From d38a539437943f4ae6b1f72321c7dc29559547c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Valentin Gagarin Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:50:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] make description open-ended, add TODO Co-authored-by: Robert Hensing --- doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md | 2 +- doc/manual/src/glossary.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md index b97c1f735..a421a4220 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Each of *paths* is processed as follows: 2. Realise its [output paths]: - Try to fetch from [substituters] the [store objects] associated with the output paths in the store derivation's [closure]. - With [content-addressed derivations] (experimental): Determine the output paths to realise by querying content-addressed realisation entries in the [Nix database]. - - For any store paths that cannot be substituted, produce the required store objects by first realising all outputs of the derivation's dependencies and then running the derivation's [`builder`](@docroot@/language/derivations.md#attr-builder) executable. + - For any store paths that cannot be substituted, produce the required store objects. This involves first realising all outputs of the derivation's dependencies and then running the derivation's [`builder`](@docroot@/language/derivations.md#attr-builder) executable. - Otherwise, and if the path is not already valid: Try to fetch the associated [store objects] in the path's [closure] from [substituters]. If no substitutes are available and no store derivation is given, realisation fails. diff --git a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md index 8f0b25c89..57a3334dd 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Ensure a [store path] is [valid][validity]. - This means either running the [`builder`](@docroot@/language/derivations.md#attr-builder) executable as specified in the corresponding [derivation], or fetching a pre-built [store object] from a [substituter], or delegating to a [remote builder](@docroot@/advanced-topics/distributed-builds.html) and retrieving the outputs. + This means either running the [`builder`](@docroot@/language/derivations.md#attr-builder) executable as specified in the corresponding [derivation], or fetching a pre-built [store object] from a [substituter], or delegating to a [remote builder](@docroot@/advanced-topics/distributed-builds.html) and retrieving the outputs. See [`nix-build`](./command-ref/nix-build.md) and [`nix-store --realise`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md).