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FliegendeWurst: add GHA

2025-04-18T09:57:13Z

add GHA

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	\| LGTM \|\| Looks Good To Me \|\| Often left as a comment on PRs		\| LGTM \|\| Looks Good To Me \|\| Often left as a comment on PRs
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			\| GHA \|\| [https://docs.github.com/en/actions GitHub Actions] \|\| Referring to nixpkgs' CI workflows
	\|}		\|}

SigmaSquadron: merge request

2025-04-17T17:57:32Z

merge request

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	== NixOS/Nix/Nixpkgs/Nix* slang terms and common abbreviations ==		== NixOS/Nix/Nixpkgs/Nix* slang terms and common abbreviations ==

Mic92: fix links

2024-04-01T13:47:25Z

fix links

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	\| '''Abbreviation''' \|\| '''Full version''' \|\| '''Explanation''' \|\| '''Link'''		\| '''Abbreviation''' \|\| '''Full version''' \|\| '''Explanation''' \|\| '''Link'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| CA \|\| Content-addressed \|\| If a derivation is Content Addressed it means that the hashes in the paths of its outputs are generated by the outputs contents. \|\| ~~https://nixos.wiki/wiki/~~Ca-derivations		\| CA \|\| Content-addressed \|\| If a derivation is Content Addressed it means that the hashes in the paths of its outputs are generated by the outputs contents. \|\| [[Ca-derivations]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| FOD \|\| Fixed output derivation \|\| A derivation where it is ensured by means of a hash that the output is fixed. Often, these are source tarballs. \|\|		\| FOD \|\| Fixed output derivation \|\| A derivation where it is ensured by means of a hash that the output is fixed. Often, these are source tarballs. \|\|

imported>NobbZ: Link from IFD/Import from derivation

2022-07-29T13:27:56Z

Link from IFD/Import from derivation

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	\| FOD \|\| Fixed output derivation \|\| A derivation where it is ensured by means of a hash that the output is fixed. Often, these are source tarballs. \|\|		\| FOD \|\| Fixed output derivation \|\| A derivation where it is ensured by means of a hash that the output is fixed. Often, these are source tarballs. \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| IFD \|\| Import ~~from derivation~~ \|\| Using the result of a derivation in a nix expression. \|\| https://blog.hercules-ci.com/2019/08/30/native-support-for-import-for-derivation/		\| [[IFD]] \|\| [[Import From Derivation]] \|\| Using the result of a derivation in a nix expression. \|\| https://blog.hercules-ci.com/2019/08/30/native-support-for-import-for-derivation/
	\|-		\|-
	\| NUR \|\| Nix User Repository \|\| A community driven meta-repository of user maintained packages. \|\| https://github.com/nix-community/NUR		\| NUR \|\| Nix User Repository \|\| A community driven meta-repository of user maintained packages. \|\| https://github.com/nix-community/NUR

imported>Aciceri: CA explanation and link

2022-06-30T16:57:08Z

CA explanation and link

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	\| '''Abbreviation''' \|\| '''Full version''' \|\| '''Explanation''' \|\| '''Link'''		\| '''Abbreviation''' \|\| '''Full version''' \|\| '''Explanation''' \|\| '''Link'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| CA \|\| Content-addressed \|\| ? \|\|		\| CA \|\| Content-addressed \|\| If a derivation is Content Addressed it means that the hashes in the paths of its outputs are generated by the outputs contents. \|\| https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Ca-derivations
	\|-		\|-
	\| FOD \|\| Fixed output derivation \|\| A derivation where it is ensured by means of a hash that the output is fixed. Often, these are source tarballs. \|\|		\| FOD \|\| Fixed output derivation \|\| A derivation where it is ensured by means of a hash that the output is fixed. Often, these are source tarballs. \|\|

imported>Legendofmiracles: add lgtm

2022-06-26T15:01:32Z

add lgtm

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	\| TOFU \|\| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_on_first_use Trust on first use] \|\| Trust the hash of a source for the first time when you fetch it, and fix it in the nix expression		\| TOFU \|\| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_on_first_use Trust on first use] \|\| Trust the hash of a source for the first time when you fetch it, and fix it in the nix expression
			\|-
			\| LGTM \|\| Looks Good To Me \|\| Often left as a comment on PRs
	\|}		\|}

imported>ErnstderLage: Link column

2022-04-24T05:37:01Z

Link column

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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+ Nix* specific terms		\|+ Nix* specific terms
	\| Term \|\| Explanation		\| '''Term''' \|\| '''Explanation''' \|\| '''Link'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| Hydra \|\| The CI for nixpkgs~~, see~~ https://hydra.nixos.org		\| Hydra \|\| The CI for nixpkgs \|\| https://hydra.nixos.org
	\|-		\|-
	\| ofborg \|\| A github bot automating CI and other things~~. See~~ https://github.com/NixOS/ofborg		\| ofborg \|\| A github bot automating CI and other things \|\| https://github.com/NixOS/ofborg
	\|}		\|}

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+ Nix* specific abbreviations		\|+ Nix* specific abbreviations
	\| Abbreviation \|\| Full version \|\| Explanation		\| '''Abbreviation''' \|\| '''Full version''' \|\| '''Explanation''' \|\| '''Link'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| CA \|\| Content-addressed \|\| ?		\| CA \|\| Content-addressed \|\| ? \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| FOD \|\| Fixed output derivation \|\| A derivation where it is ensured by means of a hash that the output is fixed. Often, these are source tarballs.		\| FOD \|\| Fixed output derivation \|\| A derivation where it is ensured by means of a hash that the output is fixed. Often, these are source tarballs. \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| IFD \|\| Import from derivation \|\| Using the result of a derivation in a nix expression. ~~See~~ https://blog.hercules-ci.com/2019/08/30/native-support-for-import-for-derivation/		\| IFD \|\| Import from derivation \|\| Using the result of a derivation in a nix expression. \|\| https://blog.hercules-ci.com/2019/08/30/native-support-for-import-for-derivation/
	\|-		\|-
	\| NUR \|\| Nix User Repository \|\| A community driven meta-repository of user maintained packages. ~~See~~ https://github.com/nix-community/NUR		\| NUR \|\| Nix User Repository \|\| A community driven meta-repository of user maintained packages. \|\| https://github.com/nix-community/NUR
	\|-		\|-
	\| ZHF \|\| Zero hydra failures \|\| As part of the release cycle, there is a time where nixpkgs maintainers try to minimise the number of build errors. ZHF is the goal of this process.		\| ZHF \|\| Zero hydra failures \|\| As part of the release cycle, there is a time where nixpkgs maintainers try to minimise the number of build errors. ZHF is the goal of this process.
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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+ Non-Nix* specific abbreviations that are used heavily in the Nix* ecosystem		\|+ Non-Nix* specific abbreviations that are used heavily in the Nix* ecosystem
	\| Abbreviation \|\| Full version \|\| Nix*-specific explanation		\| '''Abbreviation''' \|\| '''Full version''' \|\| '''Nix*-specific explanation'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| r13y \|\| Reproducibility \|\| The same derivation should produce the same output every time it is instantiated		\| r13y \|\| Reproducibility \|\| The same derivation should produce the same output every time it is instantiated

imported>Turion at 12:00, 23 April 2022

2022-04-23T12:00:07Z

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	\| TOFU \|\| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_on_first_use Trust on first use] \|\| Trust the hash of a source for the first time when you fetch it, and fix it in the nix expression		\| TOFU \|\| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_on_first_use Trust on first use] \|\| Trust the hash of a source for the first time when you fetch it, and fix it in the nix expression
			\|}

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2022-04-23T11:59:47Z

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== NixOS/Nix/Nixpkgs/Nix* slang terms and common abbreviations ==

See the Nix glossary: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/glossary.html

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Nix* specific terms
| Term || Explanation
|-
| Hydra || The CI for nixpkgs, see https://hydra.nixos.org
|-
| ofborg || A github bot automating CI and other things. See https://github.com/NixOS/ofborg
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Nix* specific abbreviations
| Abbreviation || Full version || Explanation
|-
| CA || Content-addressed || ?
|-
| FOD || Fixed output derivation || A derivation where it is ensured by means of a hash that the output is fixed. Often, these are source tarballs.
|-
| IFD || Import from derivation || Using the result of a derivation in a nix expression. See https://blog.hercules-ci.com/2019/08/30/native-support-for-import-for-derivation/
|-
| NUR || Nix User Repository || A community driven meta-repository of user maintained packages. See https://github.com/nix-community/NUR
|-
| ZHF || Zero hydra failures || As part of the release cycle, there is a time where nixpkgs maintainers try to minimise the number of build errors. ZHF is the goal of this process.
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Non-Nix* specific abbreviations that are used heavily in the Nix* ecosystem
| Abbreviation || Full version || Nix*-specific explanation
|-
| r13y || Reproducibility || The same derivation should produce the same output every time it is instantiated
|-
| TOFU || [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trust_on_first_use Trust on first use] || Trust the hash of a source for the first time when you fetch it, and fix it in the nix expression