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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 150747f445..701b5400f8 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2270,6 +2270,15 @@ called @code{gnew}, you may run this command from the Guix build tree: Using @code{--keep-failed} makes it easier to debug build failures since it provides access to the failed build tree. +If the package is unknown to the @command{guix} command, it may be that +the source file contains a syntax error, or lacks a @code{define-public} +clause to export the package variable. To figure it out, you may load +the module from Guile to get more information about the actual error: + +@example +./pre-inst-env guile -c '(use-modules (gnu packages gnew))' +@end example + Once your package builds correctly, please send us a patch (@pxref{Contributing}). Well, if you need help, we will be happy to help you too. Once the patch is committed in the Guix repository, the @@ -2784,10 +2793,10 @@ deco,,, dmd, GNU dmd Manual}). @chapter Contributing This project is a cooperative effort, and we need your help to make it -grow! Please get in touch with us on @email{guix-devel@@gnu.org}. We -welcome ideas, bug reports, patches, and anything that may be helpful to -the project. We particularly welcome help on packaging -(@pxref{Packaging Guidelines}). +grow! Please get in touch with us on @email{guix-devel@@gnu.org} and +@code{#guix} on the Freenode IRC network. We welcome ideas, bug +reports, patches, and anything that may be helpful to the project. We +particularly welcome help on packaging (@pxref{Packaging Guidelines}). Please see the @url{http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/HACKING, |