Re: Merging ‘HACKING’ in the manual?

[Ludovic Courtès]

Ricardo Wurmus <address@hidden> skribis:

>>> I don't have a strong opinion.  It might be a separate “Hacking” (or
>>> whatever) section in the current manual or another “maint” info manual.
>>> Both solutions look good to me.  I have a slight preference for the
>>> first variant though.
>>
>> Yes, that’s also my current inclination.
>
> I, too, would prefer to have it as a section in the current manual, but
> that's primarily because I never remember where I can find the
> information I'm looking for.  It's easier to have it in the same manual,
> organised in an order that goes from casual user to contributor.

OK, so Mathieu, if you’re still here ;-) : What about adding
sub-sections to “Contributing”, with material mostly taken from
‘HACKING’ (with the exception of “Commit Access”, I think), and also
with “Running Guix Before It Is Installed” moved there?

Thanks for your feedback,
Ludo’.