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@@ -1913,6 +1913,18 @@ Which Ruby package is used can be specified with the @code{#:ruby}
parameter.
@end defvr
+@defvr {Scheme Variable} waf-build-system
+This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system waf)}. It
+implements a build procedure around the @code{waf} script. The common
+phases---@code{configure}, @code{build}, and @code{install}---are
+implemented by passing their names as arguments to the @code{waf}
+script.
+
+The @code{waf} script is executed by the Python interpreter. Which
+Python package is used to run the script can be specified with the
+@code{#:python} parameter.
+@end defvr
+
Lastly, for packages that do not need anything as sophisticated, a
``trivial'' build system is provided. It is trivial in the sense that
it provides basically no support: it does not pull any implicit inputs,