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@ -121,6 +121,6 @@ For instance, the thinking was that it shouldn't be feasible to come up with a d
The former would have an `inner-fingerprint` starting with `output:out:`, while the latter would have an `inner-fingerprint` starting with `source:`. The former would have an `inner-fingerprint` starting with `output:out:`, while the latter would have an `inner-fingerprint` starting with `source:`.
Since `64519cfd657d024ae6e2bb74cb21ad21b886fd2a` (2008), however, it was decided that separating derivation-produced vs manually-hashed content-addressed data like this was not useful. Since `64519cfd657d024ae6e2bb74cb21ad21b886fd2a` (2008), however, it was decided that separating derivation-produced vs manually-hashed content-addressed data like this was not useful.
Now, data this is to be SHA-256 + NAR-serialization content-addressed always uses the `source:...` construction, regardless of how it was produced (manually or by derivation). Now, data that is content-addressed with SHA-256 + NAR-serialization always uses the `source:...` construction, regardless of how it was produced (manually or by derivation).
This allows freely switching between using [fixed-output derivations](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-fixed-output-derivation) for fetching, and fetching out-of-band and then manually adding. This allows freely switching between using [fixed-output derivations](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-fixed-output-derivation) for fetching, and fetching out-of-band and then manually adding.
It also removes the ambiguity from the grammar. It also removes the ambiguity from the grammar.