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[PATCH] doc: Explicitly mention --localstatedir and --sysconfdir configure flags.

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From: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
To: 74093 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>, Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Subject: [bug#74093] [PATCH] doc: Explicitly mention --localstatedir and --sysconfdir configure flags.
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:50:57 +0000

Prior to this commit, the terms localstatedir and sysconfdir were used without
being defined earlier. This commit clarifies that they are configure flags.

* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Explicitly mention
--localstatedir and --sysconfdir configure flags.

Change-Id: I3e6edbbc1f2a342196e732e14257dbdf9a3f4303
---
 doc/contributing.texi | 13 +++++++------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index acdc303be6..d397410abe 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -240,12 +240,13 @@ Building from Git
 @end example
 
 @noindent
-... where @file{/var} is the normal @code{localstatedir} value
-(@pxref{The Store}, for information about this) and @file{/etc} is the
-normal @code{sysconfdir} value.  Note that you will probably not run
-@command{make install} at the end (you don't have to) but it's still
-important to pass the right @code{localstatedir} and @code{sysconfdir}
-values, which get recorded in the @code{(guix config)} Guile module.
+Optionally, @code{--localstatedir} and @code{--sysconfdir} can also be
+provided as arguments.  By default, @code{localstatedir} is @file{/var}
+(@pxref{The Store}, for information about this) and @code{sysconfdir} is
+@file{/etc}.  Note that you will probably not run @command{make install}
+at the end (you don't have to) but it's still important to pass the
+right @code{localstatedir} and @code{sysconfdir} values, which get
+recorded in the @code{(guix config)} Guile module.
 
 Finally, you can build Guix and, if you feel so inclined, run the tests
 (@pxref{Running the Test Suite}):

base-commit: a9c33e9f688fce88aed610ab04c650efb71b4ce6
-- 
2.45.2

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