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diff --git a/doc/manual/expressions/expression-language.xml b/doc/manual/expressions/expression-language.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 240ef80f1..000000000 --- a/doc/manual/expressions/expression-language.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" - xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" - xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" - version="5.0" - xml:id="ch-expression-language"> - -<title>Nix Expression Language</title> - -<para>The Nix expression language is a pure, lazy, functional -language. Purity means that operations in the language don't have -side-effects (for instance, there is no variable assignment). -Laziness means that arguments to functions are evaluated only when -they are needed. Functional means that functions are -<quote>normal</quote> values that can be passed around and manipulated -in interesting ways. The language is not a full-featured, general -purpose language. Its main job is to describe packages, -compositions of packages, and the variability within -packages.</para> - -<para>This section presents the various features of the -language.</para> - -<xi:include href="language-values.xml" /> -<xi:include href="language-constructs.xml" /> -<xi:include href="language-operators.xml" /> -<xi:include href="derivations.xml" /> -<xi:include href="builtins.xml" /> - - -</chapter> |