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| Term || Explanation | | '''Term''' || '''Explanation''' || '''Link''' | ||
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| Hydra || The CI for nixpkgs | | Hydra || The CI for nixpkgs || https://hydra.nixos.org | ||
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| ofborg || A github bot automating CI and other things | | 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 | | [[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. | | 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 | |+ 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
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |