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authorIan Denhardt <ian@zenhack.net>2014-10-26 01:21:22 -0400
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-10-27 13:53:46 +0100
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doc: Add a note about optional GnuTLS dependency.
* README (Requirements): add a note about 'guix download''s GnuTLS dependency. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Likewise. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
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@@ -157,11 +157,23 @@ GNU Guix depends on the following packages:
@itemize
@item @url{http://gnu.org/software/guile/, GNU Guile}, version 2.0.5 or later;
@item @url{http://gnupg.org/, GNU libgcrypt};
+@end itemize
+
+The following dependencies are optional:
+
+@itemize
@item
-optionally, installing
+Installing
@url{http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/guile-json/, Guile-JSON} will
allow you to use the @command{guix import pypi} command; it is of
interest primarily for developers and not for casual users.
+@item
+Installing @uref{http://gnutls.org/, GnuTLS-Guile} will
+allow you to access @code{https} URLs with the @command{guix download}
+command (@pxref{Invoking guix download}) and the @command{guix import
+pypi} command. This is primarily of interest to developers.
+@xref{Guile Preparations, how to install the GnuTLS bindings for Guile,,
+gnutls-guile, GnuTLS-Guile}.
@end itemize
Unless @code{--disable-daemon} was passed to @command{configure}, the