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Incorrect code in the Guix manual, but only on the website

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Message #8 received at 47812 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>
To: 47812 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#47812: Incorrect code in the Guix manual, but only on the
 website
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:12:13 -0400

Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org> writes:

> The correct text was added about 2 years ago, in the following commit:
>
>   https://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=dbef9015db107dd148133420b89af552ef08f8ee
>
> I see no evidence of it being changed since then.
>
> Any idea where the incorrect code on the website manual is coming from?

I see now that this new functionality was added to the 'staging' branch
3 days ago:

  https://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?h=staging&id=a247f5c7537df7e0c09051ba22d5c95eb08f48b9

It seems inappropriate for our online website manual to be taken from
'staging'.  It has already led to an experienced Guix developer
repeatedly suggesting (to a new user) a code snippet that cannot
possibly work on the 'master' branch:

  https://bugs.gnu.org/47748#14
  https://bugs.gnu.org/47748#41

       Mark

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