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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 11d020fe84..8b9aa82bc8 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -242,12 +242,13 @@ Then, run: @end example @noindent -... where @file{/var} is the normal @code{localstatedir} value -(@pxref{The Store}, for information about this) and @file{/etc} is the -normal @code{sysconfdir} value. 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} and @code{sysconfdir} -values, which get recorded in the @code{(guix config)} Guile module. +Optionally, @code{--localstatedir} and @code{--sysconfdir} can also be +provided as arguments. By default, @code{localstatedir} is @file{/var} +(@pxref{The Store}, for information about this) and @code{sysconfdir} is +@file{/etc}. 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} and @code{sysconfdir} values, which get +recorded in the @code{(guix config)} Guile module. Finally, you can build Guix and, if you feel so inclined, run the tests (@pxref{Running the Test Suite}): |