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03/03: doc: Add clarification on the '--source' build option.
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03/03: doc: Add clarification on the '--source' build option. |
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Thu, 7 Nov 2019 17:16:24 -0500 (EST) |
pelzflorian pushed a commit to branch master
in repository guix.
commit bfe6bc97f596d1782aacf9159b1bb0bec1e9ff99
Author: Florian Pelz <address@hidden>
Date: Wed Nov 6 19:28:57 2019 +0100
doc: Add clarification on the '--source' build option.
Emphasize that what the '--source' build option downloads is
insufficient for reproducing the packages.
* doc/guix.texi (Additional Build Options): Explain more.
---
doc/guix.texi | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 4df928e..27cb31d 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -8318,6 +8318,11 @@ The returned source tarball is the result of applying
any patches and
code snippets specified in the package @code{origin} (@pxref{Defining
Packages}).
+Note that @command{guix build -S} compiles the sources only of the
+specified packages. They do not include the sources of statically
+linked dependencies and by themselves are insufficient for reproducing
+the packages.
+
@item --sources
Fetch and return the source of @var{package-or-derivation} and all their
dependencies, recursively. This is a handy way to obtain a local copy