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doc: Mention --check --no-grafts as a way to force-rebuild packages.

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* doc/guix.texi (On Trusting Binaries): Document that combining --check and
--no-grafts with 'guix build' forces the rebuild of a package.

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@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2014, 2015, 2016 Alex Kost@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016 Mathieu Lirzin@* Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016 Mathieu Lirzin@*
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@ -3978,7 +3979,14 @@ finding out about non-deterministic package builds (@pxref{Invoking guix
challenge}). Similarly, the @option{--check} option of @command{guix challenge}). Similarly, the @option{--check} option of @command{guix
build} allows users to check whether previously-installed substitutes build} allows users to check whether previously-installed substitutes
are genuine by rebuilding them locally (@pxref{build-check, are genuine by rebuilding them locally (@pxref{build-check,
@command{guix build --check}}). @command{guix build --check}}). To force a full rebuild of a package
(ignoring security updates via grafts (@pxref{Security Updates}), if any
grafts exist—which is not always the case), use @option{--check}
together with @option{--no-grafts} (@pxref{Common Build Options,
@option{--no-grafts}}). Because grafts are built as their own
derivation, if the package you want to rebuild is subject to being
grafted, merely using @option{--check} will only rebuild the grafting
derivation, and not actually recompile the package.
In the future, we want Guix to have support to publish and retrieve In the future, we want Guix to have support to publish and retrieve
binaries to/from other users, in a peer-to-peer fashion. If you would binaries to/from other users, in a peer-to-peer fashion. If you would