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01/02: doc: Describe format of channel that uses directory field.
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Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:02:32 -0500 (EST) |
rekado pushed a commit to branch master
in repository guix.
commit d0d700526c362272d11b0c3be8ba7861a21e1e42
Author: Karl Hallsby <karl@hallsby.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Dec 28 17:40:58 2022 -0600
doc: Describe format of channel that uses directory field.
* doc/guix.texi (Package Modules in a Sub-directory): Explain that directory
must be the module root.
---
doc/guix.texi | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 053cd1ad41..7c02e2d392 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -5614,6 +5614,12 @@ add a meta-data file @file{.guix-channel} that contains:
(directory "guix"))
@end lisp
+The modules must be @b{underneath} the specified directory, as the
+@code{directory} changes Guile's @code{load-path}. For example, if
+@file{.guix-channel} has @code{(directory "base")}, then a module
+defined as @code{(define-module (gnu packages fun))} must be located at
+@code{base/gnu/packages/fun.scm}.
+
@node Declaring Channel Dependencies
@section Declaring Channel Dependencies