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* doc/guix-cookbook.texi (The benefits of manifests)
(Reproducible profiles): Add cross-references.
Ludovic Courtès 2023-10-16 14:32:30 +02:00
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@ -3987,7 +3987,9 @@ without having to specify the path to a profile.
@node The benefits of manifests
@subsection The benefits of manifests
Manifests are a convenient way to keep your package lists around and, say,
Manifests let you @dfn{declare} the set of packages you'd like to have
in a profile (@pxref{Writing Manifests,,, guix, GNU Guix Reference Manual}).
They are a convenient way to keep your package lists around and, say,
to synchronize them across multiple machines using a version control system.
A common complaint about manifests is that they can be slow to install when they
@ -4064,16 +4066,18 @@ To reproduce a profile bit-for-bit, we need two pieces of information:
@itemize
@item
a manifest,
a manifest (@pxref{Writing Manifests,,, guix, GNU Guix Reference Manual});
@item
a Guix channel specification.
a Guix channel specification (@pxref{Replicating Guix,,, guix, GNU Guix
Reference Manual}).
@end itemize
Indeed, manifests alone might not be enough: different Guix versions (or
different channels) can produce different outputs for a given manifest.
You can output the Guix channel specification with @samp{guix describe
--format=channels}.
--format=channels} (@pxref{Invoking guix describe,,, guix, GNU Guix
Reference Manual}).
Save this to a file, say @samp{channel-specs.scm}.
On another computer, you can use the channel specification file and the manifest