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@@ -8318,6 +8318,11 @@ The returned source tarball is the result of applying any patches and
code snippets specified in the package @code{origin} (@pxref{Defining
Packages}).
+Note that @command{guix build -S} compiles the sources only of the
+specified packages. They do not include the sources of statically
+linked dependencies and by themselves are insufficient for reproducing
+the packages.
+
@item --sources
Fetch and return the source of @var{package-or-derivation} and all their
dependencies, recursively. This is a handy way to obtain a local copy