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[bug#57910] Add link to 'pre-inst-env' from 'installing from git' docs

Message ID NCFbd_y--3-2@tutanota.com
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Series [bug#57910] Add link to 'pre-inst-env' from 'installing from git' docs | expand

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Emma Turner Sept. 18, 2022, 12:41 p.m. UTC

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Emma Turner Sept. 19, 2022, 9:37 a.m. UTC | #1 
Hi,

Sorry, I'd tried to close 57909 as soon as I realised I'd made duplicate issues, but then it's only just come through, and closed both issues since they were merged.

I'll hopefully remember going forward to give debbugs lots of time!

Emma
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From 4849857fcf13f8de572d030cd15defd1f2b84768 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emma Turner <em.turner@tutanota.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 12:40:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc: link pre-inst-env from building from git docs

---
 doc/contributing.texi | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index 17a54f94cc..d4cd57141d 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -159,6 +159,14 @@  checkout by running:
 make authenticate
 @end example
 
+If you get an error of @code{guix: command not found}, then you can refer
+to the new instance you built above, by running the following
+(see @pxref{Running Guix Before It Is Installed}):
+
+@example
+./pre-inst-env make authenticate
+@end example
+
 The first run takes a couple of minutes, but subsequent runs are faster.
 
 Or, when your configuration for your local Git repository doesn't match
-- 
2.36.1