* doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Clearly distinguish between the package that
provides the Python interpreter for the build and the package that is to be
built. Also, mention why one might want to use a specific Python version.
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
it takes care of wrapping these programs so that their @code{PYTHONPATH}
environment variable points to all the Python libraries they depend on.
-Which Python package is used can be specified with the @code{#:python}
-parameter.
+Which Python package is used to perform the build can be specified with
+the @code{#:python} parameter. This is a useful way to force a package
+to be built for a specific version of the Python interpreter, which
+might be necessary if the package is only compatible with a single
+interpreter version.
@end defvr
@defvr {Scheme Variable} perl-build-system