@@ 300,6 300,13 @@ For important changes, check that dependent package (if applicable) are
not affected by the change; @code{guix refresh --list-dependent
@var{package}} will help you do that (@pxref{Invoking guix refresh}).
+Packages with roughly 100 dependents or more usually have to be
+committed to a separate branch. That branch can then be built
+separately by our build farm, and later merged into @code{master} once
+everything has been successfully built. This allows us to fix issues
+before they hit users, and to reduce the window during which pre-built
+binaries are not available.
+
@item
@cindex determinism, of build processes
@cindex reproducible builds, checking