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diff --git a/doc/manual/expressions/simple-expression.xml b/doc/manual/expressions/simple-expression.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 29fd872ee..000000000 --- a/doc/manual/expressions/simple-expression.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +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-simple-expression"> - -<title>A Simple Nix Expression</title> - -<para>This section shows how to add and test the <link -xlink:href='http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/hello.html'>GNU Hello -package</link> to the Nix Packages collection. Hello is a program -that prints out the text <quote>Hello, world!</quote>.</para> - -<para>To add a package to the Nix Packages collection, you generally -need to do three things: - -<orderedlist> - - <listitem><para>Write a Nix expression for the package. This is a - file that describes all the inputs involved in building the package, - such as dependencies, sources, and so on.</para></listitem> - - <listitem><para>Write a <emphasis>builder</emphasis>. This is a - shell script<footnote><para>In fact, it can be written in any - language, but typically it's a <command>bash</command> shell - script.</para></footnote> that actually builds the package from - the inputs.</para></listitem> - - <listitem><para>Add the package to the file - <filename>pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix</filename>. The Nix - expression written in the first step is a - <emphasis>function</emphasis>; it requires other packages in order - to build it. In this step you put it all together, i.e., you call - the function with the right arguments to build the actual - package.</para></listitem> - -</orderedlist> - -</para> - -<xi:include href="expression-syntax.xml" /> -<xi:include href="build-script.xml" /> -<xi:include href="arguments-variables.xml" /> -<xi:include href="simple-building-testing.xml" /> -<xi:include href="generic-builder.xml" /> - -</chapter> |