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| Hydra || The CI for nixpkgs, see https://hydra.nixos.org
| Hydra || The CI for nixpkgs || https://hydra.nixos.org
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| 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
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| Abbreviation || Full version || Explanation
| '''Abbreviation''' || '''Full version''' || '''Explanation''' || '''Link'''
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| 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. || [[Ca-derivations]]
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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. ||
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| 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/
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| 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
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| 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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|+ Non-Nix* specific abbreviations that are used heavily in the Nix* ecosystem
| Abbreviation || Full version || Nix*-specific explanation
| '''Abbreviation''' || '''Full version''' || '''Nix*-specific explanation'''
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| 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
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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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| LGTM || Looks Good To Me || Often left as a comment on PRs
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Latest revision as of 13:47, 1 April 2024

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

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

Nix* specific terms
Term Explanation Link
Hydra The CI for nixpkgs https://hydra.nixos.org
ofborg A github bot automating CI and other things https://github.com/NixOS/ofborg
Nix* specific abbreviations
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. 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.
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
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.
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 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