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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Scanner: mx12.migadu.com X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -8.51 X-Spam-Score: -8.51 X-Migadu-Queue-Id: BB67367713 X-TUID: qXjUTLu6eMwn ------=_Part_706918_1780068413.1708540025294 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ---- On Sun, 18 Feb 2024 14:55:46 +0100 Josselin Poiret wrote --- > Matt matt@excalamus.com> writes: > > > Specific mention of installing Guix's dependencies was removed. Guix being installed implies that its dependencies are also installed. > > I don't agree here: it's often the case in Linux-land that binary > archives are provided without their dependencies included, assuming that > the user already has them, often by installing them via their own > package manager. Keeping the mention that it is self-contained and that > the dependencies are also included might clarify the situation for some > users. Thank you for the feedback. I opted for only "self-contained" which seems to imply that dependencies are available, in addition to other things, perhaps like setting an environment or pathing. If "self-contained" is distinct from "includes dependencies," we could append something like "...and includes all dependencies" to the last sentence. I also tried to distinguish that it's the installation *process* which requires GNU-tar and Xz and not the final installation, since that's self-contained. Otherwise, I tried to simplify the language: - archived binaries -> a binary archive - are often quicker -> often go faster - which is described in the next sections -> described later This version has fewer words and one more sentence. However, each sentence has a single, hopefully clear, point: 1. What this section is about? Installing from a binary archive. 2. Why you might want this section? It's faster than building. 3. What's needed? A Linux or Hurd-system with GNU-tar and Xz. 4. What do you get? A self-contained Guix installation. Original: Region has 5 lines, 3 sentences, 51 words, and 301 characters v2: Region has 5 lines, 4 sentences, 45 words, and 292 characters If this is good, I can write up a commit message and format the change as a patch. ------=_Part_706918_1780068413.1708540025294 Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name=v2-0001-binary-installation.diff Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ZM_AttachId: 139278328252950050 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=v2-0001-binary-installation.diff diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 9966a8e697..a5558300fa 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -732,14 +732,17 @@ ready to use it. @cindex installing Guix from binaries @cindex installer script -This section describes how to install Guix on an arbitrary system from a -self-contained tarball providing binaries for Guix and for all its -dependencies. This is often quicker than installing from source, which -is described in the next sections. The only requirement is to have -GNU@tie{}tar and Xz. +This section describes how to install Guix from a binary archive. Such +installations often go faster than building from source, described +later. Guix requires a Linux or Hurd-based system and unpacking the +archive requires GNU@tie{}tar and Xz. The resulting installation is +self-contained. + +@quotation Important +This section only applies to systems without Guix. Following it for +existing Guix installations will overwrite important system files. @c Note duplicated from the ``Installation'' node. -@quotation Note We recommend the use of this @uref{https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/plain/etc/guix-install.sh, shell installer script}. The script automates the download, installation, and ------=_Part_706918_1780068413.1708540025294--