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[PATCH] Add link to 'pre-inst-env' from 'installing from git' docs

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Message #16 received at 57910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Emma Turner <em.turner <at> tutanota.com>
To: Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be>
Cc: 57910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 57909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#57909] Add link to 'pre-inst-env' from 'installing from
 git' docs
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 08:12:04 +0200 (CEST)

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Hi Maxime,

Thanks for your replies.  I hadn't thought about the issue with make authenticate, but makes complete sense!  Thanks for explaining.

I've attached an updated patch, which I think does what you asked for (replacing make authenticate with guix git authenticate.

Many thanks,
Emma


Sep 18, 2022, 19:53 by maximedevos <at> telenet.be:

>
>
> On 18-09-2022 19:26, Maxime Devos wrote:
>
>> [...]
>>
>> As such, I propose that:
>>
>>    * you adjust the patch to note that authenticating the checkout is
>>      impossible if you don't already have Guix installed (instead of
>>      recommending the insecure "make authenticate")
>>
>>    * I write a patch removing "make authenticate" and adjusting old uses
>>      of "make authenticate" to "guix git authenticate ...".
>>
>
>
> I have attached a patch for the latter.
>
> Greetings,
> Maxime.
>

[0001-doc-contrib-recommend-guix-git-authenticate.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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