Subject: bug#65871: closed (Re: [PATCH] doc: contributing: Clarify generating the pre-inst-env script.)

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#65871: [PATCH] doc: contributing: Clarify generating the pre-inst-env script.

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: contributing: Clarify generating the pre-inst-env script.
From: Efraim Flashner <[email-masked]>
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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:18:03 +0300
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Patch pushed.

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Subject: [PATCH] doc: contributing: Clarify generating the pre-inst-env script.
From: Efraim Flashner <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Cc: Efraim Flashner <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 19:56:12 +0300
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Lack of clarity reported by lrustland on IRC.

* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Refer to
the Building from Git section when giving instructions for generating
the pre-inst-env script.
---
 doc/contributing.texi | 11 +++++------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index a0da871f1a..7651a5a2b3 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -204,12 +204,11 @@ Running Guix Before It Is Installed
 run @code{make install}.  To do that, you first need to have an
 environment with all the dependencies available (@pxref{Building from
 Git}), and then simply prefix each command with @command{./pre-inst-env}
-(the @file{pre-inst-env} script lives in the top build tree of Guix; it
-is generated by running @command{./bootstrap} followed by
-@command{./configure}).  As an example, here is how you would build the
-@code{hello} package as defined in your working tree (this assumes
-@command{guix-daemon} is already running on your system; it's OK if it's
-a different version):
+(the @file{pre-inst-env} script lives in the top build tree of Guix;
+@pxref{Building from Git} to generate it).  As an example, here is how you
+would build the @code{hello} package as defined in your working tree (this
+assumes @command{guix-daemon} is already running on your system; it's OK if
+it's a different version):
 
 @example
 $ ./pre-inst-env guix build hello

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