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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index dbf4ca9be9..bdff4004d0 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -2096,6 +2096,19 @@ want to avoid auto-loading the Emacs packages installed with Guix, you can do so by running Emacs with the @option{--no-site-file} option (@pxref{Init File,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}). +@quotation Note +Emacs can now compile packages natively. Under the default +configuration, this means that Emacs packages will now be +just-in-time (JIT) compiled as you use them, and the results +stored in a subdirectory of your @code{user-emacs-directory}. + +Furthermore, the build system for Emacs packages transparently +supports native compilation, but note, that +@code{emacs-minimal}---the default Emacs for building +packages---has been configured without native compilation. +To natively compile your emacs packages ahead of time, use a +transformation like @option{--with-input=emacs-minimal=emacs}. +@end quotation @node Upgrading Guix @section Upgrading Guix |