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| author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2016-03-25 23:53:40 +0100 |
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| committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2016-03-25 23:54:12 +0100 |
| commit | bf9eacd2af770c458dbd8c18d14e1885b6246313 (patch) | |
| tree | 7de5ad02a07e06aa2e81e595f8a98bb2f1c12fba /doc/guix.texi | |
| parent | 6f773606812075ee5c6747c3b7f95285254e48f2 (diff) | |
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doc: Mention 'guix challenge' in "Features".
* doc/guix.texi (Features): Mention trust and 'guix challenge'.
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 482cc9942e..b618480353 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1264,7 +1264,10 @@ deployment}. When a pre-built binary for a @file{/gnu/store} item is available from an external source---a @dfn{substitute}, Guix just downloads it and unpacks it; otherwise, it builds the package from source, locally -(@pxref{Substitutes}). +(@pxref{Substitutes}). Because build results are usually bit-for-bit +reproducible, users do not have to trust servers that provide +substitutes: they can force a local build and @emph{challenge} providers +(@pxref{Invoking guix challenge}). Control over the build environment is a feature that is also useful for developers. The @command{guix environment} command allows developers of |