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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 405b218289..aca4657d6a 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Julien Lepiller@* Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Alex ter Weele@* Copyright @copyright{} 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Christopher Baines@* Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2018, 2019 Clément Lassieur@* -Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2018, 2020 Mathieu Othacehe@* +Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 Mathieu Othacehe@* Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Federico Beffa@* Copyright @copyright{} 2017, 2018 Carlo Zancanaro@* Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Thomas Danckaert@* @@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ Channels * Specifying Channel Authorizations:: Defining channel authors authorizations. * Primary URL:: Distinguishing mirror to original. * Writing Channel News:: Communicating information to channel's users. +* Channels with Substitutes:: Using channels with available substitutes. Development @@ -4919,6 +4920,7 @@ updates. * Specifying Channel Authorizations:: Defining channel authors authorizations. * Primary URL:: Distinguishing mirror to original. * Writing Channel News:: Communicating information to channel's users. +* Channels with Substitutes:: Using channels with available substitutes. @end menu @node Specifying Additional Channels @@ -5390,6 +5392,30 @@ xgettext -o news.po -l scheme -ken etc/news.txt To sum up, yes, you could use your channel as a blog. But beware, this is @emph{not quite} what your users might expect. +@node Channels with Substitutes +@section Channels with Substitutes + +When running @command{guix pull}, Guix will first compile the +definitions of every available package. This is an expensive operation +for which substitutes (@pxref{Substitutes}) may be available. The +following snippet in @file{channels.scm} will ensure that @command{guix +pull} uses the latest commit with available substitutes for the package +definitions: this is done by querying the continuous integration +server at @url{https://ci.guix.gnu.org}. + +@lisp +(use-modules (guix ci)) + +(list (channel-with-substitutes-available + %default-guix-channel + "https://ci.guix.gnu.org")) +@end lisp + +Note that this does not mean that all the packages that you will +install after running @command{guix pull} will have available +substitutes. It only ensures that @command{guix pull} will not try to +compile package definitions. This is particularly useful when using +machines with limited resources. @c ********************************************************************* @node Development |