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doc: Mention --localstatedir for when building from Git. 

Reported by Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com>.

* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Mention --localstatedir.
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@ -78,9 +78,13 @@ export ACLOCAL_PATH=/usr/share/aclocal
@xref{Macro Search Path,,, automake, The GNU Automake Manual}, for
more information.
Then, run @command{./configure} as usual.
Then, run @command{./configure} as usual. Make sure to pass
@code{--localstatedir=@var{directory}} where @var{directory} is the
@code{localstatedir} value used by your current installation (@pxref{The
Store}, for information about this).
Finally, you have to invoke @code{make check} to run tests. If anything
Finally, you have to invoke @code{make check} to run tests
(@pxref{Running the Test Suite}). If anything
fails, take a look at installation instructions (@pxref{Installation})
or send a message to the @email{guix-devel@@gnu.org, mailing list}.