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From: Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
To: 74093@debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: "Arun Isaac" <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>,
	"Ludovic Courtès" <ludo@gnu.org>,
	"Maxim Cournoyer" <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
Subject: [bug#74093] [PATCH] doc: Explicitly mention --localstatedir and --sysconfdir configure flags.
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:50:57 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <358ccb11770c4450cc21ddb9d20e10cbc3aee796.1730227831.git.arunisaac@systemreboot.net> (raw)

Prior to this commit, the terms localstatedir and sysconfdir were used without
being defined earlier. This commit clarifies that they are configure flags.

* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Explicitly mention
--localstatedir and --sysconfdir configure flags.

Change-Id: I3e6edbbc1f2a342196e732e14257dbdf9a3f4303
---
 doc/contributing.texi | 13 +++++++------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index acdc303be6..d397410abe 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -240,12 +240,13 @@ Building from Git
 @end example
 
 @noindent
-... where @file{/var} is the normal @code{localstatedir} value
-(@pxref{The Store}, for information about this) and @file{/etc} is the
-normal @code{sysconfdir} value.  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} and @code{sysconfdir}
-values, which get recorded in the @code{(guix config)} Guile module.
+Optionally, @code{--localstatedir} and @code{--sysconfdir} can also be
+provided as arguments.  By default, @code{localstatedir} is @file{/var}
+(@pxref{The Store}, for information about this) and @code{sysconfdir} is
+@file{/etc}.  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} and @code{sysconfdir} values, which get
+recorded in the @code{(guix config)} Guile module.
 
 Finally, you can build Guix and, if you feel so inclined, run the tests
 (@pxref{Running the Test Suite}):

base-commit: a9c33e9f688fce88aed610ab04c650efb71b4ce6
-- 
2.45.2





             reply	other threads:[~2024-10-29 18:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-10-29 18:50 Arun Isaac [this message]
2024-11-01 10:17 ` [bug#74093] [PATCH] doc: Explicitly mention --localstatedir and --sysconfdir configure flags pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)
2024-11-01 11:49   ` Arun Isaac
2024-11-01 12:07     ` pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)

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