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| author | Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> | 2016-03-12 15:07:41 -0500 |
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| committer | Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> | 2016-03-12 15:07:41 -0500 |
| commit | 2c9f0b077018d2cac599bd2f466769cd5ffd3adc (patch) | |
| tree | 57471e07a36c096bc9223b2fc76cced32eafa04b /doc/contributing.texi | |
| parent | f5a9103991531d17bd1d5a944dcec1c49fb9f395 (diff) | |
| parent | 9591e11a4c87982943c9eb527b3b1d72aab8cc08 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'master' into security-updates
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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 3dbd3dbba6..91759b677a 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -140,7 +140,13 @@ necessary to support this, including @env{PATH} and @env{GUILE_LOAD_PATH}. Note that @command{./pre-inst-env guix pull} does @emph{not} upgrade the local source tree; it simply updates the @file{~/.config/guix/latest} symlink (@pxref{Invoking guix pull}). Run @command{git pull} instead if -you want to upgrade your local source tree. +you want to upgrade your local source tree.@footnote{If you would like +to set up @command{guix} to use your Git checkout, you can point the +@file{~/.config/guix/latest} symlink to your Git checkout directory. +If you are the sole user of your system, you may also consider pointing +the @file{/root/.config/guix/latest} symlink to point to +@file{~/.config/guix/latest}; this way it will always use the same +@command{guix} as your user does.} @node The Perfect Setup |