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[PATCH] doc: Mention --check --no-grafts as a way to force-rebuild packages.

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From: Rostislav Svoboda <rostislav.svoboda <at> gmail.com>
To: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>, 76109 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#76109] [PATCH] doc: Mention --check --no-grafts as a way to force-rebuild packages.
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2025 02:23:20 +0100

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Adjusted! A new patch is attached.

Le ven. 7 févr. 2025 à 01:05, Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name> a écrit :
>
> On Fri, Feb 07, 2025 at 12:43:36AM +0100, Rostislav Svoboda wrote:
> > * doc/guix.texi (On Trusting Binaries): Document that combining --check and
> > --no-grafts with 'guix build' forces the rebuild of a package.
>
> Thanks, this is really useful information that most people have had to
> learn by asking.
>
> > +@command{guix build --check}}).  To force a full rebuild of a package
> > +(ignoring security updates via grafts), use @option{--check} together
> > +with @option{--no-grafts} (@pxref{Common Build Options,
> > +@option{--no-grafts}}).
>
> Grafts are not always present in the codebase (hard to believe, I know),
> so can you adjust it to something like "(ignoring security updates via
> grafts, which are often present)"?

[0001-doc-Mention-check-no-grafts-as-a-way-to-force-rebuil.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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