From 1b6764477fda1a71f0ed377546f49adf2e36e5cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Thompson <dthompson2@worcester.edu>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 21:11:57 -0400
Subject: package: Add --manifest option.

* guix/scripts/package.scm (show-help): Add help text.
  (%options): Add manifest option.
  (guix-package): Add manifest option handler.
* doc/guix.texi ("Invoking guix package"): Document it.
* tests/guix-package.sh: Add test.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

(limited to 'doc')

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 53c9fb2d44..9b2e367d0c 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -1068,6 +1068,23 @@ substring ``emacs'':
 $ guix package --upgrade . --do-not-upgrade emacs
 @end example
 
+@item --manifest=@var{file}
+@itemx -m @var{file}
+Create a new @dfn{generation} of the profile from the manifest object
+returned by the Scheme code in @var{file}.
+
+A manifest file may look like this:
+
+@example
+(use-package-modules guile emacs gcc)
+
+(packages->manifest
+ (list guile-2.0
+       emacs
+       ;; Use a specific package output.
+       (list gcc "debug")))
+@end example
+
 @item --roll-back
 Roll back to the previous @dfn{generation} of the profile---i.e., undo
 the last transaction.
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