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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 5dab9cf169..306c7b635b 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -9571,10 +9571,14 @@ with @code{build-expression->derivation} (@pxref{Derivations, @defvr {Scheme Variable} channel-build-system This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system channel)}. -This build system is meant primarily for internal use. It requires two -arguments, @code{#:commit} and @code{#:source}, and builds a Guix -instance from that channel, in the same way @command{guix time-machine} -would do it (@pxref{Channels}). +This build system is meant primarily for internal use. A package using +this build system must have a channel specification as its @code{source} +field (@pxref{Channels}); alternatively, its source can be a directory +name, in which case an additional @code{#:commit} argument must be +supplied to specify the commit being built (a hexadecimal string). + +The resulting package is a Guix instance of the given channel, similar +to how @command{guix time-machine} would build it. @end defvr @node Build Phases |