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@@ -2841,6 +2841,19 @@ This has the same purpose as the same-named option in @command{guix
build} (@pxref{Additional Build Options, @code{--expression} in
@command{guix build}}).
+@item --manifest=@var{file}
+@itemx -m @var{file}
+Use the packages contained in the manifest object returned by the Scheme
+code in @var{file}.
+
+This has a similar purpose as the same-named option in @command{guix
+package} (@pxref{profile-manifest, @option{--manifest}}) and uses the
+same manifest files. It allows you to define a collection of packages
+once and use it both for creating profiles and for creating archives
+for use on machines that do not have Guix installed. Note that you can
+specify @emph{either} a manifest file @emph{or} a list of packages,
+but not both.
+
@item --system=@var{system}
@itemx -s @var{system}
Attempt to build for @var{system}---e.g., @code{i686-linux}---instead of