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doc: Add clarification on the '--source' build option.

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Emphasize that what the '--source' build option downloads is
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* doc/guix.texi (Additional Build Options): Explain more.
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@ -8318,6 +8318,11 @@ The returned source tarball is the result of applying any patches and
code snippets specified in the package @code{origin} (@pxref{Defining
Packages}).
Note that @command{guix build -S} compiles the sources only of the
specified packages. They do not include the sources of statically
linked dependencies and by themselves are insufficient for reproducing
the packages.
@item --sources
Fetch and return the source of @var{package-or-derivation} and all their
dependencies, recursively. This is a handy way to obtain a local copy