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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 880086506f..178659c26f 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -411,6 +411,20 @@ computationally intensive or rather cheap, depending on whether substitutes are available for their dependencies (@pxref{Substitutes}). Some of them require a lot of storage space to hold VM images. +If you encounter an error like: + +@example +Compiling Scheme modules... +ice-9/eval.scm:142:16: In procedure compile-top-call: +error: all-system-tests: unbound variable +hint: Did you forget `(use-modules (gnu tests))'? +@end example + +@noindent +there may be inconsistencies in the work tree from previous builds. To +resolve this, try running @command{make clean-go} followed by +@command{make}. + Again in case of test failures, please send @email{bug-guix@@gnu.org} all the details. |