more precise wording

Co-authored-by: Robert Hensing <roberth@users.noreply.github.com>
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Valentin Gagarin 2023-09-15 10:31:31 +02:00
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- [`name`]{#attr-name} ([String](@docroot@/language/values.md#type-string))
Symbolic name for the derivation.
It is appended to the [store paths](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-store-path) of the resulting store derivation and its [output paths][output path].
A symbolic name for the derivation.
It is added to the [store derivation]'s [path](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-store-path) and its [output paths][output path].
Example: `name = "hello";`
- [`system`]{#attr-system} ([String](@docroot@/language/values.md#type-string))
The system type on which the [`builder`](#attr-builder) executable can be run.
The system type on which the [`builder`](#attr-builder) executable is meant to be run.
Nix will only build derivations where the `system` attribute matches the current [`system` configuration option].
It can automatically [build on other platforms](../advanced-topics/distributed-builds.md) by forwarding build requests to other machines.