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[PATCH] doc: Add note on nsncd as a replacement for nscd.

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From: Lars Bilke <lars.bilke <at> ufz.de>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: Lars Bilke <lars.bilke <at> ufz.de>
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add note on nsncd as a replacement for nscd.
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:01:53 +0100

* doc/guix.texi Add note on nsncd in Name Service Switch section.

Change-Id: Ib804ab2e7d83d13f8f81d875f957eae2304eb232
---
 doc/guix.texi | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index ba9b75f370..9fc7abcbc5 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -1817,6 +1817,13 @@ Application Setup
 files are loaded in the @command{nscd} process, not in applications
 themselves.
 
+Please note that
+@uref{https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/glibc/-/commit/25032a8abb2760257c3dceb78e649a0a2c4e3ab2, glibc @geq{} 2.38-4}
+does not provide @command{nscd} anymore. @command{nsncd} can be used as
+a drop-in-replacement. See @uref{https://github.com/twosigma/nsncd, nsncd on GitHub}
+and @uref{https://flokli.de/posts/2022-11-18-nsncd/, this blog post} for
+more information.
+
 @subsection X11 Fonts
 
 @cindex fonts

base-commit: 207c69e40d3dca947137dbfcd0564e610b17832d
-- 
2.46.1

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