[bug#52505] [PATCH 2/2] doc: Mention how to remedy "source file ... newer than compiled error".

[zimoun]

Hi,

On Wed, 15 Dec 2021 at 12:36, jgart via Guix-patches via
<guix-patches@gnu.org> wrote:
>
> From: Guix Together <jgart@dismail.de>
>
> * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Mention
> how to remedy "source file ... newer than compiled" error by running
> `make -j`.
>
> Co-authored-by: jgart <jgart@dismail.de>
> Co-authored-by: Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu>
> Co-authored-by: Ryan Prior <rprior@protonmail.com>
> Co-authored-by: Blake Shaw <blake@nonconstructivism.com>
> ---
>  doc/contributing.texi | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

Cool!


> +the message by running @command{make -j}. Until you do, Guile will run

[...]

> +@command{watchexec -w gnu/packages make -j}.

Personally, I would not recommand inside the manual the command "make
-j", but instead "make" or "make -j4" (4 or whatever number); as it
was done in "guix environment" section [1].

1: <https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/guix.html#Invoking-guix-environment>


Cheers,
simon