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doc: Clarify the module file name convention. 

* doc/guix.texi (Package Modules): Clarify the footnote about the module file
  names convention.  Tweak the wording.
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Ludovic Courtès 2015-05-22 16:20:04 +02:00
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@ -6154,11 +6154,15 @@ facility is implemented in the @code{(gnu packages)} module.
@cindex package module search path
Users can store package definitions in modules with different
names---e.g., @code{(my-packages emacs)}@footnote{Note that the file
name and module name must match. @xref{Modules and the File System,,,
guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}, for details.} These package definitions
name and module name must match. For instance, the @code{(my-packages
emacs)} module must be stored in a @file{my-packages/emacs.scm} file
relative to the load path specified with @option{--load-path} or
@code{GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH}. @xref{Modules and the File System,,,
guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}, for details.}. These package definitions
will not be visible by default. Thus, users can invoke commands such as
@command{guix package} and @command{guix build} have to be used with the
@code{-e} option so that they know where to find the package, or use the
@code{-e} option so that they know where to find the package. Better
yet, they can use the
@code{-L} option of these commands to make those modules visible
(@pxref{Invoking guix build, @code{--load-path}}), or define the
@code{GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH} environment variable. This environment