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diff --git a/doc/manual/expressions/derivations.xml b/doc/manual/expressions/derivations.xml index a11de0088..0625bcdfe 100644 --- a/doc/manual/expressions/derivations.xml +++ b/doc/manual/expressions/derivations.xml @@ -13,16 +13,15 @@ of which specify the inputs of the build.</para> <itemizedlist> - <listitem xml:id="attr-system"><para>There must be an attribute named - <varname>system</varname> whose value must be a string specifying a - Nix platform identifier, such as <literal>"i686-linux"</literal> or - <literal>"x86_64-darwin"</literal><footnote><para>To figure out - your platform identifier, look at the line <quote>Checking for the - canonical Nix system name</quote> in the output of Nix's - <filename>configure</filename> script.</para></footnote> The build - can only be performed on a machine and operating system matching the - platform identifier. (Nix can automatically forward builds for - other platforms by forwarding them to other machines; see <xref + <listitem xml:id="attr-system"><para>There must be an attribute + named <varname>system</varname> whose value must be a string + specifying a Nix system type, such as + <literal>"i686-linux"</literal> or + <literal>"x86_64-darwin"</literal>. (To figure out your system type, + run <literal>nix -vv --version</literal>.) The build can only be + performed on a machine and operating system matching the system + type. (Nix can automatically forward builds for other platforms by + forwarding them to other machines; see <xref linkend='chap-distributed-builds' />.)</para></listitem> <listitem><para>There must be an attribute named |