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-rw-r--r--doc/contributing.texi3
-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi5
3 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/README b/README
index 02d6f7190a..7121358157 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ To do so:
- Re-run the 'configure' script passing it the option
'--localstatedir=/somewhere', where '/somewhere' is the 'localstatedir'
value of the currently installed Guix (failing to do that would lead the
- new Guix to consider the store to be empty!).
+ new Guix to consider the store to be empty!). We recommend to use the
+ value '/var'.
- Run "make", "make check", and "make install".
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index 655c8283e5..ee72b2f94d 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ more information.
Then, run @command{./configure} as usual. Make sure to pass
@code{--localstatedir=@var{directory}} where @var{directory} is the
@code{localstatedir} value used by your current installation (@pxref{The
-Store}, for information about this).
+Store}, for information about this). We recommend to use the value
+@code{/var}.
Finally, you have to invoke @code{make check} to run tests
(@pxref{Running the Test Suite}). If anything
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 27cb31dde5..aaad6e376b 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -792,8 +792,9 @@ When configuring Guix on a system that already has a Guix installation,
be sure to specify the same state directory as the existing installation
using the @code{--localstatedir} option of the @command{configure}
script (@pxref{Directory Variables, @code{localstatedir},, standards,
-GNU Coding Standards}). The @command{configure} script protects against
-unintended misconfiguration of @var{localstatedir} so you do not
+GNU Coding Standards}). Usually, this @var{localstatedir} option is
+set to the value @file{/var}. The @command{configure} script protects
+against unintended misconfiguration of @var{localstatedir} so you do not
inadvertently corrupt your store (@pxref{The Store}).
@node Running the Test Suite