[bug#51868] [PATCH] doc: Improve wording for param spec of `./configure`.

[bug#51868] [PATCH] doc: Improve wording for param spec of `./configure`.

[Rostislav Svoboda]

* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Writing "Do
<this>. But it won't work unless ..." is a bad practice.
---
 doc/contributing.texi | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index db0f836157..aa6bfc2e65 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ Building from Git
 @xref{Macro Search Path,,, automake, The GNU Automake Manual}, for
 more information.
 
-Then, run @command{./configure} as usual.  Make sure to pass
-@code{--localstatedir=@var{directory}} where @var{directory} is the
-@code{localstatedir} value used by your current installation (@pxref{The
-Store}, for information about this), usually @file{/var}.  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}.
+Then, run @command{./configure --localstatedir=@var{directory}}, where
+@var{directory} is the @code{localstatedir} value used by your current
+installation (@pxref{The Store}, for information about this), usually
+@file{/var}.  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}.
 
 Finally, you have to invoke @code{make && make check} to build Guix and
 run the tests (@pxref{Running the Test Suite}).  If anything fails, take
-- 
2.33.1

bug#51868: [PATCH] doc: Improve wording for param spec of `./configure`.

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

Rostislav Svoboda <rostislav.svoboda@gmail.com> skribis:

> * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Writing "Do
> <this>. But it won't work unless ..." is a bad practice.

Good idea.  Applied, thanks!

Ludo’.