Re: [PATCH] doc: Clarify and consolidate modify-services documentation.

[ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)]

Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès (2016-03-17 11:52 +0300) wrote:
>
>> Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:
>>
>>> Chris Marusich (2016-03-12 14:38 +0300) wrote:
>>>
>>>> From bf03c0a3fa35144342849cdf550219a185fbf10d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>>>> From: Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>
>>>> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 01:55:07 -0800
>>>> Subject: [PATCH] doc: Clarify and consolidate modify-services documentation.
>>>>
>>>> * doc/guix.texi ("Using the Configuration System": Move the example...
>>>> * doc/guix.texi ("Service Reference"): ...to here, and clarify more.
>>>> * gnu/services.scm (modify-services): Update docstring to match.
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>> -This is a shorthand for:
>>>> +The @var{body} should evaluate to the new service parameters, which will
>>>> +be used to configure the new service.  This new service will replace the
>>>> +original in the resulting list.  Because a service's service parameters
>>>> +are created using @code{define-record-type*}, you can write a succint
>>>> +@var{body} that evaluates to the new service parameters by using the
>>>> +@code{inherit} feature that @code{define-record-type*} provides.
>>>> +
>>>> +@xref{Using the Configuration System} for example usage.
>>>
>>> Now there is a compilation warning, as makeinfo doesn't like this line:
>>>
>>>   ./doc/guix.texi:10138: warning: `.' or `,' must follow @xref
>>
>> Pushed the obvious fix, thanks.
>>
>> I guess most of us are using Texinfo 6.1 now and won’t notice.
>
> Oh, I've never noticed that I use 6.0.  It's because I update my
> profiles using "guix package --manifest" facility and:
>
>   (@ (gnu packages texinfo) texinfo) gives Texinfo 6.0
>
> Is there a reason why we keep so many versions of texinfo?  In
> particular why there is ‘texinfo-6.1’ variable, while ‘texinfo’ is still
> 6.0?

It’s just that the upgrade wuold trigger a full rebuild.

We should replace 6.0 with 6.1 in ‘core-updates’.  Would you like to
take care of it?

(4.3 is kept in the installer because it has a smaller footprint.)

Ludo’.