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authorzimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>2021-03-26 08:03:18 +0100
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doc: Reorder "Channels with Substitutes".
Ordering consistency introduced by 12871cc8db701a89f7f64303e1f16a8537a12561. * doc/guix.texi (Channels): Move section "Channels with Substitutes". Update the master menu.
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index bada446357..892d0093b7 100644
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+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -240,13 +240,13 @@ Channels
* Using a Custom Guix Channel:: Using a customized Guix.
* Replicating Guix:: Running the @emph{exact same} Guix.
* Channel Authentication:: How Guix verifies what it fetches.
+* Channels with Substitutes:: Using channels with available substitutes.
* Creating a Channel:: How to write your custom channel.
* Package Modules in a Sub-directory:: Specifying the channel's package modules location.
* Declaring Channel Dependencies:: How to depend on other channels.
* Specifying Channel Authorizations:: Defining channel authors authorizations.
* Primary URL:: Distinguishing mirror to original.
* Writing Channel News:: Communicating information to channel's users.
-* Channels with Substitutes:: Using channels with available substitutes.
Development
@@ -5018,13 +5018,13 @@ updates.
* Using a Custom Guix Channel:: Using a customized Guix.
* Replicating Guix:: Running the @emph{exact same} Guix.
* Channel Authentication:: How Guix verifies what it fetches.
+* Channels with Substitutes:: Using channels with available substitutes.
* Creating a Channel:: How to write your custom channel.
* Package Modules in a Sub-directory:: Specifying the channel's package modules location.
* Declaring Channel Dependencies:: How to depend on other channels.
* Specifying Channel Authorizations:: Defining channel authors authorizations.
* Primary URL:: Distinguishing mirror to original.
* Writing Channel News:: Communicating information to channel's users.
-* Channels with Substitutes:: Using channels with available substitutes.
@end menu
@node Specifying Additional Channels
@@ -5180,6 +5180,31 @@ introduction from a trusted source since that is the root of your trust.
If you're curious about the authentication mechanics, read on!
+@node Channels with Substitutes
+@section Channels with Substitutes
+
+When running @command{guix pull}, Guix will first compile the
+definitions of every available package. This is an expensive operation
+for which substitutes (@pxref{Substitutes}) may be available. The
+following snippet in @file{channels.scm} will ensure that @command{guix
+pull} uses the latest commit with available substitutes for the package
+definitions: this is done by querying the continuous integration
+server at @url{https://ci.guix.gnu.org}.
+
+@lisp
+(use-modules (guix ci))
+
+(list (channel-with-substitutes-available
+ %default-guix-channel
+ "https://ci.guix.gnu.org"))
+@end lisp
+
+Note that this does not mean that all the packages that you will
+install after running @command{guix pull} will have available
+substitutes. It only ensures that @command{guix pull} will not try to
+compile package definitions. This is particularly useful when using
+machines with limited resources.
+
@node Creating a Channel
@section Creating a Channel
@@ -5496,31 +5521,6 @@ xgettext -o news.po -l scheme -ken etc/news.txt
To sum up, yes, you could use your channel as a blog. But beware, this
is @emph{not quite} what your users might expect.
-@node Channels with Substitutes
-@section Channels with Substitutes
-
-When running @command{guix pull}, Guix will first compile the
-definitions of every available package. This is an expensive operation
-for which substitutes (@pxref{Substitutes}) may be available. The
-following snippet in @file{channels.scm} will ensure that @command{guix
-pull} uses the latest commit with available substitutes for the package
-definitions: this is done by querying the continuous integration
-server at @url{https://ci.guix.gnu.org}.
-
-@lisp
-(use-modules (guix ci))
-
-(list (channel-with-substitutes-available
- %default-guix-channel
- "https://ci.guix.gnu.org"))
-@end lisp
-
-Note that this does not mean that all the packages that you will
-install after running @command{guix pull} will have available
-substitutes. It only ensures that @command{guix pull} will not try to
-compile package definitions. This is particularly useful when using
-machines with limited resources.
-
@c *********************************************************************
@node Development
@chapter Development