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-rw-r--r--src/libexpr/primops/fetchClosure.cc17
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchClosure.cc b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchClosure.cc
index 5114df553..22bae19b7 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops/fetchClosure.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops/fetchClosure.cc
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ static void runFetchClosureWithContentAddressedPath(EvalState & state, const Pos
throw Error({
.msg = hintfmt(
"The 'fromPath' value '%s' is input-addressed, but 'inputAddressed' is set to 'false' (default).\n\n"
- "If you do intend to fetch an input-addressed store path, add 'inputAddressed = true;' to the 'fetchClosure' arguments. Note that content addressing does not require users to configure a trusted binary cache public key on their systems, and is therefore preferred.",
+ "If you do intend to fetch an input-addressed store path, add\n\n"
+ " inputAddressed = true;\n\n"
+ "to the 'fetchClosure' arguments.\n\n"
+ "Note that to ensure authenticity input-addressed store paths, users must configure a trusted binary cache public key on their systems. This is not needed for content-addressed paths.",
state.store->printStorePath(fromPath)),
.errPos = state.positions[pos]
});
@@ -226,7 +229,7 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_fetchClosure({
- Fetch a content-addressed store path.
-Example:
+ Example:
```nix
builtins.fetchClosure {
@@ -263,7 +266,7 @@ Example:
rewrote '/nix/store/r2jd6ygnmirm2g803mksqqjm4y39yi6i-git-2.33.1' to '/nix/store/ldbhlwhh39wha58rm61bkiiwm6j7211j-git-2.33.1'
```
- Alternatively, you may set `toPath = ""` and find the correct `toPath` in the error message.
+ Alternatively, set `toPath = ""` and find the correct `toPath` in the error message.
**Not rewriting**
@@ -279,13 +282,7 @@ Example:
allows you to use a previously built store path in a Nix
expression. However, it is more reproducible because it requires
specifying a binary cache from which the path can be fetched.
- Also, the default requirement of a content-addressed final store path
- avoids the need for users to configure [`trusted-public-keys`](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-trusted-public-keys).
-
- **Experimental feature**
-
- This function is only available if you enable the experimental
- feature `fetch-closure`.
+ Also, using content-addressed store paths does not require users to configure [`trusted-public-keys`](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-trusted-public-keys) to ensure their authenticity.
)",
.fun = prim_fetchClosure,
.experimentalFeature = Xp::FetchClosure,