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doc: Improve wording for param spec of ./configure.

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* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Writing "Do
<this>. But it won't work unless ..." is a bad practice.

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
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@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ export ACLOCAL_PATH=/usr/share/aclocal
@xref{Macro Search Path,,, automake, The GNU Automake Manual}, for
more information.
Then, run @command{./configure} as usual. Make sure to pass
@code{--localstatedir=@var{directory}} where @var{directory} is the
@code{localstatedir} value used by your current installation (@pxref{The
Store}, for information about this), usually @file{/var}. Note that you
will probably not run @command{make install} at the end (you don't have
to) but it's still important to pass the right @code{localstatedir}.
Then, run @command{./configure --localstatedir=@var{directory}}, where
@var{directory} is the @code{localstatedir} value used by your current
installation (@pxref{The Store}, for information about this), usually
@file{/var}. Note that you will probably not run @command{make install}
at the end (you don't have to) but it's still important to pass the
right @code{localstatedir}.
Finally, you have to invoke @code{make && make check} to build Guix and
run the tests (@pxref{Running the Test Suite}). If anything fails, take