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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index c0755bb895..6496e10a14 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -300,6 +300,13 @@ For important changes, check that dependent package (if applicable) are not affected by the change; @code{guix refresh --list-dependent @var{package}} will help you do that (@pxref{Invoking guix refresh}). +Packages with roughly 100 dependents or more usually have to be +committed to a separate branch. That branch can then be built +separately by our build farm, and later merged into @code{master} once +everything has been successfully built. This allows us to fix issues +before they hit users, and to reduce the window during which pre-built +binaries are not available. + @item @cindex determinism, of build processes @cindex reproducible builds, checking |