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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index da48c8a72d..a6260a12aa 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3101,6 +3101,29 @@ in the distribution currently installed. To update your distribution, you should regularly run @command{guix pull} (@pxref{Invoking guix pull}). +@cindex package transformations, upgrades +When upgrading, package transformations that were originally applied +when creating the profile are automatically re-applied (@pxref{Package +Transformation Options}). For example, assume you first installed Emacs +from the tip of its development branch with: + +@example +guix install emacs-next --with-branch=emacs-next=master +@end example + +Next time you run @command{guix upgrade}, Guix will again pull the tip +of the Emacs development branch and build @code{emacs-next} from that +checkout. + +Note that transformation options such as @option{--with-branch} and +@option{--with-source} depend on external state; it is up to you to +ensure that they work as expected. You can also discard a +transformations that apply to a package by running: + +@example +guix install @var{package} +@end example + @item --do-not-upgrade[=@var{regexp} @dots{}] When used together with the @option{--upgrade} option, do @emph{not} upgrade any packages whose name matches a @var{regexp}. For example, to @@ -9193,6 +9216,10 @@ This is a convenient way to create customized packages on the fly without having to type in the definitions of package variants (@pxref{Defining Packages}). +Package transformation options are preserved across upgrades: +@command{guix upgrade} attempts to apply transformation options +initially used when creating the profile to the upgraded packages. + @table @code @item --with-source=@var{source} |