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Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Valentin Gagarin	f7ab93b068	manual: build action -> build task ... after discussing this with multiple people, I'm convinced that "build task" is more precise: a derivation is not an action, but inert until it is built. also it's easier to pronounce. proposal: use "build task" for the generic concept "description of how to derive new files from the contents of existing files". then it will be easier to distinguish what we mean by "derivation" (a specific data structure and Nix language value type) and "store derivation" (a serialisation of a derivation into a file in the Nix store).	2022-11-06 13:28:18 +01:00
Jan Tojnar	ca4d8ce9e2	doc: De-emphasize nix-env without -A ... The manual uses `nix-env -i` without `-A` prominently, teaching a bad practice to newcomers.	2021-11-17 17:04:25 +01:00
Dimitris Apostolou	c34cc5e488	Fix typos	2021-11-03 18:11:20 +02:00
Sam Lidder	e069ddf325	Fix configure error in introduction doc	2020-12-31 20:17:37 -05:00
Eelco Dolstra	1d0a7b54fa	Enable syntax highlighting	2020-07-31 15:43:25 +02:00
Eelco Dolstra	e0ea3c82ca	Use mdbook	2020-07-23 18:26:48 +02:00

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