maint: Support `guix shell' in Guix's git archive with manifest.scm.

* manifest.scm: New file.
* Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add it.
* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Mention using it.
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Janneke Nieuwenhuizen 2023-08-21 20:57:12 +02:00
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@ -692,6 +692,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
ROADMAP \
TODO \
bootstrap \
manifest.scm \
build-aux/build-self.scm \
build-aux/check-channel-news.scm \
build-aux/check-final-inputs-self-contained.scm \

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@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ hack on Guix:
guix shell -D guix --pure
@end example
or even, from within a Git worktree for Guix:
@example
guix shell --pure
@end example
@xref{Invoking guix shell}, for more information on that command.
If you are unable to use Guix when building Guix from a checkout, the

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;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
;;; Copyright © 2022 Janneke Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
;;;
;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
;;; your option) any later version.
;;;
;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
;;;
;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
;;; along with GNU Guix. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
;; GNU Guix development manifest. To create development environment, run
;;
;; guix shell
;;
;; or something like
;;
;; guix shell --pure git git:send-email openssh
(use-modules (guix profiles)
(gnu packages package-management))
(package->development-manifest guix)