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From: myglc2 <myglc2@gmail.com>
To: Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>
Cc: 29271@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#29271] [PATCH 1/1] doc: Split the "Substitutes" section into subsections.
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 12:27:32 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <86tvxynl6j.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20171112110558.1447-1-cmmarusich@gmail.com> (Chris Marusich's message of "Sun, 12 Nov 2017 03:05:58 -0800")


Chris,

I installed the patch and read the sections. This is great stuff.

In addition to the minor suggestion in a sub-thread, how about
replacing...

> +When substitutes are enabled and a substitute for a derivation is
> +available, but the substitution attempt fails, Guix will attempt to
> +build the derivation locally depending on whether or not
> +@code{--fallback} was given (@pxref{fallback-option}).  Specifically, if
> +@code{--fallback} was omitted, then no local build will be performed,
> +and the derivation is considered to have failed.  However, if
> +@code{--fallback} was given, then Guix will attempt to build the
> +derivation locally, and the success or failure of the derivation depends
> +on the success or failure of the local build.  Note that when

... with...

When substitutes are enabled and a substitute for a derivation is
available, but the substitution attempt fails, Guix will report an error
unless the @code{--fallback} was given (@pxref{fallback-option}), in
which case Guix will attempt to build the derivation locally Note that
when

HTH - George

  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-11-13 17:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-11-12 11:02 [bug#29271] [PATCH 0/1] Improve the "Substitutes" documentation Chris Marusich
2017-11-12 11:05 ` [bug#29271] [PATCH 1/1] doc: Split the "Substitutes" section into subsections Chris Marusich
2017-11-12 13:56   ` Jan Nieuwenhuizen
2017-11-12 20:25     ` Leo Famulari
2017-11-13 14:37       ` myglc2
2017-11-15  5:21         ` Chris Marusich
2017-11-15 13:31           ` myglc2
2017-11-12 20:36   ` Leo Famulari
2017-11-12 19:17     ` Eric Bavier
2017-11-20 22:40       ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-11-13 17:27   ` myglc2 [this message]
2017-11-12 11:21 ` [bug#29271] [PATCH 0/1] Improve the "Substitutes" documentation Adonay Felipe Nogueira
2017-11-22  4:29 ` bug#29271: Status: " Chris Marusich

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