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01/01: doc: Clarify the module file name convention.
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
01/01: doc: Clarify the module file name convention. |
Date: |
Fri, 22 May 2015 14:22:07 +0000 |
civodul pushed a commit to branch master
in repository guix.
commit c95ded7ed6938aa5aaa9abce81d87b2d6dbc7aa7
Author: Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden>
Date: Fri May 22 16:20:04 2015 +0200
doc: Clarify the module file name convention.
* doc/guix.texi (Package Modules): Clarify the footnote about the module
file
names convention. Tweak the wording.
---
doc/guix.texi | 10 +++++++---
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 53761df..9bd9c58 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -6154,11 +6154,15 @@ facility is implemented in the @code{(gnu packages)}
module.
@cindex package module search path
Users can store package definitions in modules with different
names---e.g., @code{(my-packages emacs)address@hidden that the file
-name and module name must match. @xref{Modules and the File System,,,
-guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}, for details.} These package definitions
+name and module name must match. For instance, the @code{(my-packages
+emacs)} module must be stored in a @file{my-packages/emacs.scm} file
+relative to the load path specified with @option{--load-path} or
address@hidden @xref{Modules and the File System,,,
+guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}, for details.}. These package definitions
will not be visible by default. Thus, users can invoke commands such as
@command{guix package} and @command{guix build} have to be used with the
address@hidden option so that they know where to find the package, or use the
address@hidden option so that they know where to find the package. Better
+yet, they can use the
@code{-L} option of these commands to make those modules visible
(@pxref{Invoking guix build, @code{--load-path}}), or define the
@code{GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH} environment variable. This environment