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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index f258d79bd2..196ac48879 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -243,6 +243,24 @@ local source tree; it simply updates the @file{~/.config/guix/current} symlink (@pxref{Invoking guix pull}). Run @command{git pull} instead if you want to upgrade your local source tree. +Sometimes, especially if you have recently updated your repository, +running @command{./pre-inst-env} will print a message similar to the +following example: + +@example +;;; note: source file /home/user/projects/guix/guix/progress.scm +;;; newer than compiled /home/user/projects/guix/guix/progress.go +@end example + +This is only a note and you can safely ignore it. You can get rid of +the message by running @command{make -j4}. Until you do, Guile will run +slightly slower because it will interpret the code instead of using +prepared Guile object (@file{.go}) files. + +You can run @command{make} automatically as you work using +@command{watchexec} from the @code{watchexec} package. For example, +to build again each time you update a package file, you can run +@samp{watchexec -w gnu/packages make -j4}. @node The Perfect Setup @section The Perfect Setup |