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charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) X-BeenThere: guix-patches@gnu.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-patches-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-patches" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-patches-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-patches-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.01 X-TUID: WKrBwn9oPbSn Hi, Julien Lepiller skribis: > this patch is a small change to the manual that should help at least > one confused user from > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/550597/what-is-the-file-to-be-sp= ecified-in-guix-system-reconfigure > >>>From dfa9439efbf1de7ffe281dac330a19c1e369e5d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Julien Lepiller > Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 21:46:57 +0200 > Subject: [PATCH] doc: Mention config.scm in reconfigure description > > * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix system): Mention `/etc/config.scm' in the > description of guix system reconfigure. > --- > doc/guix.texi | 8 ++++---- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi > index a6e14ea177..c10387441e 100644 > --- a/doc/guix.texi > +++ b/doc/guix.texi > @@ -28919,10 +28919,10 @@ As for @command{guix package --search}, the res= ult is written in > (@pxref{Top, GNU recutils databases,, recutils, GNU recutils manual}). >=20=20 > @item reconfigure > -Build the operating system described in @var{file}, activate it, and > -switch to it@footnote{This action (and the related actions > -@code{switch-generation} and @code{roll-back}) are usable only on > -systems already running Guix System.}. > +Build the operating system described in @var{file} (typically > +@file{/etc/config.scm}), activate it, and switch to it@footnote{This act= ion > +(and the related actions @code{switch-generation} and @code{roll-back}) = are > +usable only on systems already running Guix System.}. Perhaps =E2=80=9C(typically @file{/etc/config.scm})=E2=80=9D should go next= to =E2=80=9C@var{file} must be =E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D? But if the person doesn=E2=80=99t read more than a few lines of the page, it won=E2=80=99t help. I was thinking we could have =E2=80=9Cguix system reconfigure=E2=80=9D with= out arguments pick up /run/current-system/configuration.scm. Perhaps that=E2=80=99d help? Thanks, Ludo=E2=80=99.