From aca738f3c655a63c31de7e568b628c7d81b8c48f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Ludovic=20Court=C3=A8s?= Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 00:20:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Explain how to make the Info manual visible. Suggested by David Thompson at . * doc/guix.texi (Binary Installation): Explain how to make the Info manual visible. --- doc/guix.texi | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 6b66aef215..a5816e954d 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -399,6 +399,21 @@ for instance with: # ln -s /var/guix/profiles/per-user/root/guix-profile/bin/guix @end example +It is also a good idea to make the Info version of this manual available +there: + +@example +# mkdir -p /usr/local/share/info +# cd /usr/local/share/info +# for i in /var/guix/profiles/per-user/root/guix-profile/share/info/* ; + do ln -s $i ; done +@end example + +That way, assuming @file{/usr/local/share/info} is in the search path, +running @command{info guix} will open this manual (@pxref{Other Info +Directories,,, texinfo, GNU Texinfo}, for more details on changing the +Info search path.) + @item To use substitutes from @code{hydra.gnu.org} (@pxref{Substitutes}), authorize them: