bug#51868: closed ([PATCH] doc: Improve wording for param spec of `./configure`.)

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> [PATCH] doc: Improve wording for param spec of `./configure`.
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> Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:10:20 +0100
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> * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Writing "Do
> <this>. But it won't work unless ..." is a bad practice.
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>  doc/contributing.texi | 12 ++++++------
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
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> diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
> index db0f836157..aa6bfc2e65 100644
> --- a/doc/contributing.texi
> +++ b/doc/contributing.texi
> @@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ Building from Git
>  @xref{Macro Search Path,,, automake, The GNU Automake Manual}, for
>  more information.
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> -Then, run @command{./configure} as usual.  Make sure to pass
> -@code{--localstatedir=@var{directory}} where @var{directory} is the
> -@code{localstatedir} value used by your current installation (@pxref{The
> -Store}, for information about this), usually @file{/var}.  Note that you
> -will probably not run @command{make install} at the end (you don't have
> -to) but it's still important to pass the right @code{localstatedir}.
> +Then, run @command{./configure --localstatedir=@var{directory}}, where
> +@var{directory} is the @code{localstatedir} value used by your current
> +installation (@pxref{The Store}, for information about this), usually
> +@file{/var}.  Note that you will probably not run @command{make install}
> +at the end (you don't have to) but it's still important to pass the
> +right @code{localstatedir}.
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>  Finally, you have to invoke @code{make && make check} to build Guix and
>  run the tests (@pxref{Running the Test Suite}).  If anything fails, take
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> 2.33.1
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> Hi,
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> Rostislav Svoboda <rostislav.svoboda@gmail.com> skribis:
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> > * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Writing "Do
> > <this>. But it won't work unless ..." is a bad practice.
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> Good idea.  Applied, thanks!
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> Ludo’.
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