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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 0ea677387b..2bb820b46c 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3290,7 +3290,8 @@ used. For version control checkouts, it is recommended to provide the file name explicitly because the default is not very descriptive. @item @code{patches} (default: @code{'()}) -A list of file names containing patches to be applied to the source. +A list of file names, origins, or file-like objects (@pxref{G-Expressions, +file-like objects}) pointing to patches to be applied to the source. This list of patches must be unconditional. In particular, it cannot depend on the value of @code{%current-system} or |