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@@ -5614,6 +5614,12 @@ add a meta-data file @file{.guix-channel} that contains:
(directory "guix"))
@end lisp
+The modules must be @b{underneath} the specified directory, as the
+@code{directory} changes Guile's @code{load-path}. For example, if
+@file{.guix-channel} has @code{(directory "base")}, then a module
+defined as @code{(define-module (gnu packages fun))} must be located at
+@code{base/gnu/packages/fun.scm}.
+
@node Declaring Channel Dependencies
@section Declaring Channel Dependencies