Re: [PATCH 2/2] doc: Document extra-packages argument of base-initrd.

[Vincent Legoll]

On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 9:43 AM, Tomáš Čech <address@hidden> wrote:
> * doc/guix.texi(Initial RAM Disk): Describe extra-modules parameter in
>   definition of base-initrd. Mention it under example of use of
>   extra-packges.
> ---
>  doc/guix.texi | 10 +++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
> index 786fe55..27a4cea 100644
> --- a/doc/guix.texi
> +++ b/doc/guix.texi
> @@ -10183,6 +10183,9 @@ system declaration like this:
>                   rest)))
>  @end example
>
> +In a similar way you can add programs to packed into initrd using
> address@hidden:extra-packages}.

"to pack in the" maybe ?

>  The @code{base-initrd} procedure also handles common use cases that
>  involves using the system as a QEMU guest, or as a ``live'' system with
>  volatile root file system.
> @@ -10233,7 +10236,7 @@ further.
>
>  @deffn {Monadic Procedure} base-initrd @var{file-systems} @
>         [#:qemu-networking? #f] [#:virtio? #t] [#:volatile-root? #f] @
> -       [#:extra-modules '()] [#:mapped-devices '()]
> +       [#:extra-packages '()] [#:extra-modules '()] [#:mapped-devices '()]
>  Return a monadic derivation that builds a generic initrd.  
> @var{file-systems} is
>  a list of file systems to be mounted by the initrd, possibly in addition to
>  the root file system specified on the kernel command line via @code{--root}.
> @@ -10251,6 +10254,11 @@ The initrd is automatically populated with all the 
> kernel modules necessary
>  for @var{file-systems} and for the given options.  However, additional kernel
>  modules can be listed in @var{extra-modules}.  They will be added to the 
> initrd, and
>  loaded at boot time in the order in which they appear.
> +
> +Additional packages can be added through @var{extra-packages}. This is
> +useful mostly for development and debugging purposes but it can also be
> +used to extend set of commands available in case of interactive
> +recovery.
>  @end deffn

"to extend the set"

-- 
Vincent Legoll