doc: Mention the relation between module names and file names.
* doc/guix.texi (Package Modules): Mention the relation between module names and file names.
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					@ -5439,7 +5439,9 @@ facility is implemented in the @code{(gnu packages)} module.
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@cindex customization, of packages
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					@cindex customization, of packages
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@cindex package module search path
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					@cindex package module search path
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Users can store package definitions in modules with different
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					Users can store package definitions in modules with different
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names---e.g., @code{(my-packages emacs)}.  These package definitions
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					names---e.g., @code{(my-packages emacs)}@footnote{Note that the file
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					name and module name must match.  @xref{Modules and the File System,,,
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					guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual}, for details.}  These package definitions
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will not be visible by default.  Thus, users can invoke commands such as
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					will not be visible by default.  Thus, users can invoke commands such as
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@command{guix package} and @command{guix build} have to be used with the
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					@command{guix package} and @command{guix build} have to be used with the
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@code{-e} option so that they know where to find the package, or use the
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					@code{-e} option so that they know where to find the package, or use the
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