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[PATCH v2] Add more detailed instructions into the HACKING file.

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From: Tomas Volf <~@wolfsden.cz>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 68505 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#68505: [PATCH v2] Add more detailed instructions into the HACKING file.
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:59:07 +0100

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Thank you for the review.

On 2024-01-24 11:18:27 +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> > +You can spawn a shell with all the required dependencies using GNU Guix
> > +by running the following command:
> > +
> > +    guix shell -D -f guix.scm --pure
>
> I would suggest running:
>
>   guix shell -CP
>
> (Currently ‘README’ suggests ‘guix shell’.)
>
> The rationale is: it’s shorter, using a container avoids interference,
> and ‘-P’ works well with ‘config.cache’ & co. (because the cached file
> names then are $HOME/.guix-profile/…).
>
> WDYT?

Modified as agreed on irc.  I am not convinced on the -P, but I defer to your
judgment on this.

Have a nice day,
Tomas Volf

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