From 74d6654633ba8d37ebd1649bddbbc43cda4b81cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo Buddelmeijer Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:09:53 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Explain that some test require network when building from git. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Discuss network tests. Change-Id: I21c8e4a1e60ed215a6fb3507b7aedc1835f735ad Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès Signed-off-by: Rutherther --- doc/contributing.texi | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index e936e611dab..538489b079e 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ If @option{-C} (short for @option{--container}) is not supported on your system, try @command{--pure} instead of @option{-CPW}. @xref{Invoking guix shell}, for more information on that command. +Most of the test suite runs without an internet connection. The @option{-N} +(short for @option{--network}) can be added to the @code{guix shell} command +to run the tests that require internet access. + If you are unable to use Guix when building Guix from a checkout, the following are the required packages in addition to those mentioned in the installation instructions (@pxref{Requirements}).