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From: Karl Hallsby <karl@hallsby.com>
To: 60392@debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Karl Hallsby <karl@hallsby.com>
Subject: [bug#60392] [PATCH 2/2] doc: give example of when to use describe in .guix-channel file
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:40:59 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2179575812ab418c3a98f102d2d4448b64c20b87.1672270580.git.karl@hallsby.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1672270580.git.karl@hallsby.com>

---
 doc/guix.texi | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 7c02e2d392..cb9d1d685c 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -5620,6 +5620,11 @@ The modules must be @b{underneath} the specified directory, as the
 defined as @code{(define-module (gnu packages fun))} must be located at
 @code{base/gnu/packages/fun.scm}.
 
+Doing this allows for only parts of a repository to be used as a
+channel, as Guix looks for valid Guile modules when pulling. For
+instance, by default @command{guix deploy} machine configuration files
+are not valid Guile modules, making @command{guix pull} fail.
+
 @node Declaring Channel Dependencies
 @section Declaring Channel Dependencies
 
-- 
2.37.1





  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-12-28 23:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-12-28 23:39 [bug#60392] [PATCH 0/2] [DOCUMENTATION]: describe .guix-channel directory field Karl Hallsby
2022-12-28 23:40 ` [bug#60392] [PATCH 1/2] doc: describe format of channel that uses " Karl Hallsby
2022-12-28 23:40 ` Karl Hallsby [this message]
2022-12-29 19:02 ` bug#60392: [PATCH 0/2] [DOCUMENTATION]: describe .guix-channel " Ricardo Wurmus

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