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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml b/doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml index cebafb1f5..5520a4938 100644 --- a/doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml +++ b/doc/manual/expressions/language-values.xml @@ -154,11 +154,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { <listitem><para><emphasis>Paths</emphasis>, e.g., <filename>/bin/sh</filename> or <filename>./builder.sh</filename>. - A path must contain at least one slash to be recognised as such; for - instance, <filename>builder.sh</filename> is not a - path<footnote><para>It's parsed as an expression that selects the - attribute <varname>sh</varname> from the variable - <varname>builder</varname>.</para></footnote>. If the file name is + A path must contain at least one slash to be recognised as such. For + instance, <filename>builder.sh</filename> is not a path: it's parsed + as an expression that selects the attribute <varname>sh</varname> + from the variable <varname>builder</varname>. If the file name is relative, i.e., if it does not begin with a slash, it is made absolute at parse time relative to the directory of the Nix expression that contained it. For instance, if a Nix expression in @@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { <para>Paths can also be specified between angle brackets, e.g. <literal><nixpkgs></literal>. This means that the directories listed in the environment variable - <envar linkend="env-NIX_PATH">NIX_PATH</literal> will be searched + <literal linkend="env-NIX_PATH">NIX_PATH</literal> will be searched for the given file or directory name. </para> |