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authorAdam Joseph <adam@westernsemico.com>2022-08-05 10:12:46 -0700
committerAdam Joseph <adam@westernsemico.com>2022-08-05 10:12:46 -0700
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!implement https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/6870#discussion_r938912244
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@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ keep metadata and signatures in `.narinfo` files rather than in
`/nix/var/nix/db`.
A *substituter* is a store other than `/nix/store` from which Nix will
-copy the realisation of a derivation instead of building it. Nix will
-not copy a realisation from a remote store unless one of the following
-is true:
+copy a store path instead of building it. Nix will not copy a store
+path from a remote store unless one of the following is true:
-- the realisation is signed by one of the `trusted-public-keys`
+- the store object is signed by one of the `trusted-public-keys`
- the substituter is in the `trusted-substituters` list
- the `no-require-sigs` option has been set to disable signature checking
-- the derivation is a fixed-output derivation
+- the store object is the realisation of a fixed-output derivation