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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index b0aa5aa872..7158a1d091 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -6963,12 +6963,11 @@ refresh, @code{--key-download}}. @item pypi @cindex pypi Import metadata from the @uref{https://pypi.python.org/, Python Package -Index}@footnote{This functionality requires Guile-JSON to be installed. -@xref{Requirements}.}. Information is taken from the JSON-formatted -description available at @code{pypi.python.org} and usually includes all -the relevant information, including package dependencies. For maximum -efficiency, it is recommended to install the @command{unzip} utility, so -that the importer can unzip Python wheels and gather data from them. +Index}. Information is taken from the JSON-formatted description +available at @code{pypi.python.org} and usually includes all the relevant +information, including package dependencies. For maximum efficiency, it +is recommended to install the @command{unzip} utility, so that the +importer can unzip Python wheels and gather data from them. The command below imports metadata for the @code{itsdangerous} Python package: @@ -6987,16 +6986,14 @@ in Guix. @item gem @cindex gem -Import metadata from @uref{https://rubygems.org/, -RubyGems}@footnote{This functionality requires Guile-JSON to be -installed. @xref{Requirements}.}. Information is taken from the -JSON-formatted description available at @code{rubygems.org} and includes -most relevant information, including runtime dependencies. There are -some caveats, however. The metadata doesn't distinguish between -synopses and descriptions, so the same string is used for both fields. -Additionally, the details of non-Ruby dependencies required to build -native extensions is unavailable and left as an exercise to the -packager. +Import metadata from @uref{https://rubygems.org/, RubyGems}. Information +is taken from the JSON-formatted description available at +@code{rubygems.org} and includes most relevant information, including +runtime dependencies. There are some caveats, however. The metadata +doesn't distinguish between synopses and descriptions, so the same string +is used for both fields. Additionally, the details of non-Ruby +dependencies required to build native extensions is unavailable and left +as an exercise to the packager. The command below imports metadata for the @code{rails} Ruby package: @@ -7014,9 +7011,7 @@ in Guix. @item cpan @cindex CPAN -Import metadata from @uref{https://www.metacpan.org/, MetaCPAN}@footnote{This -functionality requires Guile-JSON to be installed. -@xref{Requirements}.}. +Import metadata from @uref{https://www.metacpan.org/, MetaCPAN}. Information is taken from the JSON-formatted metadata provided through @uref{https://fastapi.metacpan.org/, MetaCPAN's API} and includes most relevant information, such as module dependencies. License information @@ -7100,10 +7095,8 @@ guix import texlive --archive=generic ifxetex @item json @cindex JSON, import -Import package metadata from a local JSON file@footnote{This -functionality requires Guile-JSON to be installed. -@xref{Requirements}.}. Consider the following example package -definition in JSON format: +Import package metadata from a local JSON file. Consider the following +example package definition in JSON format: @example @{ |