Ludovic Courtès (2016-07-24 20:06 +0300) wrote:
> Alex Kost <alez...@gmail.com> skribis:
>
>> myglc2 (2016-07-22 01:35 +0300) wrote:
>>
>>> * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix edit): Explain when you can and can't
>>> edit the recipe
>>> ---
>>> doc/guix.texi | 10 ++++++++--
>>> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>
>>>
>>> diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
>>> index e7b233d..914d24d 100644
>>> --- a/doc/guix.texi
>>> +++ b/doc/guix.texi
>>> @@ -4485,7 +4485,7 @@ You can freely access a huge library of build logs!
>>>
>>> @cindex package definition, editing
>>> So many packages, so many source files! The @command{guix edit} command
>>> -facilitates the life of packagers by pointing their editor at the source
>>> +facilitates the life of users and packagers by pointing their editor at
>>> the source
>>> file containing the definition of the specified packages. For instance:
>>>
>>> @example
>>> @@ -4494,9 +4494,15 @@ guix edit gcc@@4.9 vim
>>>
>>> @noindent
>>> launches the program specified in the @code{VISUAL} or in the
>>> -@code{EDITOR} environment variable to edit the recipe of GCC@tie{}4.9.3
>>> +@code{EDITOR} environment variable to view the recipe of GCC@tie{}4.9.3
>>> and that of Vim.
>>>
>>> +If you are using a Guix Git checkout (@pxref{Building from Git}), or
>>> +have created your own packages on ‘GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH’ (*note Defining
>>> +Packages::), you will be able to edit the package recipes. Otherwise,
>
> Looks Info syntax here. Should be “@code{GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH}
> (@pxref{Package Modules})”?
I also think so, fixed.
>>> +you will be able to examine the read-only recipes for packages currently
>>> +in the store.
>>> +
>>> If you are using Emacs, note that the Emacs user interface provides the
>>> @kbd{M-x guix-edit} command and a similar functionality in the ``package
>>> info'' and ``package list'' buffers created by the @kbd{M-x
>>
>> This looks reasonable to me, so if there are no comments/objections, I'm
>> going to commit it.
>
> Sounds good to me.
Committed as 424a323¹, thanks myglc2!
¹
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=424a323e92d92284efcd30cf548d1f41c556d592
--
Alex
