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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 4df928e400..27cb31dde5 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -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 |