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authorKarl Hallsby <karl@hallsby.com>2022-12-28 17:40:59 -0600
committerRicardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>2022-12-29 20:01:59 +0100
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doc: Give example of when to use describe in .guix-channel file.
* doc/guix.texi (Package Modules in a Sub-directory): Mention "guix deploy" files as an example. Signed-off-by: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
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@@ -5620,6 +5620,12 @@ The modules must be @b{underneath} the specified directory, as the
defined as @code{(define-module (gnu packages fun))} must be located at
@code{base/gnu/packages/fun.scm}.
+Doing this allows for only parts of a repository to be used as a
+channel, as Guix expects valid Guile modules when pulling. For
+instance, @command{guix deploy} machine configuration files are not
+valid Guile modules, and treating them as such would make @command{guix
+pull} fail.
+
@node Declaring Channel Dependencies
@section Declaring Channel Dependencies