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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 1d7499cfac..7bf350ee0d 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -135,9 +135,11 @@ Then, run: @noindent ... where @file{/var} is the normal @code{localstatedir} value -(@pxref{The Store}, for information about this). Note that you will -probably not run @command{make install} at the end (you don't have to) -but it's still important to pass the right @code{localstatedir}. +(@pxref{The Store}, for information about this) and @file{/etc} is the +normal @code{sysconfdir} value. Note that you will probably not run +@command{make install} at the end (you don't have to) but it's still +important to pass the right @code{localstatedir} and @code{sysconfdir} +values, which get recorded in the @code{(guix config)} Guile module. Finally, you can build Guix and, if you feel so inclined, run the tests (@pxref{Running the Test Suite}): |