doc: Do not explain quote/quasiquote in the context of inputs.

* doc/guix.texi (Defining Packages): Move reference to
quote/quasiquote from 'inputs' to 'arguments'.
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@ -6999,8 +6999,16 @@ The @code{arguments} field specifies options for the build system
@cindex quoting
@findex '
@findex quote
@cindex backquote (quasiquote)
@findex `
@findex quasiquote
@cindex comma (unquote)
@findex ,
@findex unquote
What about these quote (@code{'}) characters? They are Scheme syntax to
introduce a literal list; @code{'} is synonymous with @code{quote}.
Sometimes you'll also see @code{`} (a backquote, synonymous with
@code{quasiquote}) and @code{,} (a comma, synonymous with @code{unquote}).
@xref{Expression Syntax, quoting,, guile, GNU Guile Reference Manual},
for details. Here the value of the @code{arguments} field is a list of
arguments passed to the build system down the road, as with @code{apply}
@ -7019,20 +7027,6 @@ build-time or run-time dependencies of the package. Here, we add
an input, a reference to the @code{gawk}
variable; @code{gawk} is itself bound to a @code{<package>} object.
@cindex backquote (quasiquote)
@findex `
@findex quasiquote
@cindex comma (unquote)
@findex ,
@findex unquote
@findex ,@@
@findex unquote-splicing
Again, @code{`} (a backquote, synonymous with @code{quasiquote}) allows
us to introduce a literal list in the @code{inputs} field, while
@code{,} (a comma, synonymous with @code{unquote}) allows us to insert a
value in that list (@pxref{Expression Syntax, unquote,, guile, GNU Guile
Reference Manual}).
Note that GCC, Coreutils, Bash, and other essential tools do not need to
be specified as inputs here. Instead, @code{gnu-build-system} takes care
of ensuring that they are present (@pxref{Build Systems}).