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Intro: Mention binary caches
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@ -161,13 +161,19 @@ library and the compiler) would have to built, at least if they are
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not already in the Nix store. This is a <emphasis>source deployment
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model</emphasis>. For most users, building from source is not very
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pleasant as it takes far too long. However, Nix can automatically
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skip building from source and download a pre-built binary instead if
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it knows about it. <emphasis>Nix channels</emphasis> provide Nix
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expressions along with pre-built binaries.</para>
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skip building from source and instead use a <emphasis>binary
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cache</emphasis>, a web server that provides pre-built binaries. For
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instance, when asked to build
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<literal>/nix/store/b6gvzjyb2pg0…-firefox-33.1</literal> from source,
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Nix would first check if the file
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<uri>http://cache.nixos.org/b6gvzjyb2pg0….narinfo</uri> exists, and if
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so, fetch the pre-built binary referenced from there; otherwise, it
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would fall back to building from source.</para>
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<simplesect><title>Binary patching</title>
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<para>In addition to downloading binaries automatically if they’re
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upgrades.</para>
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</simplesect>
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<simplesect><title>Nix Packages collection</title>
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