doc: Merge "discourage use of texlive" with existing paragraph on "guix size"
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Merge "discourage use of texlive" with existing paragraph on "guix size".
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@ -382,7 +382,9 @@ Take a look at the profile reported by @command{guix size}
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(@pxref{Invoking guix size}). This will allow you to notice references
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to other packages unwillingly retained. It may also help determine
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whether to split the package (@pxref{Packages with Multiple Outputs}),
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and which optional dependencies should be used.
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and which optional dependencies should be used. In particular, avoid adding
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@command{texlive} as a dependency: because of its extreme size, use
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@command{texlive-tiny} or @command{texlive-union} instead.
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@item
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For important changes, check that dependent package (if applicable) are
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@ -477,16 +479,6 @@ often better to clone the repository. Don't use the @command{name} field in
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the URL: it is not very useful and if the name changes, the URL will probably
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be wrong.
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@item
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Try to minimize the weight of the inputs to make the transitive closure as
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small as possible (@pxref{Invoking guix size}). Use @command{native-inputs}
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and @command{inputs} appropriately. It's sometimes sufficient to use the
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@command{-minimal} version of a package as input, e.g. @command{bash-minimal}
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instead of @command{bash}. In particular, avoid adding @command{texlive} as a
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dependency: because of its extreme size, it's both heavy on the build farms
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and on the users who would like to build or hack the package from source. Use
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@command{texlive-tiny} or @command{texlive-union} instead.
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@end enumerate
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When posting a patch to the mailing list, use @samp{[PATCH] @dots{}} as
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