Rename "attribute sets" to "sets"
We don't have any other kind of sets so calling them attribute sets is unnecessarily verbose.
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@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ such as <function>derivation</function>, are always in scope of every
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Nix expression; you can just access them right away. But to prevent
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polluting the namespace too much, most built-ins are not in scope.
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Instead, you can access them through the <varname>builtins</varname>
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built-in value, which is an attribute set that contains all built-in
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functions and values. For instance, <function>derivation</function>
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is also available as <function>builtins.derivation</function>.</para>
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built-in value, which is a set that contains all built-in functions
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and values. For instance, <function>derivation</function> is also
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available as <function>builtins.derivation</function>.</para>
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<variablelist>
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@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ is also available as <function>builtins.derivation</function>.</para>
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<varlistentry><term><function>builtins.attrNames</function>
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<replaceable>attrs</replaceable></term>
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<replaceable>set</replaceable></term>
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<listitem><para>Return the names of the attributes in the
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attribute set <replaceable>attrs</replaceable> in a sorted list.
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For instance, <literal>builtins.attrNames { y = 1; x = "foo";
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}</literal> evaluates to <literal>[ "x" "y" ]</literal>. There is
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no built-in function <function>attrValues</function>, but you can
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easily define it yourself:
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<listitem><para>Return the names of the attributes in the set
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<replaceable>set</replaceable> in a sorted list. For instance,
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<literal>builtins.attrNames { y = 1; x = "foo"; }</literal>
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evaluates to <literal>[ "x" "y" ]</literal>. There is no built-in
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function <function>attrValues</function>, but you can easily
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define it yourself:
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<programlisting>
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attrValues = attrs: map (name: builtins.getAttr name attrs) (builtins.attrNames attrs);</programlisting>
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@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ attrValues = attrs: map (name: builtins.getAttr name attrs) (builtins.attrNames
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<varlistentry><term><varname>builtins</varname></term>
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<listitem><para>The attribute set <varname>builtins</varname>
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contains all the built-in functions and values. You can use
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<listitem><para>The set <varname>builtins</varname> contains all
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the built-in functions and values. You can use
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<varname>builtins</varname> to test for the availability of
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features in the Nix installation, e.g.,
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@ -258,11 +258,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
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<varlistentry><term><function>builtins.getAttr</function>
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<replaceable>s</replaceable> <replaceable>attrs</replaceable></term>
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<replaceable>s</replaceable> <replaceable>set</replaceable></term>
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<listitem><para><function>getAttr</function> returns the attribute
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named <replaceable>s</replaceable> from the attribute set
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<replaceable>attrs</replaceable>. Evaluation aborts if the
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named <replaceable>s</replaceable> from
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<replaceable>set</replaceable>. Evaluation aborts if the
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attribute doesn’t exist. This is a dynamic version of the
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<literal>.</literal> operator, since <replaceable>s</replaceable>
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is an expression rather than an identifier.</para></listitem>
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@ -289,15 +289,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
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<varlistentry><term><function>builtins.hasAttr</function>
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<replaceable>s</replaceable> <replaceable>attrs</replaceable></term>
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<replaceable>s</replaceable> <replaceable>set</replaceable></term>
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<listitem><para><function>hasAttr</function> returns
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<literal>true</literal> if the attribute set
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<replaceable>attrs</replaceable> has an attribute named
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<replaceable>s</replaceable>, and <literal>false</literal>
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otherwise. This is a dynamic version of the <literal>?</literal>
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operator, since <replaceable>s</replaceable> is an expression
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rather than an identifier.</para></listitem>
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<literal>true</literal> if <replaceable>set</replaceable> has an
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attribute named <replaceable>s</replaceable>, and
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<literal>false</literal> otherwise. This is a dynamic version of
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the <literal>?</literal> operator, since
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<replaceable>s</replaceable> is an expression rather than an
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identifier.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<listitem><para>Load, parse and return the Nix expression in the
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file <replaceable>path</replaceable>. If <replaceable>path
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</replaceable> is a directory, the file <filename>default.nix
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</filename> in that directory is loaded. Evaluation aborts if
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the file doesn’t exist or contains an incorrect Nix
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expression. <function>import</function> implements Nix’s module
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system: you can put any Nix expression (such as an attribute set
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or a function) in a separate file, and use it from Nix expressions
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in other files.</para>
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</filename> in that directory is loaded. Evaluation aborts if the
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file doesn’t exist or contains an incorrect Nix expression.
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<function>import</function> implements Nix’s module system: you
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can put any Nix expression (such as a set or a function) in a
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separate file, and use it from Nix expressions in other
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files.</para>
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<para>A Nix expression loaded by <function>import</function> must
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not contain any <emphasis>free variables</emphasis> (identifiers
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@ -383,9 +383,9 @@ x: x + 456</programlisting>
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<varlistentry><term><function>builtins.intersectAttrs</function>
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<replaceable>e1</replaceable> <replaceable>e2</replaceable></term>
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<listitem><para>Return an attribute set consisting of the
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attributes in the set <replaceable>e2</replaceable> that also
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exist in the set <replaceable>e1</replaceable>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Return a set consisting of the attributes in the
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set <replaceable>e2</replaceable> that also exist in the set
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<replaceable>e1</replaceable>.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<replaceable>e</replaceable></term>
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<listitem><para>Return <literal>true</literal> if
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<replaceable>e</replaceable> evaluates to an attribute set, and
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<replaceable>e</replaceable> evaluates to a set, and
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<literal>false</literal> otherwise.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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@ -490,9 +490,9 @@ x: x + 456</programlisting>
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<varlistentry><term><function>builtins.listToAttrs</function>
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<replaceable>e</replaceable></term>
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<listitem><para>Construct an attribute set from a list specifying
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the names and values of each attribute. Each element of the list
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should be an attribute set consisting of a string-valued attribute
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<listitem><para>Construct a set from a list specifying the names
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and values of each attribute. Each element of the list should be
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a set consisting of a string-valued attribute
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<varname>name</varname> specifying the name of the attribute, and
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an attribute <varname>value</varname> specifying its value.
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Example:
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a package name and version. The package name is everything up to
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but not including the first dash followed by a digit, and the
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version is everything following that dash. The result is returned
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in an attribute set <literal>{ name, version }</literal>. Thus,
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in a set <literal>{ name, version }</literal>. Thus,
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<literal>builtins.parseDrvName "nix-0.12pre12876"</literal>
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returns <literal>{ name = "nix"; version = "0.12pre12876";
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}</literal>.</para></listitem>
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<varlistentry><term><function>removeAttrs</function>
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<replaceable>attrs</replaceable> <replaceable>list</replaceable></term>
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<replaceable>set</replaceable> <replaceable>list</replaceable></term>
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<listitem><para>Remove the attributes listed in
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<replaceable>list</replaceable> from the attribute set
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<replaceable>attrs</replaceable>. The attributes don’t have to
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exist in <replaceable>attrs</replaceable>. For instance,
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<replaceable>list</replaceable> from
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<replaceable>set</replaceable>. The attributes don’t have to
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exist in <replaceable>set</replaceable>. For instance,
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<screen>
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removeAttrs { x = 1; y = 2; z = 3; } [ "a" "x" "z" ]</screen>
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servlet container</link>. A servlet container contains a number
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of servlets (<filename>*.war</filename> files) each exported under
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a specific URI prefix. So the servlet configuration is a list of
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attribute sets containing the <varname>path</varname> and
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sets containing the <varname>path</varname> and
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<varname>war</varname> of the servlet (<xref
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linkend='ex-toxml-co-servlets' />). This kind of information is
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difficult to communicate with the normal method of passing
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default.</para>
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<para>The Nix expressions in this directory are combined into a
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single attribute set, with each file as an attribute that has the
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name of the file. Thus, if <filename>~/.nix-defexpr</filename>
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contains two files, <filename>foo</filename> and
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<filename>bar</filename>, then the default Nix expression will
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essentially be
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single set, with each file as an attribute that has the name of
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the file. Thus, if <filename>~/.nix-defexpr</filename> contains
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two files, <filename>foo</filename> and <filename>bar</filename>,
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then the default Nix expression will essentially be
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<programlisting>
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{
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I.e., this evaluates to <literal>(f: (f {system =
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"i686-linux";}).subversionWithJava) (import ./foo.nix)</literal>, thus
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selecting the <literal>subversionWithJava</literal> attribute from the
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attribute set returned by calling the function defined in
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set returned by calling the function defined in
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<filename>./foo.nix</filename>.</para>
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<para>A dry-run tells you which paths will be downloaded or built from
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<varname>stdenv.mkDerivation</varname>.
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<varname>mkDerivation</varname> is a function provided by
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<varname>stdenv</varname> that builds a package from a set of
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<emphasis>attributes</emphasis>. An attribute set is just a list
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of key/value pairs where each value is an arbitrary Nix
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expression. They take the general form
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<literal>{ <replaceable>name1</replaceable> =
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<emphasis>attributes</emphasis>. A set is just a list of
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key/value pairs where each key is a string and each value is an
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arbitrary Nix expression. They take the general form <literal>{
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<replaceable>name1</replaceable> =
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<replaceable>expr1</replaceable>; <replaceable>...</replaceable>
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<replaceable>nameN</replaceable> =
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<replaceable>exprN</replaceable>; }</literal>.</para>
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<para>This is where the actual composition takes place. Here we
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<emphasis>call</emphasis> the function imported from
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<filename>../applications/misc/hello/ex-1</filename> with an
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attribute set containing the things that the function expects,
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namely <varname>fetchurl</varname>, <varname>stdenv</varname>, and
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<filename>../applications/misc/hello/ex-1</filename> with a set
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containing the things that the function expects, namely
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<varname>fetchurl</varname>, <varname>stdenv</varname>, and
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<varname>perl</varname>. We use inherit again to use the
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attributes defined in the surrounding scope (we could also have
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written <literal>fetchurl = fetchurl;</literal>, etc.).</para>
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[ 123 ./foo.nix "abc" f { x = y; } ]</programlisting>
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the result would be a list of five elements, the fourth one being a
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function and the fifth being an attribute set.</para>
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function and the fifth being a set.</para>
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</simplesect>
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<simplesect><title>Attribute sets</title>
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<simplesect><title>Sets</title>
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<para>Attribute sets are really the core of the language, since
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ultimately it's all about creating derivations, which are really just
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<para>Sets are really the core of the language, since ultimately the
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Nix language is all about creating derivations, which are really just
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sets of attributes to be passed to build scripts.</para>
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<para>Attribute sets are just a list of name/value pairs enclosed in
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curly brackets, where each value is an arbitrary expression terminated
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by a semicolon. For example:
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<para>Sets are just a list of name/value pairs (called
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<emphasis>attributes</emphasis>) enclosed in curly brackets, where
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each value is an arbitrary expression terminated by a semicolon. For
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example:
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<programlisting>
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y = f { bla = 456; };
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}</programlisting>
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This defines an attribute set with attributes named
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<varname>x</varname>, <varname>text</varname>, <varname>y</varname>.
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The order of the attributes is irrelevant. An attribute name may only
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occur once.</para>
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This defines a set with attributes named <varname>x</varname>,
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<varname>text</varname>, <varname>y</varname>. The order of the
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attributes is irrelevant. An attribute name may only occur
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once.</para>
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<para>Attributes can be selected from an attribute set using the
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<para>Attributes can be selected from a set using the
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<literal>.</literal> operator. For instance,
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<programlisting>
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<section><title>Language constructs</title>
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<simplesect><title>Recursive attribute sets</title>
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<simplesect><title>Recursive sets</title>
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<para>Recursive attribute sets are just normal attribute sets, but the
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attributes can refer to each other. For example,
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<para>Recursive sets are just normal sets, but the attributes can
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refer to each other. For example,
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<programlisting>
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rec {
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<literal>rec</literal> the binding <literal>x = y;</literal> would
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refer to the variable <varname>y</varname> in the surrounding scope,
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if one exists, and would be invalid if no such variable exists. That
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is, in a normal (non-recursive) attribute set, attributes are not
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added to the lexical scope; in a recursive set, they are.</para>
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is, in a normal (non-recursive) set, attributes are not added to the
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lexical scope; in a recursive set, they are.</para>
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<para>Recursive attribute sets of course introduce the danger of
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infinite recursion. For example,
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<para>Recursive sets of course introduce the danger of infinite
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recursion. For example,
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<programlisting>
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rec {
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<literal>let { <replaceable>attrs</replaceable> }</literal>, which is
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translated to <literal>rec { <replaceable>attrs</replaceable>
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}.body</literal>. That is, the body of the let-expression is the
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<literal>body</literal> attribute of the attribute set.</para></note>
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<literal>body</literal> attribute of the set.</para></note>
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</simplesect>
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<simplesect><title>Inheriting attributes</title>
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<para>When defining an attribute set it is often convenient to copy
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variables from the surrounding lexical scope (e.g., when you want to
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propagate attributes). This can be shortened using the
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<para>When defining a set it is often convenient to copy variables
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from the surrounding lexical scope (e.g., when you want to propagate
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attributes). This can be shortened using the
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<literal>inherit</literal> keyword. For instance,
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evaluates to <literal>{ x = 123; y = 456; }</literal>. (Note that this
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works because <varname>x</varname> is added to the lexical scope by
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the <literal>let</literal> construct.) It is also possible to inherit
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attributes from another attribute set. For instance, in this fragment
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evaluates to <literal>{ x = 123; y = 456; }</literal>. (Note that
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this works because <varname>x</varname> is added to the lexical scope
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by the <literal>let</literal> construct.) It is also possible to
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inherit attributes from another set. For instance, in this fragment
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from <filename>all-packages.nix</filename>,
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libjpg = ...;
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...</programlisting>
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the attribute set used in the function call to the function defined in
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the set used in the function call to the function defined in
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<filename>../tools/graphics/graphviz</filename> inherits a number of
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variables from the surrounding scope (<varname>fetchurl</varname>
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... <varname>yacc</varname>), but also inherits
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<varname>libXaw</varname> (the X Athena Widgets) from the
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<varname>xlibs</varname> (X11 client-side libraries) attribute
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set.</para>
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<varname>xlibs</varname> (X11 client-side libraries) set.</para>
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"fooabc" ]</literal>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>An <emphasis>attribute set pattern</emphasis> of the
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form <literal>{ name1, name2, …, nameN }</literal>
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matches an attribute set containing the listed attributes, and binds
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the values of those attributes to variables in the function body.
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For example, the function
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<listitem><para>A <emphasis>set pattern</emphasis> of the form
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<literal>{ name1, name2, …, nameN }</literal> matches a set
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containing the listed attributes, and binds the values of those
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attributes to variables in the function body. For example, the
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function
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<programlisting>
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{ x, y, z }: z + y + x</programlisting>
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<programlisting>
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with <replaceable>e1</replaceable>; <replaceable>e2</replaceable></programlisting>
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introduces the attribute set <replaceable>e1</replaceable> into the
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lexical scope of the expression <replaceable>e2</replaceable>. For
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instance,
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introduces the set <replaceable>e1</replaceable> into the lexical
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scope of the expression <replaceable>e2</replaceable>. For instance,
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<programlisting>
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let as = { x = "foo"; y = "bar"; };
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@ -1235,7 +1234,7 @@ weakest binding).</para>
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</entry>
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<entry>none</entry>
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<entry>Select attribute denoted by the attribute path
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<replaceable>attrpath</replaceable> from attribute set
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<replaceable>attrpath</replaceable> from set
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<replaceable>e</replaceable>. (An attribute path is a
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dot-separated list of attribute names.) If the attribute
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doesn’t exist, return <replaceable>def</replaceable> if
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@ -1251,8 +1250,8 @@ weakest binding).</para>
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<entry><replaceable>e</replaceable> <literal>?</literal>
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<replaceable>attrpath</replaceable></entry>
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<entry>none</entry>
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<entry>Test whether attribute set <replaceable>e</replaceable>
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contains the attribute denoted by <replaceable>attrpath</replaceable>;
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<entry>Test whether set <replaceable>e</replaceable> contains
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the attribute denoted by <replaceable>attrpath</replaceable>;
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return <literal>true</literal> or
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<literal>false</literal>.</entry>
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</row>
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@ -1275,10 +1274,11 @@ weakest binding).</para>
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<entry><replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>//</literal>
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<replaceable>e2</replaceable></entry>
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<entry>right</entry>
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<entry>Return an attribute set consisting of the attributes in
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<entry>Return a set consisting of the attributes in
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<replaceable>e1</replaceable> and
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<replaceable>e2</replaceable> (with the latter taking
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precedence over the former in case of equally named attributes).</entry>
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precedence over the former in case of equally named
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attributes).</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>==</literal>
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@ -1322,9 +1322,9 @@ weakest binding).</para>
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<section xml:id="ssec-derivation"><title>Derivations</title>
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<para>The most important built-in function is
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<function>derivation</function>, which is used to describe a
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single derivation (a build action). It takes as input an attribute
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set, the attributes of which specify the inputs of the build.</para>
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<function>derivation</function>, which is used to describe a single
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derivation (a build action). It takes as input a set, the attributes
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of which specify the inputs of the build.</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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@ -35,15 +35,14 @@ Value * findAlongAttrPath(EvalState & state, const string & attrPath,
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v = vNew;
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state.forceValue(*v);
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/* It should evaluate to either an attribute set or an
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expression, according to what is specified in the
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attrPath. */
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/* It should evaluate to either a set or an expression,
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according to what is specified in the attrPath. */
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if (apType == apAttr) {
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if (v->type != tAttrs)
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throw TypeError(
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format("the expression selected by the selection path `%1%' should be an attribute set but is %2%")
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format("the expression selected by the selection path `%1%' should be a set but is %2%")
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% curPath % showType(*v));
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Bindings::iterator a = v->attrs->find(state.symbols.create(attr));
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@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ inline void EvalState::forceAttrs(Value & v)
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{
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forceValue(v);
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if (v.type != tAttrs)
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throwTypeError("value is %1% while an attribute set was expected", showType(v));
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throwTypeError("value is %1% while a set was expected", showType(v));
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}
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|
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@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ string showType(const Value & v)
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case tString: return "a string";
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case tPath: return "a path";
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case tNull: return "null";
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case tAttrs: return "an attribute set";
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case tAttrs: return "a set";
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case tList: return "a list";
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case tThunk: return "a thunk";
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case tApp: return "a function application";
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|
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@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ inline void EvalState::evalAttrs(Env & env, Expr * e, Value & v)
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{
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e->eval(*this, env, v);
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if (v.type != tAttrs)
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throwTypeError("value is %1% while an attribute set was expected", showType(v));
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throwTypeError("value is %1% while a set was expected", showType(v));
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}
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|
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|
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@ -898,9 +898,8 @@ void ExprOpUpdate::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
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|
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state.mkAttrs(v, v1.attrs->size() + v2.attrs->size());
|
||||
|
||||
/* Merge the attribute sets, preferring values from the second
|
||||
set. Make sure to keep the resulting vector in sorted
|
||||
order. */
|
||||
/* Merge the sets, preferring values from the second set. Make
|
||||
sure to keep the resulting vector in sorted order. */
|
||||
Bindings::iterator i = v1.attrs->begin();
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||||
Bindings::iterator j = v2.attrs->begin();
|
||||
|
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|
|
@ -1125,8 +1124,7 @@ string EvalState::coerceToString(Value & v, PathSet & context,
|
|||
|
||||
if (v.type == tAttrs) {
|
||||
Bindings::iterator i = v.attrs->find(sOutPath);
|
||||
if (i == v.attrs->end())
|
||||
throwTypeError("cannot coerce an attribute set (except a derivation) to a string");
|
||||
if (i == v.attrs->end()) throwTypeError("cannot coerce a set to a string");
|
||||
return coerceToString(*i->value, context, coerceMore, copyToStore);
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -1172,9 +1170,8 @@ bool EvalState::eqValues(Value & v1, Value & v2)
|
|||
forceValue(v2);
|
||||
|
||||
/* !!! Hack to support some old broken code that relies on pointer
|
||||
equality tests between attribute sets. (Specifically,
|
||||
builderDefs calls uniqList on a list of attribute sets.) Will
|
||||
remove this eventually. */
|
||||
equality tests between sets. (Specifically, builderDefs calls
|
||||
uniqList on a list of sets.) Will remove this eventually. */
|
||||
if (&v1 == &v2) return true;
|
||||
|
||||
if (v1.type != v2.type) return false;
|
||||
|
|
@ -1212,8 +1209,8 @@ bool EvalState::eqValues(Value & v1, Value & v2)
|
|||
return true;
|
||||
|
||||
case tAttrs: {
|
||||
/* If both attribute sets denote a derivation (type =
|
||||
"derivation"), then compare their outPaths. */
|
||||
/* If both sets denote a derivation (type = "derivation"),
|
||||
then compare their outPaths. */
|
||||
if (isDerivation(v1) && isDerivation(v2)) {
|
||||
Bindings::iterator i = v1.attrs->find(sOutPath);
|
||||
Bindings::iterator j = v2.attrs->find(sOutPath);
|
||||
|
|
@ -1263,7 +1260,7 @@ void EvalState::printStats()
|
|||
printMsg(v, format(" list concatenations: %1%") % nrListConcats);
|
||||
printMsg(v, format(" values allocated: %1% (%2% bytes)")
|
||||
% nrValues % (nrValues * sizeof(Value)));
|
||||
printMsg(v, format(" attribute sets allocated: %1%") % nrAttrsets);
|
||||
printMsg(v, format(" sets allocated: %1%") % nrAttrsets);
|
||||
printMsg(v, format(" right-biased unions: %1%") % nrOpUpdates);
|
||||
printMsg(v, format(" values copied in right-biased unions: %1%") % nrOpUpdateValuesCopied);
|
||||
printMsg(v, format(" symbols in symbol table: %1%") % symbols.size());
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ class EvalState;
|
|||
struct Attr;
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
/* Attribute sets are represented as a vector of attributes, sorted by
|
||||
symbol (i.e. pointer to the attribute name in the symbol table). */
|
||||
/* Sets are represented as a vector of attributes, sorted by symbol
|
||||
(i.e. pointer to the attribute name in the symbol table). */
|
||||
#if HAVE_BOEHMGC
|
||||
typedef std::vector<Attr, gc_allocator<Attr> > BindingsBase;
|
||||
#else
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ DrvInfo::Outputs DrvInfo::queryOutputs(EvalState & state)
|
|||
|
||||
/* For each output... */
|
||||
for (unsigned int j = 0; j < i->value->list.length; ++j) {
|
||||
/* Evaluate the corresponding attribute set. */
|
||||
/* Evaluate the corresponding set. */
|
||||
string name = state.forceStringNoCtx(*i->value->list.elems[j]);
|
||||
Bindings::iterator out = attrs->find(state.symbols.create(name));
|
||||
if (out == attrs->end()) continue; // FIXME: throw error?
|
||||
|
|
@ -119,11 +119,10 @@ void DrvInfo::setMetaInfo(const MetaInfo & meta)
|
|||
typedef set<Bindings *> Done;
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
/* Evaluate value `v'. If it evaluates to an attribute set of type
|
||||
`derivation', then put information about it in `drvs' (unless it's
|
||||
already in `doneExprs'). The result boolean indicates whether it
|
||||
makes sense for the caller to recursively search for derivations in
|
||||
`v'. */
|
||||
/* Evaluate value `v'. If it evaluates to a set of type `derivation',
|
||||
then put information about it in `drvs' (unless it's already in
|
||||
`doneExprs'). The result boolean indicates whether it makes sense
|
||||
for the caller to recursively search for derivations in `v'. */
|
||||
static bool getDerivation(EvalState & state, Value & v,
|
||||
const string & attrPath, DrvInfos & drvs, Done & done,
|
||||
bool ignoreAssertionFailures)
|
||||
|
|
@ -132,8 +131,8 @@ static bool getDerivation(EvalState & state, Value & v,
|
|||
state.forceValue(v);
|
||||
if (!state.isDerivation(v)) return true;
|
||||
|
||||
/* Remove spurious duplicates (e.g., an attribute set like
|
||||
`rec { x = derivation {...}; y = x;}'. */
|
||||
/* Remove spurious duplicates (e.g., a set like `rec { x =
|
||||
derivation {...}; y = x;}'. */
|
||||
if (done.find(v.attrs) != done.end()) return false;
|
||||
done.insert(v.attrs);
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -218,10 +217,9 @@ static void getDerivations(EvalState & state, Value & vIn,
|
|||
if (combineChannels)
|
||||
getDerivations(state, v2, pathPrefix2, autoArgs, drvs, done, ignoreAssertionFailures);
|
||||
else if (getDerivation(state, v2, pathPrefix2, drvs, done, ignoreAssertionFailures)) {
|
||||
/* If the value of this attribute is itself an
|
||||
attribute set, should we recurse into it? => Only
|
||||
if it has a `recurseForDerivations = true'
|
||||
attribute. */
|
||||
/* If the value of this attribute is itself a set,
|
||||
should we recurse into it? => Only if it has a
|
||||
`recurseForDerivations = true' attribute. */
|
||||
if (v2.type == tAttrs) {
|
||||
Bindings::iterator j = v2.attrs->find(state.symbols.create("recurseForDerivations"));
|
||||
if (j != v2.attrs->end() && state.forceBool(*j->value))
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ struct ExprVar : Expr
|
|||
levels up from the current environment and getting the
|
||||
`displ'th value in that environment. In the latter case, the
|
||||
value is obtained by getting the attribute named `name' from
|
||||
the attribute set stored in the environment that is `level'
|
||||
levels up from the current one.*/
|
||||
the set stored in the environment that is `level' levels up
|
||||
from the current one.*/
|
||||
unsigned int level;
|
||||
unsigned int displ;
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void prim_typeOf(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
|
|||
case tString: t = "string"; break;
|
||||
case tPath: t = "path"; break;
|
||||
case tNull: t = "null"; break;
|
||||
case tAttrs: t = "attrs"; break;
|
||||
case tAttrs: t = "set"; break;
|
||||
case tList: t = "list"; break;
|
||||
case tLambda:
|
||||
case tPrimOp:
|
||||
|
|
@ -729,12 +729,12 @@ static void prim_filterSource(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
|
|||
|
||||
|
||||
/*************************************************************
|
||||
* Attribute sets
|
||||
* Sets
|
||||
*************************************************************/
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
/* Return the names of the attributes in an attribute set as a sorted
|
||||
list of strings. */
|
||||
/* Return the names of the attributes in a set as a sorted list of
|
||||
strings. */
|
||||
static void prim_attrNames(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
|
||||
{
|
||||
state.forceAttrs(*args[0]);
|
||||
|
|
@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ static void prim_hasAttr(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
|
|||
}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
/* Determine whether the argument is an attribute set. */
|
||||
/* Determine whether the argument is a set. */
|
||||
static void prim_isAttrs(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
|
||||
{
|
||||
state.forceValue(*args[0]);
|
||||
|
|
@ -807,10 +807,10 @@ static void prim_removeAttrs(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
|
|||
}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
/* Builds an attribute set from a list specifying (name, value)
|
||||
pairs. To be precise, a list [{name = "name1"; value = value1;}
|
||||
... {name = "nameN"; value = valueN;}] is transformed to {name1 =
|
||||
value1; ... nameN = valueN;}. */
|
||||
/* Builds a set from a list specifying (name, value) pairs. To be
|
||||
precise, a list [{name = "name1"; value = value1;} ... {name =
|
||||
"nameN"; value = valueN;}] is transformed to {name1 = value1;
|
||||
... nameN = valueN;}. */
|
||||
static void prim_listToAttrs(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
|
||||
{
|
||||
state.forceList(*args[0]);
|
||||
|
|
@ -844,9 +844,9 @@ static void prim_listToAttrs(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
|
|||
}
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
/* Return the right-biased intersection of two attribute sets as1 and
|
||||
as2, i.e. a set that contains every attribute from as2 that is also
|
||||
a member of as1. */
|
||||
/* Return the right-biased intersection of two sets as1 and as2,
|
||||
i.e. a set that contains every attribute from as2 that is also a
|
||||
member of as1. */
|
||||
static void prim_intersectAttrs(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
|
||||
{
|
||||
state.forceAttrs(*args[0]);
|
||||
|
|
@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ void EvalState::createBaseEnv()
|
|||
addPrimOp("__toFile", 2, prim_toFile);
|
||||
addPrimOp("__filterSource", 2, prim_filterSource);
|
||||
|
||||
// Attribute sets
|
||||
// Sets
|
||||
addPrimOp("__attrNames", 1, prim_attrNames);
|
||||
addPrimOp("__getAttr", 2, prim_getAttr);
|
||||
addPrimOp("__hasAttr", 2, prim_hasAttr);
|
||||
|
|
@ -1290,8 +1290,8 @@ void EvalState::createBaseEnv()
|
|||
evalFile(path, v);
|
||||
addConstant("derivation", v);
|
||||
|
||||
/* Now that we've added all primops, sort the `builtins' attribute
|
||||
set, because attribute lookups expect it to be sorted. */
|
||||
/* Now that we've added all primops, sort the `builtins' set,
|
||||
because attribute lookups expect it to be sorted. */
|
||||
baseEnv.values[0]->attrs->sort();
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
|
|||
namespace nix {
|
||||
|
||||
/* Symbol table used by the parser and evaluator to represent and look
|
||||
up identifiers and attribute sets efficiently.
|
||||
SymbolTable::create() converts a string into a symbol. Symbols
|
||||
have the property that they can be compared efficiently (using a
|
||||
pointer equality test), because the symbol table stores only one
|
||||
copy of each string. */
|
||||
up identifiers and attributes efficiently. SymbolTable::create()
|
||||
converts a string into a symbol. Symbols have the property that
|
||||
they can be compared efficiently (using a pointer equality test),
|
||||
because the symbol table stores only one copy of each string. */
|
||||
|
||||
class Symbol
|
||||
{
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ static void loadSourceExpr(EvalState & state, const Path & path, Value & v)
|
|||
}
|
||||
|
||||
/* The path is a directory. Put the Nix expressions in the
|
||||
directory in an attribute set, with the file name of each
|
||||
expression as the attribute name. Recurse into subdirectories
|
||||
(but keep the attribute set flat, not nested, to make it easier
|
||||
for a user to have a ~/.nix-defexpr directory that includes
|
||||
some system-wide directory). */
|
||||
directory in a set, with the file name of each expression as
|
||||
the attribute name. Recurse into subdirectories (but keep the
|
||||
set flat, not nested, to make it easier for a user to have a
|
||||
~/.nix-defexpr directory that includes some system-wide
|
||||
directory). */
|
||||
if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
|
||||
state.mkAttrs(v, 16);
|
||||
state.mkList(*state.allocAttr(v, state.symbols.create("_combineChannels")), 0);
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1 +1 @@
|
|||
[ true false true false true false true false true false "int" "bool" "string" "null" "attrs" "list" "lambda" "lambda" "lambda" "lambda" ]
|
||||
[ true false true false true false true false true false "int" "bool" "string" "null" "set" "list" "lambda" "lambda" "lambda" "lambda" ]
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
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