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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2020-04-20 23:37:05 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2020-04-21 00:06:40 +0200
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packages: Recommend against the use of 'package-file'.
* guix/packages.scm (package-file): Recommend against its use in the docstring. * doc/guix.texi (The Store Monad): Likewise.
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@@ -7483,6 +7483,10 @@ value in the absolute file name of @var{file} within the @var{output}
directory of @var{package}. When @var{file} is omitted, return the name
of the @var{output} directory of @var{package}. When @var{target} is
true, use it as a cross-compilation target triplet.
+
+Note that this procedure does @emph{not} build @var{package}. Thus, the
+result might or might not designate an existing file. We recommend not
+using this procedure unless you know what you are doing.
@end deffn
@deffn {Monadic Procedure} package->derivation @var{package} [@var{system}]