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| author | Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io> | 2022-11-06 12:25:21 +0100 |
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| committer | Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io> | 2022-11-06 13:28:18 +0100 |
| commit | f7ab93b0685b653c60b86540639a42b03389c90b (patch) | |
| tree | 1d2ea66f448d9f80a02a8e22a25100fd2309082b /src/nix/daemon.md | |
| parent | 499e99d099ec513478a2d3120b2af3a16d9ae49d (diff) | |
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).
Diffstat (limited to 'src/nix/daemon.md')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/nix/daemon.md | 2 |
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix/daemon.md b/src/nix/daemon.md index e97016a94..d5cdadf08 100644 --- a/src/nix/daemon.md +++ b/src/nix/daemon.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ R""( # Description This command runs the Nix daemon, which is a required component in -multi-user Nix installations. It performs build actions and other +multi-user Nix installations. It runs build tasks and other operations on the Nix store on behalf of non-root users. Usually you don't run the daemon directly; instead it's managed by a service management framework such as `systemd`. |