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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index d1e2e63758b..66ea408e243 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -134,7 +134,11 @@ C++11 standard. @section Building from Git If you want to hack Guix itself, it is recommended to use the latest -version from the Git repository: +version from the Git repository@footnote{ +Guix uses @code{master} as the default branch name. A proposal in 2025 to +change the default branch name to @code{main} did not reach consensus. +See @uref{https://codeberg.org/guix/guix-consensus-documents/src/branch/main/003-rename-default-branch.md, +Guix Consensus Document 003}.}: @example git clone https://git.guix.gnu.org/guix.git |