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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index d6197d3743..241a1824ec 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -11314,6 +11314,38 @@ and generate package expressions for all those packages that are not yet in Guix. @end table +@item contentdb +@cindex minetest +@cindex ContentDB +Import metadata from @uref{https://content.minetest.net, ContentDB}. +Information is taken from the JSON-formatted metadata provided through +@uref{https://content.minetest.net/help/api/, ContentDB's API} and +includes most relevant information, including dependencies. There are +some caveats, however. The license information is often incomplete. +The commit hash is sometimes missing. The descriptions are in the +Markdown format, but Guix uses Texinfo instead. Texture packs and +subgames are unsupported. + +The command below imports metadata for the Mesecons mod by Jeija: + +@example +guix import minetest Jeija/mesecons +@end example + +The author name can also be left out: + +@example +guix import minetest mesecons +@end example + +@table @code +@item --recursive +@itemx -r +Traverse the dependency graph of the given upstream package recursively +and generate package expressions for all those packages that are not yet +in Guix. +@end table + @item cpan @cindex CPAN Import metadata from @uref{https://www.metacpan.org/, MetaCPAN}. |