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author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2015-06-29 10:15:59 +0200 |
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committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2015-06-29 14:42:10 +0200 |
commit | 7ce216110cbb4015bfc4ae186f4a34d38481ce1b (patch) | |
tree | 2902b25b8c248f49aea7fd9fa71785dae8f48e8b | |
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doc: Add quote about running a monadic value.
* doc/guix.texi (The Store Monad): Add funny quote about "running" a monadic
value.
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index b3a77b4311..6164e086a3 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2762,8 +2762,13 @@ omitted since it will take place implicitly, as we will see later #$output))) @end example -Calling the monadic @code{sh-symlink} has no effect. To get the desired -effect, one must use @code{run-with-store}: +@c See +@c <https://syntaxexclamation.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/escaping-continuations/> +@c for the funny quote. +Calling the monadic @code{sh-symlink} has no effect. As someone once +said, ``you exit a monad like you exit a building on fire: by running''. +So, to exit the monad and get the desired effect, one must use +@code{run-with-store}: @example (run-with-store (open-connection) (sh-symlink)) |