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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
Renamed from doc/manual/introduction/about-nix.md (Browse further)