Hi,

I'm on i686, and I've tried all the approaches mentioned:
- export LC_ALL=en_US.utf8
- rm doc/contributing.*.texi
- the patch in doc/local.mk

on top of the following commit:
19d3cfec72 gnu: python-arrow: Move python-pytz to native-inputs.

I tried building Guix with both:
- guix environment guix -C guix
- guix environment --pure guix

And for building I use
export LC_ALL=en_US.utf8
rm -f doc/contributing.*.texi && \
./bootstrap && \
./configure --localstatedir=/var && \
make clean && \
make -j2

And that gives the following compilation error (with guix environment
guix -C guix):
> ). Please consider running po4a-updatepo to refresh it.
> sed -i "s|guix\.info|$(basename "doc/guix.zh_CN.texi" | sed 's|texi$|info|')|" "doc/guix.zh_CN.texi.tmp"
>   POXREF doc/guix.zh_CN.texi
> translated 914 cross-references in 'doc/guix.sk.texi.tmp'
> mv "doc/guix.sk.texi.tmp" "doc/guix.sk.texi"
> translated 914 cross-references in 'doc/guix.zh_CN.texi.tmp'
> mv "doc/guix.zh_CN.texi.tmp" "doc/guix.zh_CN.texi"
> make  all-recursive
> make[1]: Entering directory '/home/gnutoo/work/projects/guix/guix'
> Making all in po/guix
> make[2]: Entering directory '/home/gnutoo/work/projects/guix/guix/po/guix'
> make[2]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
> make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/gnutoo/work/projects/guix/guix/po/guix'
> Making all in po/packages
> make[2]: Entering directory '/home/gnutoo/work/projects/guix/guix/po/packages'
> make[2]: Nothing to be done for 'all'.
> make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/gnutoo/work/projects/guix/guix/po/packages'
> make[2]: Entering directory '/home/gnutoo/work/projects/guix/guix'
>   MAKEINFO doc/guix-cookbook.ko.info
>   MAKEINFO doc/guix-cookbook.zh_Hans.info
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.zh_Hans.texi:2892: @node `????????????' previously defined
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.zh_Hans.texi:1385: here is the previous definition as @node
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.zh_Hans.texi:1385: warning: node next `????????????' in menu `Acknowledgments' and in sectioning `Advanced package management' differ
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.zh_Hans.texi:1385: warning: node prev `????????????' in menu `Advanced package management' and in sectioning `??????' differ
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.zh_Hans.texi:2483: warning: node next `Advanced package management' in menu `????????????' and in sectioning `' differ
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.zh_Hans.texi:2902: warning: node `' is up for `Guix environment via direnv' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.zh_Hans.texi:2892: node `' lacks menu item for `Guix environment via direnv' despite being its Up target
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.zh_Hans.texi:3014: warning: node prev `Acknowledgments' in menu `????????????' and in sectioning `' differ
> make[2]: *** [Makefile:5627: doc/guix-cookbook.zh_Hans.info] Error 1
> make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> Use of uninitialized value in hash element at /gnu/store/0n07srrsfkh6mpzq9m78p18674bci39r-texinfo-6.7/share/texinfo/Texinfo/Structuring.pm line 639.
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:565: @node `??????' previously defined
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:319: here is the previous definition as @node
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:781: @node `????????? ??????' previously defined
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:333: here is the previous definition as @node
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1332: @node `?????? ??????' previously defined
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:579: here is the previous definition as @node
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1368: @node `??????' previously defined
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:319: here is the previous definition as @node
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1387: @node `????????? ??????' previously defined
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:333: here is the previous definition as @node
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2895: @node `?????? ??????' previously defined
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:579: here is the previous definition as @node
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:3048: @node `?????? ??????' previously defined
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:579: here is the previous definition as @node
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:319: warning: node next `??????' in menu `????????? ??????' and in sectioning `' differ
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:333: warning: node `????????? ????????? ??????' is next for `????????? ??????' in menu but not in sectioning
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:333: warning: node `??????' is prev for `????????? ??????' in menu but not in sectioning
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:579: warning: node next `?????? ??????' in menu `????????? ???' and in sectioning `@samp{GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH}' differ
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:579: warning: node `GNU ?????? ?????? ?????????' is prev for `?????? ??????' in menu but not in sectioning
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:579: warning: node up `?????? ??????' in menu `Top' and in sectioning `' differ
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:579: warning: for `?????? ??????', up in menu `Top' and up `' don't match
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1417: warning: node `????????? ???????????????' is next for `????????? TTY??? ??????-?????????' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1417: warning: node `' is up for `????????? TTY??? ??????-?????????' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1387: node `' lacks menu item for `????????? TTY??? ??????-?????????' despite being its Up target
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1460: warning: node `Guix System Image API' is next for `????????? ???????????????' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1460: warning: node `????????? TTY??? ??????-?????????' is prev for `????????? ???????????????' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1460: warning: node `' is up for `????????? ???????????????' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1387: node `' lacks menu item for `????????? ???????????????' despite being its Up target
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1701: warning: node `Connecting to Wireguard VPN' is next for `Guix System Image API' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1701: warning: node `????????? ???????????????' is prev for `Guix System Image API' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1701: warning: node `' is up for `Guix System Image API' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1387: node `' lacks menu item for `Guix System Image API' despite being its Up target
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1911: warning: node `Customizing a Window Manager' is next for `Connecting to Wireguard VPN' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1911: warning: node `Guix System Image API' is prev for `Connecting to Wireguard VPN' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1911: warning: node `' is up for `Connecting to Wireguard VPN' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1387: node `' lacks menu item for `Connecting to Wireguard VPN' despite being its Up target
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1987: warning: node `Running Guix on a Linode Server' is next for `Customizing a Window Manager' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1987: warning: node `Connecting to Wireguard VPN' is prev for `Customizing a Window Manager' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1987: warning: node `' is up for `Customizing a Window Manager' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1387: node `' lacks menu item for `Customizing a Window Manager' despite being its Up target
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2081: warning: node `Setting up a bind mount' is next for `Running Guix on a Linode Server' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2081: warning: node `Customizing a Window Manager' is prev for `Running Guix on a Linode Server' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2081: warning: node `' is up for `Running Guix on a Linode Server' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1387: node `' lacks menu item for `Running Guix on a Linode Server' despite being its Up target
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2320: warning: node `Getting substitutes from Tor' is next for `Setting up a bind mount' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2320: warning: node `Running Guix on a Linode Server' is prev for `Setting up a bind mount' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2320: warning: node `' is up for `Setting up a bind mount' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1387: node `' lacks menu item for `Setting up a bind mount' despite being its Up target
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2369: warning: node `Setting up NGINX with Lua' is next for `Getting substitutes from Tor' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2369: warning: node `Setting up a bind mount' is prev for `Getting substitutes from Tor' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2369: warning: node `' is up for `Getting substitutes from Tor' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1387: node `' lacks menu item for `Getting substitutes from Tor' despite being its Up target
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2428: warning: node `Getting substitutes from Tor' is prev for `Setting up NGINX with Lua' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2428: warning: node `' is up for `Setting up NGINX with Lua' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:1387: node `' lacks menu item for `Setting up NGINX with Lua' despite being its Up target
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2486: warning: node next `????????? ????????? ??????' in menu `?????? ??????' and in sectioning `' differ
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2486: warning: node prev `????????? ????????? ??????' in menu `????????? ??????' and in sectioning `' differ
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2905: warning: node `' is up for `Guix environment via direnv' in sectioning but not in menu
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:2895: node `' lacks menu item for `Guix environment via direnv' despite being its Up target
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:3017: warning: node prev `????????? ???' in menu `?????? ??????' and in sectioning `' differ
> ./doc/guix-cookbook.ko.texi:3042: warning: node next `GNU ?????? ?????? ?????????' in menu `?????? ??????' and in sectioning `' differ
> make[2]: *** [Makefile:5495: doc/guix-cookbook.ko.info] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/gnutoo/work/projects/guix/guix'
> make[1]: *** [Makefile:6207: all-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/gnutoo/work/projects/guix/guix'
> make: *** [Makefile:3904: all] Error 2

I'll then try 'make make-go' instead in order to be able to test
patches before sending them.

Denis.