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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: guix-devel Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -2.56 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=famulari.name header.s=mesmtp header.b=aXcX39rQ; dkim=pass header.d=messagingengine.com header.s=fm1 header.b=NFiYOetU; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 90739940481 X-Spam-Score: -2.56 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn1.migadu.com X-TUID: 7da5yX8nm4yb On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 08:51:32PM +0100, Vincent Legoll wrote: > Hello, > > I don't understand the following docstring > english (even if I guess the meaning): > > https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/system.scm#n861 Indeed, it looks like a typo. I bet it was rewritten from something like "Return *something* containing the static part of the /etc directory." It should probably say "Return a that builds the static part of the /etc directory."