trusting Binaries::        How can you trust that binary blob?
 
+Channels
+
+* Channel Authentication::      How Guix verifies what it fetches.
+* Using a Custom Guix Channel:: Using a customized Guix.
+* Specifying Additional Channels:: Extending the package collection.
+* Declaring Channel Dependencies:: Declaring channel dependencies.
+* Package Modules in a Sub-directory:: Package Modules in a Sub-directory.
+* Specifying Channel Authorizations:: Specifying Channel Authorizations.
+* Primary URL::                 Distinguishing mirror to original.
+* Writing Channel News::        Communicating information to channel's users.
+* Replicating Guix::            Running the @emph{exact same} Guix.
+
 Development
 
 * Invoking guix environment::   Setting up development environments.
@@ -4206,6 +4218,19 @@ to pull from one or more channels.  In other words, 
channels can be used
 to @emph{customize} and to @emph{extend} Guix, as we will see below.
 Before that, some security considerations.
 
+@menu
+* Channel Authentication::      How Guix verifies what it fetches.
+* Using a Custom Guix Channel:: Using a customized Guix.
+* Specifying Additional Channels:: Extending the package collection.
+* Declaring Channel Dependencies:: Declaring channel dependencies.
+* Package Modules in a Sub-directory:: Package Modules in a Sub-directory.
+* Specifying Channel Authorizations:: Specifying Channel Authorizations.
+* Primary URL::                 Distinguishing mirror to original.
+* Writing Channel News::        Communicating information to channel's users.
+* Replicating Guix::            Running the @emph{exact same} Guix.
+@end menu
+
+@node Channel Authentication
 @subsection Channel Authentication
 
 @anchor{channel-authentication}
@@ -4245,6 +4270,7 @@ introduction from a trusted source since that is the root 
of your trust.
 
 If you're curious about the authentication mechanics, read on!
 
+@node Using a Custom Guix Channel
 @subsection Using a Custom Guix Channel
 
 The channel called @code{guix} specifies where Guix itself---its command-line
@@ -4265,6 +4291,7 @@ write in @code{~/.config/guix/channels.scm} this 
specification:
 From there on, @command{guix pull} will fetch code from the @code{super-hacks}
 branch of the repository at @code{example.org}.
 
+@node Specifying Additional Channels
 @subsection Specifying Additional Channels
 
 @cindex extending the package collection (channels)
@@ -4373,6 +4400,7 @@ my-tools)}, and you will be able to use it like any other 
module
 
 @cindex dependencies, channels
 @cindex meta-data, channels
+@node Declaring Channel Dependencies
 @subsection Declaring Channel Dependencies
 
 Channel authors may decide to augment a package collection provided by other
@@ -4413,6 +4441,7 @@ on channels that you don't control, and you should aim to 
keep the number of
 dependencies to a minimum.
 
 @cindex subdirectory, channels
+@node Package Modules in a Sub-directory
 @subsection Package Modules in a Sub-directory
 
 As a channel author, you may want to keep your channel modules in a
@@ -4426,6 +4455,7 @@ add a meta-data file @file{.guix-channel} that contains:
 @end lisp
 
 @cindex channel authorizations
+@node Specifying Channel Authorizations
 @subsection Specifying Channel Authorizations
 
 @anchor{channel-authorizations}
@@ -4526,6 +4556,7 @@ are considered authentic if and only if they are signed 
by a key present
 in the @file{.guix-authorizations} file of @emph{both} branches.
 
 @cindex primary URL, channels
+@node Primary URL
 @subsection Primary URL
 
 Channel authors can indicate the primary URL of their channel's Git
@@ -4548,6 +4579,7 @@ the official @code{guix} channel, for which @command{guix 
pull} ensures
 the code it fetches is authentic.
 
 @cindex news, for channels
+@node Writing Channel News
 @subsection Writing Channel News
 
 Channel authors may occasionally want to communicate to their users
@@ -4615,6 +4647,7 @@ xgettext -o news.po -l scheme -ken etc/news.txt
 To sum up, yes, you could use your channel as a blog.  But beware, this
 is @emph{not quite} what your users might expect.
 
+@node Replicating Guix
 @subsection Replicating Guix
 
 @cindex pinning, channels
-- 
2.28.0






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