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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 943e9bf526..b83767aaf4 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -14309,8 +14309,9 @@ to that effect: @end lisp When passed @option{--update}, it modifies distribution source files to -update the version numbers and source tarball hashes of those package -recipes (@pxref{Defining Packages}). This is achieved by downloading +update the version numbers and source code hashes of those package +definitions, as well as possibly their inputs (@pxref{Defining Packages}). +This is achieved by downloading each package's latest source tarball and its associated OpenPGP signature, authenticating the downloaded tarball against its signature using @command{gpgv}, and finally computing its hash---note that GnuPG must be |