diff --git a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md index b13709f8a..aa775b163 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md @@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ - [derivation]{#gloss-derivation}\ A description of a build task. The result of a derivation is a store object. Derivations are typically specified in Nix expressions - using the [`derivation` primitive](language/derivations.md). These are + using the [`derivation` primitive](./language/derivations.md). These are translated into low-level *store derivations* (implicitly by `nix-env` and `nix-build`, or explicitly by `nix-instantiate`). - [content-addressed derivation]{#gloss-content-addressed-derivation}\ A derivation which has the - [`__contentAddressed`](language/advanced-attributes.md#adv-attr-__contentAddressed) + [`__contentAddressed`](./language/advanced-attributes.md#adv-attr-__contentAddressed) attribute set to `true`. - [fixed-output derivation]{#gloss-fixed-output-derivation}\ A derivation which includes the - [`outputHash`](language/advanced-attributes.md#adv-attr-outputHash) attribute. + [`outputHash`](./language/advanced-attributes.md#adv-attr-outputHash) attribute. - [store]{#gloss-store}\ The location in the file system where store objects live. Typically @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ - [substituter]{#gloss-substituter}\ A *substituter* is an additional store from which Nix will copy store objects it doesn't have. For details, see the - [`substituters` option](command-ref/conf-file.html#conf-substituters). + [`substituters` option](./command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-substituters). - [purity]{#gloss-purity}\ The assumption that equal Nix derivations when run always produce @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ An automatically generated store object that consists of a set of symlinks to “active” applications, i.e., other store paths. These are generated automatically by - [`nix-env`](command-ref/nix-env.md). See *profiles*. + [`nix-env`](./command-ref/nix-env.md). See *profiles*. - [profile]{#gloss-profile}\ A symlink to the current *user environment* of a user, e.g., @@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ store. It can contain regular files, directories and symbolic links. NARs are generated and unpacked using `nix-store --dump` and `nix-store --restore`. + - [`∅`]{#gloss-emtpy-set}\ The empty set symbol. In the context of profile history, this denotes a package is not present in a particular version of the profile. + - [`ε`]{#gloss-epsilon}\ The epsilon symbol. In the context of a package, this means the version is empty. More precisely, the derivation does not have a version attribute.