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| author | Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> | 2016-03-30 02:43:16 -0700 |
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| committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2016-03-30 23:39:47 +0200 |
| commit | 8a46205b418605bcbd64b12426239f10c2113ff4 (patch) | |
| tree | be98db66cc9d1844cbe1af7cd7213549ecb626d0 /doc | |
| parent | 12af303f4736b19679142047327e55898e18eb9d (diff) | |
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doc: Clarify how to use the '#:python' parameter.
* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Clearly distinguish between the package that
provides the Python interpreter for the build and the package that is to be
built. Also, mention why one might want to use a specific Python version.
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix.texi | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 1a7f18871b..7a27ab3c5a 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2854,8 +2854,11 @@ For packages that install stand-alone Python programs under @code{bin/}, it takes care of wrapping these programs so that their @code{PYTHONPATH} environment variable points to all the Python libraries they depend on. -Which Python package is used can be specified with the @code{#:python} -parameter. +Which Python package is used to perform the build can be specified with +the @code{#:python} parameter. This is a useful way to force a package +to be built for a specific version of the Python interpreter, which +might be necessary if the package is only compatible with a single +interpreter version. @end defvr @defvr {Scheme Variable} perl-build-system |