Terms and Definitions in Nix Project: Difference between revisions

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|| A Nix expression which describes a build action. High-level derivations (like the ones describing packages in [[Nixpkgs]]), get evaluated into low-level derivations (called ''store derivations'' — because they wind up in the ''Nix store''). <code>nix-instantiate</code> is the command which translates high-level derivations into low-level ones. <code>nix-store --realise</code> can then check and finish their build for the ''nix store'', producing an ''output path''. <code>nix-build</code> is a user-friendly wrapper for the previous commands. Derivations are analogous to package definitions in other ~~tools~~.

|| A Nix expression which describes a build action. High-level derivations (like the ones describing packages in [[Nixpkgs]]), get evaluated into low-level derivations (called ''store derivations'' — because they wind up in the ''Nix store''). <code>nix-instantiate</code> is the command which translates high-level derivations into low-level ones. <code>nix-store --realise</code> can then check and finish their build for the ''nix store'', producing ''output path(s)''. <code>nix-build</code> is a user-friendly wrapper for the previous commands. Derivations are analogous to package definitions in other package managers.

|| [http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#gloss-derivation Nix Manual: Glossary - Derivation] <br> [http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#ssec-derivation Nix Manual: Derivation]

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-|| A Nix expression which describes a build action. High-level derivations (like the ones describing packages in [[Nixpkgs]]), get evaluated into low-level derivations (called ''store derivations'' &mdash; because they wind up in the ''Nix store''). <code>nix-instantiate</code> is the command which translates high-level derivations into low-level ones. <code>nix-store --realise</code> can then check and finish their build for the ''nix store'', producing an ''output path''. <code>nix-build</code> is a user-friendly wrapper for the previous commands. Derivations are analogous to package definitions in other tools.
+|| A Nix expression which describes a build action. High-level derivations (like the ones describing packages in [[Nixpkgs]]), get evaluated into low-level derivations (called ''store derivations'' &mdash; because they wind up in the ''Nix store''). <code>nix-instantiate</code> is the command which translates high-level derivations into low-level ones. <code>nix-store --realise</code> can then check and finish their build for the ''nix store'', producing ''output path(s)''. <code>nix-build</code> is a user-friendly wrapper for the previous commands. Derivations are analogous to package definitions in other package managers.
 || [http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#gloss-derivation Nix Manual: Glossary - Derivation] <br> [http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#ssec-derivation Nix Manual: Derivation]
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