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doc: Add subsection and note about environment variables.

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From: swedebugia <swedebugia <at> riseup.net>
To: 36311 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#36311] doc: Add subsection and note about environment variables.
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:01:56 +0200

On 2019-06-20 18:13, swedebugia wrote:
> 
> -- 
> Cheers Swedebugia
> 
> 0001-doc-Add-subsection-and-note-about-environment-variab.patch
> 
>  From f7507682af3b4072596e36321b5ec240e7ab3a10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: swedebugia<swedebugia <at> riseup.net>
> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 18:02:16 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add subsection and note about environment variables.
> 
> * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation and Application Setup): Clarify the
>    importance of correct environment variables.
> ---
>   doc/guix.texi | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
>   1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
> index 65c3b8a7f..470157669 100644
> --- a/doc/guix.texi
> +++ b/doc/guix.texi
> @@ -601,7 +601,9 @@ where @command{guix pull} will install updates (@pxref{Invoking guix pull}):
>            ~root/.config/guix/current
>   @end example
>   
> -Source @file{etc/profile} to augment @code{PATH} and other relevant
> +@c This is explained further in @node Application Setup - Importance of
> +@c environment variables
> +Source @file{etc/profile} from @file{~.bash_profile} to augment @code{PATH} and other relevant
>   environment variables:
>   
>   @example
> @@ -1575,6 +1577,20 @@ When using Guix on top of GNU/Linux distribution other than Guix System---a
>   so-called @dfn{foreign distro}---a few additional steps are needed to
>   get everything in place.  Here are some of them.
>   
> +@subsection Importance of environment variables
> +@cindex environment variables
> +Environment variables in the correct place are essential to the correct
> +operation of guix in a foreign system.
> +
> +Following the installation we recommend putting all environment variables into
> + @file{~.bash_profile} to make sure they are only executed when your login to
> + a shell (ie. open up a virtual terminal).
> +
> +If you use bash and put them into @file{.bashrc} you will end up with errors
> +because this file is executed by bash EVERY time a new environment is entered
> +(e.g. when entering a pure environment with @command{guix environment guix
> +--pure} and contaminate the environment).
> +
>   @subsection Locales
>   
>   @anchor{locales-and-locpath}
> -- 2.19.2

Anyone up for reviewing?

-- 
Cheers
Swedebugia

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