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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 9f3f1e39a4..874dab1597 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -7379,8 +7379,25 @@ The build system that should be used to build the package (@pxref{Build Systems}). @item @code{arguments} (default: @code{'()}) -The arguments that should be passed to the build system. This is a -list, typically containing sequential keyword-value pairs. +The arguments that should be passed to the build system (@pxref{Build +Systems}). This is a list, typically containing sequential +keyword-value pairs, as in this example: + +@lisp +(package + (name "example") + ;; several fields omitted + (arguments + (list #:tests? #f ;skip tests + #:make-flags #~'("VERBOSE=1") ;pass flags to 'make' + #:configure-flags #~'("--enable-frobbing")))) +@end lisp + +The exact set of supported keywords depends on the build system +(@pxref{Build Systems}), but you will find that almost all of them honor +@code{#:configure-flags}, @code{#:make-flags}, @code{#:tests?}, and +@code{#:phases}. The @code{#:phases} keyword in particular lets you +modify the set of build phases for your package (@pxref{Build Phases}). @item @code{inputs} (default: @code{'()}) @itemx @code{native-inputs} (default: @code{'()}) |