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[PATCH] doc: Setting Up the Daemon: Add paragraphs whom this section is for.

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Message #17 received at 72439 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>
To: Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 72439 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#72439] [PATCH] doc: Setting Up the Daemon: Add paragraphs
 whom this section is for.
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:22:12 +0200

Thank you for your feedback.

Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll <at> gmail.com> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I'd not use "some of us have reason to", maybe something like: "if you want to"

Yes, “some of us have reason to” was unclear.
“if you want to” also says that it is optional.

What I wanted to make clear, though, is that there is a benefit to
reading the section.

Maybe:

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 71c9c5c7ff..d3e615e02c 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -872,7 +872,8 @@ Setting Up the Daemon
 You should continue with the following section, @ref{Application
 Setup}.
 
-However, some of us have reason to replace outdated daemon versions,
+However, if it applies to you, now would be a good time to
+replace outdated daemon versions,
 tweak it, perform builds on other machines (@pxref{Daemon Offload
 Setup}) or start it manually in special environments like Chroots
 (@pxref{Chrooting into an existing system}) or WSL (not needed for WSL

Regards,
Florian

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