Valentin Gagarin
f7ab93b068
manual: build action -> build task
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after discussing this with multiple people, I'm convinced that "build
task" is more precise: a derivation is not an action, but inert until it
is built. also it's easier to pronounce.
proposal: use "build task" for the generic concept "description of how
to derive new files from the contents of existing files". then it will
be easier to distinguish what we mean by "derivation" (a specific data
structure and Nix language value type) and "store derivation" (a
serialisation of a derivation into a file in the Nix store).
2022-11-06 13:28:18 +01:00
Théophane Hufschmitt
74cc24f4cf
Merge pull request #7191 from jherland/antiquoted-paths
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Explain how Nix handles antiquotation of paths
2022-10-26 12:42:59 +02:00
Patrick Jackson
b44df13701
manual: update options generation code to use default values
2022-10-20 12:05:04 -07:00
Johan Herland
1ec8810687
Explain how Nix handles antiquotation of paths
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Specifically, explain why Nix does not _re_evaluate paths during a
`nix repl` session. This is a thing that bit me while playing around
with paths and antiquotation in `nix repl` while reading the Nix
language tutorial at https://nix.dev/tutorials/nix-language .
Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io>
2022-10-19 11:50:58 +02:00
Ana Hobden
069409d167
Print common flags in --help
2022-10-07 09:07:22 -07:00
Valentin Gagarin
ac0fb38e8a
Merge pull request #6652 from abathur/doc_install_tests
2022-10-05 17:45:42 +02:00
Travis A. Everett
e1418430ac
Apply suggestions from code review
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Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io>
2022-10-05 09:52:53 -05:00
Valentin Gagarin
927234cfb2
Merge pull request #6870 from amjoseph-nixpkgs/pr/doc/explain-local-remote-binary-substituter
2022-10-05 09:01:42 +02:00
Théophane Hufschmitt
3ae9467d57
Merge pull request #6969 from fricklerhandwerk/refactor-generate-manpage
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refactor rendering command documentation to markdown
2022-10-03 15:50:17 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
d8bef7358f
bring back lost newline
2022-09-30 01:43:57 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
70eea97742
use more self-explanatory names
2022-09-30 01:43:57 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
61188cb820
move final template to the top
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this allows readers to enter the code starting with what is visible from
the outside, instead of working themselves up from purely technical details.
2022-09-30 01:43:57 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
0e0f1832de
remove superfluous let-in pair
2022-09-30 01:43:57 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
a85df04fcb
refactor showOptions
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it was quite a pain to manipulate strings just with `builtins`
2022-09-30 01:43:53 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
4655563470
refactor rendering command documentation to markdown
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idea:
- make document structure visible, like in a template
- order functions by descending abstraction
- avoid nested let bindings
2022-09-30 01:42:46 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
6b56bb4a79
use indented strings where appropriate
2022-09-30 01:42:46 +02:00
Solene Rapenne
847cd49909
nix-copy-closure: improve wording
2022-09-28 01:05:46 +02:00
Théophane Hufschmitt
6a64820cb4
Merge pull request #7082 from rapenne-s/ccache
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add ccacheStdenv
2022-09-24 12:45:27 +02:00
Solène Rapenne
e04b38f789
add ccacheStdenv
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when using ccache, rebuild time has been measured
89% faster while not slowing the speed of cold builds
2022-09-23 11:21:19 +02:00
Travis A. Everett
84bdb0e3ad
address review feedback
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Mainly:
- Try to triangulate between narrative that framed this as
a new/easy process and the need for a reference that will
not quickly grow stale.
- Fix a ~continuity issue where the text was talking about
"your Cachix cache" before saying that you'd need to make
a Cachix cache to enable the installer tests.
- Adopt suggestion on titling, and nest subtitles in the
installer test section.
2022-09-18 13:02:42 -05:00
Travis A. Everett
4bd52bf6c4
Apply suggestions from code review
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Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io>
2022-09-17 13:20:11 -05:00
Adam Joseph
ad5b09423a
release-notes/rl-next.md: note new argument to fetchurl.nix
2022-09-16 01:59:24 -07:00
Valentin Gagarin
dc8c0b173c
Update doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md
2022-09-16 09:36:55 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
1ae974120a
Update doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md
2022-09-16 09:36:37 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
0a4bd9fe88
Update doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md
2022-09-16 09:36:30 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
47fa1087c8
Update doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md
2022-09-16 09:36:20 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
1d295e5fe7
Merge pull request #6934 from fricklerhandwerk/revert-architecture
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Revert #6420 "Document what Nix *is*" so we can start over with smaller change sets
2022-09-09 13:31:05 +02:00
Adam Joseph
e90f2fcfc7
glossary: add entry for chroot store (used 11 times in nix)
2022-09-01 18:28:05 -07:00
Adam Joseph
e6f5352e71
#binary-cache -> #gloss-binary-cache
2022-09-01 18:27:00 -07:00
Adam Joseph
59dc8346ca
move substituter signature-checking conditions to configuration file documentation
2022-09-01 17:51:56 -07:00
Adam Joseph
f6c750e8b2
glossary: remove extraneous comma
2022-09-01 17:48:34 -07:00
Adam Joseph
887e922be2
glossary: outputHash, not __outputHash
2022-09-01 17:47:13 -07:00
Adam Joseph
d5e064d816
glossary: fix broken link
2022-09-01 17:46:31 -07:00
Adam Joseph
57f12df5e4
input-addressed store object: include FODOs
2022-09-01 15:09:10 -07:00
Adam Joseph
8139bbe2ba
implement https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/6870#pullrequestreview-1093700220
2022-09-01 15:01:07 -07:00
Adam Joseph
def4fb9a0f
__outputHash: add link
2022-09-01 14:47:33 -07:00
Adam Joseph
1b2b8c39fd
fix link to language/advanced-attributes.md#adv-attr-contentAddressed
2022-09-01 14:47:17 -07:00
Adam Joseph
0a98d564b3
glossary: resolve FIXME in #gloss-fixed-output-derivation
2022-09-01 14:41:27 -07:00
Adam Joseph
1f56b5d772
doc/manual: un-inline definitions from substitute
2022-09-01 14:13:21 -07:00
Adam Joseph
41153f30bd
glossary: substituter: merge output-addressed cases
2022-09-01 14:13:21 -07:00
Adam Joseph
9cb8412143
Update doc/manual/src/glossary.md
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Co-authored-by: John Ericson <git@JohnEricson.me>
2022-09-01 20:41:04 +00:00
Adam Joseph
2812682ebe
Update doc/manual/src/glossary.md
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Co-authored-by: John Ericson <git@JohnEricson.me>
2022-09-01 20:40:39 +00:00
Adam Joseph
520587b9a0
glossary: local store: clarify
2022-09-01 13:39:48 -07:00
Eelco Dolstra
1f2b12b30e
Merge pull request #6968 from fricklerhandwerk/man-no-weblinks
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do not render relative links in help pages
2022-08-29 08:46:35 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
e7dcacbd7c
do not render relative links in help pages
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this simplifies the setup a lot, and avoids weird looking `./file.md`
links showing up.
it also does not show regular URLs any more. currently the command
reference only has few of them, and not showing them in the offline
documentation is hopefully not a big deal.
instead of building more special-case solutions, clumsily preprocessing
the input, or issuing verbal rules on dealing with URLs, should better
be solved sustainably by not rendering relative links in `lowdown`:
https://github.com/kristapsdz/lowdown/issues/105
2022-08-26 17:10:41 +02:00
Eelco Dolstra
b0488a29dc
Branch 2.11 release notes
2022-08-24 22:44:58 +02:00
Eelco Dolstra
04e74f7c8b
Merge pull request #6612 from NixOS/parallel-nix-copy
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Make nix copy parallel again
2022-08-24 15:31:42 +02:00
Eelco Dolstra
4c96761c2b
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into parallel-nix-copy
2022-08-22 15:29:10 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
d8e54d19f7
Revert "Merge pull request #6420 from nix-community/doc-what-is-nix"
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This reverts commit 81e101345f7d1280bbaf
2022-08-22 12:52:15 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
703b335c1d
reword description of language properties
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the list style is supposed to give more structure.
each property is explained as concisely as possible while trying not to
sound too fancy.
2022-08-15 11:34:39 +02:00
