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@@ -694,6 +694,12 @@ downloads it and unpacks it;
otherwise, it builds the package from source, locally
(@pxref{Substitutes}).
+Control over the build environment is a feature that is also useful for
+developers. The @command{guix environment} command allows developers of
+a package to quickly set up the right development environment for their
+package, without having to manually install the package's dependencies
+in their profile (@pxref{Invoking guix environment}).
+
@node Invoking guix package
@section Invoking @command{guix package}
@@ -1576,6 +1582,7 @@ Build systems are @code{<build-system>} objects. The interface to
create and manipulate them is provided by the @code{(guix build-system)}
module, and actual build systems are exported by specific modules.
+@cindex bag (low-level package representation)
Under the hood, build systems first compile package objects to
@dfn{bags}. A @dfn{bag} is like a package, but with less
ornamentation---in other words, a bag is a lower-level representation of
@@ -2894,6 +2901,7 @@ and exit.
@node Invoking guix environment
@section Invoking @command{guix environment}
+@cindex reproducible build environments
The purpose of @command{guix environment} is to assist hackers in
creating reproducible development environments without polluting their
package profile. The @command{guix environment} tool takes one or more