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Introduce the 'GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH' environment variable.

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* gnu/packages.scm (%package-module-path): Honor $GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH.
* test-env.in: Unset 'GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH'.
* tests/guix-package.sh: Test it.
* doc/guix.texi (Package Modules): Document it.
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Ludovic Courtès
2014-09-24 14:05:52 +02:00
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@@ -3967,14 +3967,23 @@ object whose name is @code{emacs} is found. This package search
facility is implemented in the @code{(gnu packages)} module.
@cindex customization, of packages
@cindex package module search path
Users can store package definitions in modules with different
names---e.g., @code{(my-packages emacs)}. These package definitions
will not be visible by default. Thus, users can invoke commands such as
@command{guix package} and @command{guix build} have to be used with the
@code{-e} option so that they know where to find the package, or use the
@code{-L} option of these commands to make those modules visible
(@pxref{Invoking guix build, @code{--load-path}}). The latter makes it
easy to customize the distribution.
(@pxref{Invoking guix build, @code{--load-path}}), or define the
@code{GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH} environment variable. This environment
variable makes it easy to extend or customize the distribution and is
honored by all the user interfaces.
@defvr {Environment Variable} GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH
This is a colon-separated list of directories to search for package
modules. Directories listed in this variable take precedence over the
distribution's own modules.
@end defvr
The distribution is fully @dfn{bootstrapped} and @dfn{self-contained}:
each package is built based solely on other packages in the