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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 42691570ff..300518e861 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1178,6 +1178,11 @@ user @file{nobody}; a writable @file{/tmp} directory. @end itemize +The chroot does contain a @file{/home} directory, and the @env{HOME} +environment variable is set to the non-existent +@file{/homeless-shelter}. This helps to highlight inappropriate uses of +@env{HOME} in the build scripts of packages. + You can influence the directory where the daemon stores build trees @i{via} the @env{TMPDIR} environment variable. However, the build tree within the chroot is always called @file{/tmp/guix-build-@var{name}.drv-0}, |