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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index ee03de04dc..a1b624ad6f 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -10001,17 +10001,16 @@ used to build TeX packages in batch mode with a specified engine. The build system sets the @env{TEXINPUTS} variable to find all TeX source files in the inputs. -By default it runs @code{luatex} on all files ending on @code{ins}. A -different engine and format can be specified with the -@code{#:tex-format} argument. Different build targets can be specified -with the @code{#:build-targets} argument, which expects a list of file -names. The build system adds only @code{texlive-bin} and +By default it tries to run @code{luatex} on all @file{.ins} files, and +if it fails to find any, on all @file{.dtx} files. A different engine +and format can be specified with the @code{#:tex-format} argument. +Different build targets can be specified with the @code{#:build-targets} +argument, which expects a list of file names. + +The build system adds only @code{texlive-bin} and @code{texlive-latex-base} (both from @code{(gnu packages tex}) to the inputs. Both can be overridden with the arguments @code{#:texlive-bin} and @code{#:texlive-latex-base}, respectively. - -The @code{#:tex-directory} parameter tells the build system where to -install the built files under the texmf tree. @end defvar @defvar ruby-build-system |