doc: Improve build instructions in README and HACKING.

* README (Requirements): Remove Nixpkgs.  Remove mentions of building
  from Git.
  (Installation): Refer to the manual.
* HACKING: List requirements for when building from Git.
  Remove the `dot: Command not found' error.
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@ -33,23 +33,16 @@ When `--disable-daemon' was passed, you instead need the following:
- [[http://nixos.org/nix/][Nix]]
Optionally, packages from Nixpkgs may be transparently reused from Guix.
For this to work, you need to have a checkout of the Nixpkgs repository;
the `--with-nixpkgs' option allows you to let `configure' know where the
Nixpkgs checkout is.
* Installation
- [[http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/][Nixpkgs]]
See the manual for the installation instructions, either by running
When building Guix from a checkout, the following packages are also
required:
info -f doc/guix.info "(guix) Installation"
- [[http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/][GNU Autoconf]]
- [[http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/][GNU Automake]]
- [[http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/][GNU Gettext]]
or by checking the [[http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/guix.html#Installation][web copy of the manual]].
Run the "bootstrap" script to download the Nix daemon and to generate the
build system infrastructure using autoconf. It reports an error if an
inappropriate version of the above packages is being used.
For information on installation from a Git checkout, please see the HACKING
file.
* Installing Guix from Guix