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| author | Miguel Ángel Arruga Vivas <rosen644835@gmail.com> | 2020-10-24 14:35:09 +0200 |
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| committer | Miguel Ángel Arruga Vivas <rosen644835@gmail.com> | 2020-10-24 17:38:58 +0200 |
| commit | ef6596a20cac24dbfd729098f2a903f00f4e33e2 (patch) | |
| tree | 83b7fdfedb6131e853bfc643b86fe5ee0d534ab3 /doc | |
| parent | 31c894c652aac27bd0ed8594a4344fd7c2b31e6e (diff) | |
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build: Add GUIX_GIT_KEYRING variable for make authenticate.
* Makefile.am (GUIX_GIT_KEYRING): New variable.
(authenticate): Use GUIX_GIT_KEYRING to select the keyring branch
reference.
* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add an example about the
use of GUIX_GIT_KEYRING.
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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 26a4627464..d3f6325c3f 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -140,6 +140,16 @@ make authenticate The first run takes a couple of minutes, but subsequent runs are faster. +Or, when your configuration for your local Git repository doesn't match +the default one, you can provide the reference for the @code{keyring} +branch through the variable @code{GUIX_GIT_KEYRING}. The following +example assumes that you have a Git remote called @samp{myremote} +pointing to the official repository: + +@example +make authenticate GUIX_GIT_KEYRING=myremote/keyring +@end example + @quotation Note You are advised to run @command{make authenticate} after every @command{git pull} invocation. This ensures you keep receiving valid |