Valentin Gagarin
7b5c00f67f
add concrete store examples, reword note on file system
2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
c8c1b705ad
reword section on Nix store
2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
39f01176a7
design -> architecture, add motivation
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following ideas found in Architecture of Gazelle[1]
[1]: 56d35f8db0/Design.rst
2022-08-04 12:37:47 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
d30033759a
address Nix language consistently as configuration language
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
7598126391
remove separate meta-section, add architecture diagram
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the diagram is a first approximation and only covers that same section.
of course there is much more going on, and other features should at some
point also be illustrated.
we also have to think about presentation format and technicalities
behind it. the manual has to render to `man`, but we may want something
more refined for web view.
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
34ea74c9ec
reword introductory section
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there should be a meta section for each chapter to give motivation of
the presented structure. the structure itself is visible from the table
of contents.
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
b387d80943
remove sentence for chapter transition
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idea: sections could be read in different orders by linking them in
different ways (e.g. depth-first or breadth-first). adding hard-coded
transitions makes that confusing.
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
89a7c956ff
Apply suggestions from code review
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Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin@fricklerhandwerk.de>
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
51e6bed25e
do not mention implementation details
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Co-authored-by: John Ericson <git@JohnEricson.me>
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
23ee0b24f7
correctly use comma for nesting
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Co-authored-by: John Ericson <git@JohnEricson.me>
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
804e8bd747
indicate sequence with "then"
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Co-authored-by: John Ericson <git@JohnEricson.me>
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
327ccd3b07
only use generic build system terminology
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we will use a translation table to introduce nix-specific terms
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
0eae4bfad1
reword overview with clear terminology
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trying to capture alternative terms in one go here, mirroring everyday
use:
derivation - build plan
realise - execute build
there will be more of that sort.
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
0737094161
Add draft "Rosetta stone" by @fricklerhandwerk and stub commentary
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The idea and most of the execution are @fricklerhandwerk's. I changed a
few things best I could based on @edolstra's corrections, and a Bazel
glossary.
Valentin Gagarin <valentin@fricklerhandwerk.de>
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
c86c1ec7e3
Make refernces sneak preview more concise
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
4e4bbd9e83
Improve store objects session more
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
e4eea5e84e
Include abstract syntax based on the thesis for FSOs
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See https://edolstra.github.io/pubs/phd-thesis.pdf , page 91.
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
b98dc3b19c
store objects, better opining sentances
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
55b437b551
Improve store path section
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
b4df351880
Relocability -> relocation in store object title
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
5f4d2ac091
Improve store object section
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In particular, Nix is *not* like Git, so that needs to be fixed.
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
1bbad62c7d
doc: File system data -> file system object, to match Nix
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
838ba26fda
Rename files after store entry -> store object rename
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
4e2d5ae202
doc: Store entry -> store object
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This matches the terminology in Eelco's thesis.
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
e308602fdf
Update doc/manual/src/design/store/drvs/drvs.md
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Co-authored-by: Matthieu Coudron <teto@users.noreply.github.com>
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
cdb0bf3b65
Update doc/manual/src/design/overview.md
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Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin@fricklerhandwerk.de>
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
75c5191a1f
Update doc/manual/src/design/overview.md
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Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin@fricklerhandwerk.de>
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
a04340f9a1
Update doc/manual/src/design/overview.md
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Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin@fricklerhandwerk.de>
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
f5386d7059
Fix stub file's name
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
678d75baea
Start on the derivations section
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
e3a0209a9e
Move the bits on relocating store entires to the end
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They are too advanced for up front.
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
a210504bc7
Apply suggestions from code review
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
e64633f98f
Flesh out TOC
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
a2b3160f28
Briefly describe the digest of a store path
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
John Ericson
523359d133
WIP: Document the design of Nix
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The current docs are all "how to do things" and no "what is Nix" or "why
are things the way they are".
I see lots of misconception on the wider internet, and I also think we
would benefit from a "living document" to answer some questions people
currently turn to the thesis for.
I think a new section of the manual can address all these issues.
2022-08-04 12:37:46 +02:00
Théophane Hufschmitt
7d1ccd9105
Merge pull request #6846 from fricklerhandwerk/values
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manual: use subheadings for primitive types
2022-08-03 14:50:41 +02:00
Théophane Hufschmitt
c55bea4204
Fix the html id of the list headers
2022-08-03 14:16:00 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
ceed4d4142
encode primitive as list with anchors
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to make it consistent with builtins and configuration options
2022-08-03 11:25:41 +02:00
Ilya K
f675ba5331
doc/distributed-builds: don't use deprecated alias
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`nix ping-store` -> `nix store ping`.
2022-08-01 13:50:35 +03:00
Valentin Gagarin
27138f1ec6
manual: use singular in body, too
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Co-authored-by: Cole Helbling <cole.e.helbling@outlook.com>
2022-07-28 23:30:07 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
41a3b315fd
manual: values -> data types
2022-07-28 17:25:25 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
8f4fab8fab
manual: use singular for headings
2022-07-28 17:25:18 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
4ff48854b8
manual: simple values -> primitives
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"simple" is a loaded term
2022-07-28 17:23:57 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
3063e5b94c
manual: use subheadings for primitive types
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this gives us HTML anchors for each of them
2022-07-28 17:23:57 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
85cdaebcd6
manual: set -> attribute set
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reword description to have shorter sentences.
2022-07-28 16:10:24 +02:00
Valentin Gagarin
be4654c344
manual: fix section title in table of contents
2022-07-28 15:55:41 +02:00
Eelco Dolstra
28e913c605
Branch 2.10 release notes
2022-07-11 21:10:23 +02:00
Eelco Dolstra
545383208e
Merge pull request #6777 from laalsaas/master
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Fix logical and typographical errors in nix-env man page
2022-07-11 13:52:40 +02:00
Eelco Dolstra
517ce38dad
Update release notes
2022-07-11 11:17:19 +02:00
laalsaas
eac211a171
Fix logical and typographical errors in nix-env man page
2022-07-10 12:30:17 +02:00
Ilya K