Merge pull request #10005 from fricklerhandwerk/local-store-glossary

update glossary entry on store types

doc/manual/redirects.js

@@ -358,7 +358,11 @@ const redirects = {
     "one-time-setup": "testing.html#one-time-setup",
     "using-the-ci-generated-installer-for-manual-testing": "testing.html#using-the-ci-generated-installer-for-manual-testing",
     "characterization-testing": "#characterisation-testing-unit",
-  }
+  },
+  "glossary.html": {
+    "gloss-local-store": "store/types/local-store.html",
+    "gloss-chroot-store": "store/types/local-store.html",
+  },
 };
 
 // the following code matches the current page's URL against the set of redirects.

doc/manual/src/glossary.md

@@ -59,23 +59,12 @@
 
 - [store]{#gloss-store}
 
-  A collection of store objects, with operations to manipulate that collection.
+  A collection of [store objects][store object], with operations to manipulate that collection.
-  See [Nix store](./store/index.md) for details.
+  See [Nix Store](./store/index.md) for details.
 
-  There are many types of stores.
+  There are many types of stores, see [Store Types](./store/types/index.md) for details.
-  See [`nix help-stores`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-help-stores.md) for a complete list.
-
-  From the perspective of the location where Nix is invoked, the Nix store can be  referred to _local_ or _remote_.
-  Only a [local store]{#gloss-local-store} exposes a location in the file system of the machine where Nix is invoked that allows access to store objects, typically `/nix/store`.
-  Local stores can be used for building [derivations](#gloss-derivation).
-  See [Local Store](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-help-stores.md#local-store) for details.
 
   [store]: #gloss-store
-  [local store]: #gloss-local-store
-
-- [chroot store]{#gloss-chroot-store}
-
-  A [local store] whose canonical path is anything other than `/nix/store`.
 
 - [binary cache]{#gloss-binary-cache}
 
@@ -87,7 +76,7 @@
 
 - [store path]{#gloss-store-path}
 
-  The location of a [store object](@docroot@/store/index.md#store-object) in the file system, i.e., an immediate child of the Nix store directory.
+  The location of a [store object] in the file system, i.e., an immediate child of the Nix store directory.
 
   > **Example**
   >
@@ -243,6 +232,7 @@
   - All paths in the store path's [closure] are valid.
 
   [validity]: #gloss-validity
+  [local store]: @docroot@/store/types/local-store.md
 
 - [user environment]{#gloss-user-env}