maint: Document how to use Guix for Automake development

* HACKING <Setting the development environment>: New part.

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 * For more information, refer to the extensive discussion associated
   with automake bug#13578.
 
+===========================================================================
+= Setting the development environment
+
+* The required and optional dependencies used by Automake and its test suite
+  can be automatically fetched using the GNU Guix package manager with the
+  following command:
+
+  $ guix environment automake --ad-hoc \
+      gettext help2man texinfo libtool flex bison dejagnu zip icedtea \
+      python gcc-toolchain gfortran pkg-config vala
+
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 = Working with git