01/01: doc: Add footnote about pointing ~/.config/guix/latest at user's checkout

[Christopher Allan Webber]

cwebber pushed a commit to branch master
in repository guix.

commit b5f990a68075a3dcc1e8198857f1ca04d9c73ad7
Author: Christopher Allan Webber <address@hidden>
Date:   Thu Mar 10 09:52:18 2016 -0800

    doc: Add footnote about pointing ~/.config/guix/latest at user's checkout
    
    * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): New footnote.
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 doc/contributing.texi |    8 +++++++-
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index 3dbd3db..91759b6 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -140,7 +140,13 @@ necessary to support this, including @env{PATH} and 
@env{GUILE_LOAD_PATH}.
 Note that @command{./pre-inst-env guix pull} does @emph{not} upgrade the
 local source tree; it simply updates the @file{~/.config/guix/latest}
 symlink (@pxref{Invoking guix pull}).  Run @command{git pull} instead if
-you want to upgrade your local source tree.
+you want to upgrade your local source address@hidden you would like
+to set up @command{guix} to use your Git checkout, you can point the
address@hidden/.config/guix/latest} symlink to your Git checkout directory.
+If you are the sole user of your system, you may also consider pointing
+the @file{/root/.config/guix/latest} symlink to point to
address@hidden/.config/guix/latest}; this way it will always use the same
address@hidden as your user does.}
 
 
 @node The Perfect Setup