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Valentin Gagarin 2022-12-20 16:24:13 +01:00
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then be built.
- [reference]{#gloss-reference}\
A store path `P` is said to have a reference to a store path `Q` if
the store object at `P` contains the path `Q` somewhere. The
*references* of a store path are the set of store paths to which it
has a reference.
A [store path] `P` is said to have a *reference* to a store path `Q` if the string `Q` appears in the [store object] at `P`.
The *references* of a store path `P` are the set of store paths to which `P` has a reference.
A derivation can reference other derivations and sources (but not
output paths), whereas an output path only references other output
paths.
A [derivation] can reference other derivations and source files, but not [output path]s, whereas an output path can only reference other output paths.
[reference]: #gloss-reference
- [reachable]{#gloss-reachable}\
A store path `Q` is reachable from another store path `P` if `Q`