From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri May 26 12:30:06 2023 Received: (at 49610) by debbugs.gnu.org; 26 May 2023 16:30:06 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50687 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1q2aKL-0003FY-U0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 26 May 2023 12:30:06 -0400 Received: from mout-p-103.mailbox.org ([80.241.56.161]:40216) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1q2aKJ-0003EZ-LT for 49610@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 26 May 2023 12:30:04 -0400 Received: from smtp202.mailbox.org (smtp202.mailbox.org [10.196.197.202]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-384) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mout-p-103.mailbox.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4QSVkm15Zzz9sdQ; Fri, 26 May 2023 18:29:52 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mailbox.org; s=mail20150812; t=1685118592; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=gwZc8B7a9nJkmQzjiMavOUNKBX0V6ikejFsoFHDFOxQ=; b=iQjeY0KY/630S+35GCtkpwXlwGJdz7RDWNmLVa7fGpzd1HJf5OLDalDprUiC4dsOI8o/la fXqSfefTk/GLEvE/CZb1TjcKaXHgzRaKjkxqR2oof2uYxsKKKScJwtxW914B4y3uevOS3P a5PRnzg1rLw0R5IPS9Qxe4716dMBVE/QKx7CjqX4uqOGJwJWX6J5IWbXO4dfTKdNEri8yK /tEaDxJz028iT+v4igy3XUgmnt2AmoPBKf+sbSVDQjB8SIJMwGnDOxE/VToT8DnhS/M2XV t1jx7Hg8wyd8/v48TMCnW9vGbmRHJma0uMnIQB6tpEyH+kSCE6fIXzlTJkPpCQ== From: Antero Mejr To: Simon Tournier Subject: Re: [bug#49610] [PATCH v3] services: guix: Add channels field. In-Reply-To: <87lehbtlxz.fsf@gmail.com> (Simon Tournier's message of "Fri, 26 May 2023 12:40:40 +0200") References: <20210717205819.380-1-brice@waegenei.re> <20230525201216.16870-1-antero@mailbox.org> <87lehbtlxz.fsf@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 16:29:49 +0000 Message-ID: <87a5xrvywy.fsf@mailbox.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MBO-RS-ID: 9983ae3937b45c68e9b X-MBO-RS-META: irpprhbz1wajgyupg7b77ekdxydbf91o X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 49610 Cc: 49610@debbugs.gnu.org, ludo@gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.7 (-) Simon Tournier writes: > Sorry if I am missing something. A comment about the consistency of the > manual. :-) The section =E2=80=9CInvoking guix pull=E2=80=9D mentions: > > (snip) > >> -customized by defining @dfn{channels} in the >> -@file{~/.config/guix/channels.scm} file. A channel specifies a URL and= branch >> +customized by defining @dfn{channels} in the @file{/etc/guix/channels.s= cm} and >> +@file{~/.config/guix/channels.scm} files. A channel specifies a URL an= d branch > > I find this wording confusing. I would suggest: > > A channel specifies a URL and branch customized by defining > @dfn{channels} in the @file{~/.config/guix/channels.scm} file, and/or > the @file{/etc/guix/channels.scm} file and/or the built-in default > specified in the @code{%default-channels} variable. Guix honors the > channels file in that previous order (@xref{Invoking guix pull}). > > or something like that. Keeping in mind that this part is not Guix > System specific. Updated to use that wording in v4. I put the documentation update for the Channels section into a separate patch, as that change isn't related to the guix-configuration changes.