From d621dd17f23023d4d6a84daba90ef38e848a1375 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Valentin Gagarin Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:31:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] more precise wording Co-authored-by: Robert Hensing --- doc/manual/src/language/derivations.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/manual/src/language/derivations.md b/doc/manual/src/language/derivations.md index 56c6818ca..dfefe446f 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/language/derivations.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/language/derivations.md @@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ It outputs an attribute set, and produces a [store derivation](@docroot@/glossar - [`name`]{#attr-name} ([String](@docroot@/language/values.md#type-string)) - Symbolic name for the derivation. - It is appended to the [store paths](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-store-path) of the resulting store derivation and its [output paths][output path]. + A symbolic name for the derivation. + It is added to the [store derivation]'s [path](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-store-path) and its [output paths][output path]. Example: `name = "hello";` - [`system`]{#attr-system} ([String](@docroot@/language/values.md#type-string)) - The system type on which the [`builder`](#attr-builder) executable can be run. + The system type on which the [`builder`](#attr-builder) executable is meant to be run. Nix will only build derivations where the `system` attribute matches the current [`system` configuration option]. It can automatically [build on other platforms](../advanced-topics/distributed-builds.md) by forwarding build requests to other machines.