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@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ Project}.
* Documentation:: Browsing software user manuals.
* Installing Debugging Files:: Feeding the debugger.
* Security Updates:: Deploying security fixes quickly.
-* Package Modules:: Packages from the programmer's viewpoint.
* Bootstrapping:: GNU/Linux built from scratch.
* Porting:: Targeting another platform or kernel.
* Contributing:: Your help needed!
@@ -188,6 +187,7 @@ Substitutes
Programming Interface
+* Package Modules:: Packages from the programmer's viewpoint.
* Defining Packages:: Defining new packages.
* Build Systems:: Specifying how packages are built.
* The Store:: Manipulating the package store.
@@ -4437,6 +4437,7 @@ This chapter describes all these APIs in turn, starting from high-level
package definitions.
@menu
+* Package Modules:: Packages from the programmer's viewpoint.
* Defining Packages:: Defining new packages.
* Build Systems:: Specifying how packages are built.
* The Store:: Manipulating the package store.
@@ -4446,6 +4447,68 @@ package definitions.
* Invoking guix repl:: Fiddling with Guix interactively.
@end menu
+@node Package Modules
+@section Package Modules
+
+From a programming viewpoint, the package definitions of the
+GNU distribution are provided by Guile modules in the @code{(gnu packages
+@dots{})} name space@footnote{Note that packages under the @code{(gnu
+packages @dots{})} module name space are not necessarily ``GNU
+packages''. This module naming scheme follows the usual Guile module
+naming convention: @code{gnu} means that these modules are distributed
+as part of the GNU system, and @code{packages} identifies modules that
+define packages.} (@pxref{Modules, Guile modules,, guile, GNU Guile
+Reference Manual}). For instance, the @code{(gnu packages emacs)}
+module exports a variable named @code{emacs}, which is bound to a
+@code{<package>} object (@pxref{Defining Packages}).
+
+The @code{(gnu packages @dots{})} module name space is
+automatically scanned for packages by the command-line tools. For
+instance, when running @code{guix package -i emacs}, all the @code{(gnu
+packages @dots{})} modules are scanned until one that exports a package
+object whose name is @code{emacs} is found. This package search
+facility is implemented in the @code{(gnu packages)} module.
+
+@cindex customization, of packages
+@cindex package module search path
+Users can store package definitions in modules with different
+names---e.g., @code{(my-packages emacs)}@footnote{Note that the file
+name and module name must match. For instance, the @code{(my-packages
+emacs)} module must be stored in a @file{my-packages/emacs.scm} file
+relative to the load path specified with @option{--load-path} or
+@code{GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH}. @xref{Modules and the File System,,,
+guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}, for details.}. There are two ways to make
+these package definitions visible to the user interfaces:
+
+@enumerate
+@item
+By adding the directory containing your package modules to the search path
+with the @code{-L} flag of @command{guix package} and other commands
+(@pxref{Common Build Options}), or by setting the @code{GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH}
+environment variable described below.
+
+@item
+By defining a @dfn{channel} and configuring @command{guix pull} so that it
+pulls from it. A channel is essentially a Git repository containing package
+modules. @xref{Channels}, for more information on how to define and use
+channels.
+@end enumerate
+
+@code{GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH} works similarly to other search path variables:
+
+@defvr {Environment Variable} GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH
+This is a colon-separated list of directories to search for additional
+package modules. Directories listed in this variable take precedence
+over the own modules of the distribution.
+@end defvr
+
+The distribution is fully @dfn{bootstrapped} and @dfn{self-contained}:
+each package is built based solely on other packages in the
+distribution. The root of this dependency graph is a small set of
+@dfn{bootstrap binaries}, provided by the @code{(gnu packages
+bootstrap)} module. For more information on bootstrapping,
+@pxref{Bootstrapping}.
+
@node Defining Packages
@section Defining Packages
@@ -24106,69 +24169,6 @@ lsof | grep /gnu/store/.*bash
@end example
-@node Package Modules
-@chapter Package Modules
-
-From a programming viewpoint, the package definitions of the
-GNU distribution are provided by Guile modules in the @code{(gnu packages
-@dots{})} name space@footnote{Note that packages under the @code{(gnu
-packages @dots{})} module name space are not necessarily ``GNU
-packages''. This module naming scheme follows the usual Guile module
-naming convention: @code{gnu} means that these modules are distributed
-as part of the GNU system, and @code{packages} identifies modules that
-define packages.} (@pxref{Modules, Guile modules,, guile, GNU Guile
-Reference Manual}). For instance, the @code{(gnu packages emacs)}
-module exports a variable named @code{emacs}, which is bound to a
-@code{<package>} object (@pxref{Defining Packages}).
-
-The @code{(gnu packages @dots{})} module name space is
-automatically scanned for packages by the command-line tools. For
-instance, when running @code{guix package -i emacs}, all the @code{(gnu
-packages @dots{})} modules are scanned until one that exports a package
-object whose name is @code{emacs} is found. This package search
-facility is implemented in the @code{(gnu packages)} module.
-
-@cindex customization, of packages
-@cindex package module search path
-Users can store package definitions in modules with different
-names---e.g., @code{(my-packages emacs)}@footnote{Note that the file
-name and module name must match. For instance, the @code{(my-packages
-emacs)} module must be stored in a @file{my-packages/emacs.scm} file
-relative to the load path specified with @option{--load-path} or
-@code{GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH}. @xref{Modules and the File System,,,
-guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}, for details.}. There are two ways to make
-these package definitions visible to the user interfaces:
-
-@enumerate
-@item
-By adding the directory containing your package modules to the search path
-with the @code{-L} flag of @command{guix package} and other commands
-(@pxref{Common Build Options}), or by setting the @code{GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH}
-environment variable described below.
-
-@item
-By defining a @dfn{channel} and configuring @command{guix pull} so that it
-pulls from it. A channel is essentially a Git repository containing package
-modules. @xref{Channels}, for more information on how to define and use
-channels.
-@end enumerate
-
-@code{GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH} works similarly to other search path variables:
-
-@defvr {Environment Variable} GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH
-This is a colon-separated list of directories to search for additional
-package modules. Directories listed in this variable take precedence
-over the own modules of the distribution.
-@end defvr
-
-The distribution is fully @dfn{bootstrapped} and @dfn{self-contained}:
-each package is built based solely on other packages in the
-distribution. The root of this dependency graph is a small set of
-@dfn{bootstrap binaries}, provided by the @code{(gnu packages
-bootstrap)} module. For more information on bootstrapping,
-@pxref{Bootstrapping}.
-
-
@node Bootstrapping
@chapter Bootstrapping