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doc: Distinguish between (gnu packages ...) and "GNU packages". 

* doc/guix.texi (Package Modules): Add a footnote stating that (gnu
  packages ...) has nothing to do with "GNU packages."
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Ludovic Courtès 2014-01-17 22:52:10 +01:00
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@ -1978,7 +1978,12 @@ the load. To check whether a package has a @code{debug} output, use
From a programming viewpoint, the package definitions of the
distribution are provided by Guile modules in the @code{(gnu packages
...)} name space (@pxref{Modules, Guile modules,, guile, GNU Guile
@dots{})} name space@footnote{Note that packages under the @code{(gnu
packages @dots{})} module name space are not necessarily ``GNU
packages''. This module naming scheme follows the usual Guile module
naming convention: @code{gnu} means that these modules are distributed
as part of the GNU system, and @code{packages} identifies modules that
define packages.} (@pxref{Modules, Guile modules,, guile, GNU Guile
Reference Manual}). For instance, the @code{(gnu packages emacs)}
module exports a variable named @code{emacs}, which is bound to a
@code{<package>} object (@pxref{Defining Packages}). The @code{(gnu