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-rw-r--r--src/libexpr/attr-path.cc7
-rw-r--r--src/libexpr/eval-inline.hh2
-rw-r--r--src/libexpr/eval.cc23
-rw-r--r--src/libexpr/eval.hh4
-rw-r--r--src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc22
-rw-r--r--src/libexpr/nixexpr.hh4
-rw-r--r--src/libexpr/primops.cc30
-rw-r--r--src/libexpr/symbol-table.hh9
8 files changed, 47 insertions, 54 deletions
diff --git a/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc b/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc
index d834dcae7..737166435 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc
@@ -35,15 +35,14 @@ Value * findAlongAttrPath(EvalState & state, const string & attrPath,
v = vNew;
state.forceValue(*v);
- /* It should evaluate to either an attribute set or an
- expression, according to what is specified in the
- attrPath. */
+ /* It should evaluate to either a set or an expression,
+ according to what is specified in the attrPath. */
if (apType == apAttr) {
if (v->type != tAttrs)
throw TypeError(
- format("the expression selected by the selection path `%1%' should be an attribute set but is %2%")
+ format("the expression selected by the selection path `%1%' should be a set but is %2%")
% curPath % showType(*v));
Bindings::iterator a = v->attrs->find(state.symbols.create(attr));
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval-inline.hh b/src/libexpr/eval-inline.hh
index 722273dda..ec0206eb0 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval-inline.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval-inline.hh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ inline void EvalState::forceAttrs(Value & v)
{
forceValue(v);
if (v.type != tAttrs)
- throwTypeError("value is %1% while an attribute set was expected", showType(v));
+ throwTypeError("value is %1% while a set was expected", showType(v));
}
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 29b3e3c82..814c19efc 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ string showType(const Value & v)
case tString: return "a string";
case tPath: return "a path";
case tNull: return "null";
- case tAttrs: return "an attribute set";
+ case tAttrs: return "a set";
case tList: return "a list";
case tThunk: return "a thunk";
case tApp: return "a function application";
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ inline void EvalState::evalAttrs(Env & env, Expr * e, Value & v)
{
e->eval(*this, env, v);
if (v.type != tAttrs)
- throwTypeError("value is %1% while an attribute set was expected", showType(v));
+ throwTypeError("value is %1% while a set was expected", showType(v));
}
@@ -898,9 +898,8 @@ void ExprOpUpdate::eval(EvalState & state, Env & env, Value & v)
state.mkAttrs(v, v1.attrs->size() + v2.attrs->size());
- /* Merge the attribute sets, preferring values from the second
- set. Make sure to keep the resulting vector in sorted
- order. */
+ /* Merge the sets, preferring values from the second set. Make
+ sure to keep the resulting vector in sorted order. */
Bindings::iterator i = v1.attrs->begin();
Bindings::iterator j = v2.attrs->begin();
@@ -1125,8 +1124,7 @@ string EvalState::coerceToString(Value & v, PathSet & context,
if (v.type == tAttrs) {
Bindings::iterator i = v.attrs->find(sOutPath);
- if (i == v.attrs->end())
- throwTypeError("cannot coerce an attribute set (except a derivation) to a string");
+ if (i == v.attrs->end()) throwTypeError("cannot coerce a set to a string");
return coerceToString(*i->value, context, coerceMore, copyToStore);
}
@@ -1172,9 +1170,8 @@ bool EvalState::eqValues(Value & v1, Value & v2)
forceValue(v2);
/* !!! Hack to support some old broken code that relies on pointer
- equality tests between attribute sets. (Specifically,
- builderDefs calls uniqList on a list of attribute sets.) Will
- remove this eventually. */
+ equality tests between sets. (Specifically, builderDefs calls
+ uniqList on a list of sets.) Will remove this eventually. */
if (&v1 == &v2) return true;
if (v1.type != v2.type) return false;
@@ -1212,8 +1209,8 @@ bool EvalState::eqValues(Value & v1, Value & v2)
return true;
case tAttrs: {
- /* If both attribute sets denote a derivation (type =
- "derivation"), then compare their outPaths. */
+ /* If both sets denote a derivation (type = "derivation"),
+ then compare their outPaths. */
if (isDerivation(v1) && isDerivation(v2)) {
Bindings::iterator i = v1.attrs->find(sOutPath);
Bindings::iterator j = v2.attrs->find(sOutPath);
@@ -1263,7 +1260,7 @@ void EvalState::printStats()
printMsg(v, format(" list concatenations: %1%") % nrListConcats);
printMsg(v, format(" values allocated: %1% (%2% bytes)")
% nrValues % (nrValues * sizeof(Value)));
- printMsg(v, format(" attribute sets allocated: %1%") % nrAttrsets);
+ printMsg(v, format(" sets allocated: %1%") % nrAttrsets);
printMsg(v, format(" right-biased unions: %1%") % nrOpUpdates);
printMsg(v, format(" values copied in right-biased unions: %1%") % nrOpUpdateValuesCopied);
printMsg(v, format(" symbols in symbol table: %1%") % symbols.size());
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.hh b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
index 8707182ed..b896137a6 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ class EvalState;
struct Attr;
-/* Attribute sets are represented as a vector of attributes, sorted by
- symbol (i.e. pointer to the attribute name in the symbol table). */
+/* Sets are represented as a vector of attributes, sorted by symbol
+ (i.e. pointer to the attribute name in the symbol table). */
#if HAVE_BOEHMGC
typedef std::vector<Attr, gc_allocator<Attr> > BindingsBase;
#else
diff --git a/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc b/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
index f1cbc0bab..f5d7c189c 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ DrvInfo::Outputs DrvInfo::queryOutputs(EvalState & state)
/* For each output... */
for (unsigned int j = 0; j < i->value->list.length; ++j) {
- /* Evaluate the corresponding attribute set. */
+ /* Evaluate the corresponding set. */
string name = state.forceStringNoCtx(*i->value->list.elems[j]);
Bindings::iterator out = attrs->find(state.symbols.create(name));
if (out == attrs->end()) continue; // FIXME: throw error?
@@ -119,11 +119,10 @@ void DrvInfo::setMetaInfo(const MetaInfo & meta)
typedef set<Bindings *> Done;
-/* Evaluate value `v'. If it evaluates to an attribute set of type
- `derivation', then put information about it in `drvs' (unless it's
- already in `doneExprs'). The result boolean indicates whether it
- makes sense for the caller to recursively search for derivations in
- `v'. */
+/* Evaluate value `v'. If it evaluates to a set of type `derivation',
+ then put information about it in `drvs' (unless it's already in
+ `doneExprs'). The result boolean indicates whether it makes sense
+ for the caller to recursively search for derivations in `v'. */
static bool getDerivation(EvalState & state, Value & v,
const string & attrPath, DrvInfos & drvs, Done & done,
bool ignoreAssertionFailures)
@@ -132,8 +131,8 @@ static bool getDerivation(EvalState & state, Value & v,
state.forceValue(v);
if (!state.isDerivation(v)) return true;
- /* Remove spurious duplicates (e.g., an attribute set like
- `rec { x = derivation {...}; y = x;}'. */
+ /* Remove spurious duplicates (e.g., a set like `rec { x =
+ derivation {...}; y = x;}'. */
if (done.find(v.attrs) != done.end()) return false;
done.insert(v.attrs);
@@ -218,10 +217,9 @@ static void getDerivations(EvalState & state, Value & vIn,
if (combineChannels)
getDerivations(state, v2, pathPrefix2, autoArgs, drvs, done, ignoreAssertionFailures);
else if (getDerivation(state, v2, pathPrefix2, drvs, done, ignoreAssertionFailures)) {
- /* If the value of this attribute is itself an
- attribute set, should we recurse into it? => Only
- if it has a `recurseForDerivations = true'
- attribute. */
+ /* If the value of this attribute is itself a set,
+ should we recurse into it? => Only if it has a
+ `recurseForDerivations = true' attribute. */
if (v2.type == tAttrs) {
Bindings::iterator j = v2.attrs->find(state.symbols.create("recurseForDerivations"));
if (j != v2.attrs->end() && state.forceBool(*j->value))
diff --git a/src/libexpr/nixexpr.hh b/src/libexpr/nixexpr.hh
index 2178c016e..d5d7a0233 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/nixexpr.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/nixexpr.hh
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ struct ExprVar : Expr
levels up from the current environment and getting the
`displ'th value in that environment. In the latter case, the
value is obtained by getting the attribute named `name' from
- the attribute set stored in the environment that is `level'
- levels up from the current one.*/
+ the set stored in the environment that is `level' levels up
+ from the current one.*/
unsigned int level;
unsigned int displ;
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
index badff1ca3..cfd669d26 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void prim_typeOf(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
case tString: t = "string"; break;
case tPath: t = "path"; break;
case tNull: t = "null"; break;
- case tAttrs: t = "attrs"; break;
+ case tAttrs: t = "set"; break;
case tList: t = "list"; break;
case tLambda:
case tPrimOp:
@@ -729,12 +729,12 @@ static void prim_filterSource(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
/*************************************************************
- * Attribute sets
+ * Sets
*************************************************************/
-/* Return the names of the attributes in an attribute set as a sorted
- list of strings. */
+/* Return the names of the attributes in a set as a sorted list of
+ strings. */
static void prim_attrNames(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
{
state.forceAttrs(*args[0]);
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ static void prim_hasAttr(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
}
-/* Determine whether the argument is an attribute set. */
+/* Determine whether the argument is a set. */
static void prim_isAttrs(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
{
state.forceValue(*args[0]);
@@ -807,10 +807,10 @@ static void prim_removeAttrs(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
}
-/* Builds an attribute set from a list specifying (name, value)
- pairs. To be precise, a list [{name = "name1"; value = value1;}
- ... {name = "nameN"; value = valueN;}] is transformed to {name1 =
- value1; ... nameN = valueN;}. */
+/* Builds a set from a list specifying (name, value) pairs. To be
+ precise, a list [{name = "name1"; value = value1;} ... {name =
+ "nameN"; value = valueN;}] is transformed to {name1 = value1;
+ ... nameN = valueN;}. */
static void prim_listToAttrs(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
{
state.forceList(*args[0]);
@@ -844,9 +844,9 @@ static void prim_listToAttrs(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
}
-/* Return the right-biased intersection of two attribute sets as1 and
- as2, i.e. a set that contains every attribute from as2 that is also
- a member of as1. */
+/* Return the right-biased intersection of two sets as1 and as2,
+ i.e. a set that contains every attribute from as2 that is also a
+ member of as1. */
static void prim_intersectAttrs(EvalState & state, Value * * args, Value & v)
{
state.forceAttrs(*args[0]);
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ void EvalState::createBaseEnv()
addPrimOp("__toFile", 2, prim_toFile);
addPrimOp("__filterSource", 2, prim_filterSource);
- // Attribute sets
+ // Sets
addPrimOp("__attrNames", 1, prim_attrNames);
addPrimOp("__getAttr", 2, prim_getAttr);
addPrimOp("__hasAttr", 2, prim_hasAttr);
@@ -1290,8 +1290,8 @@ void EvalState::createBaseEnv()
evalFile(path, v);
addConstant("derivation", v);
- /* Now that we've added all primops, sort the `builtins' attribute
- set, because attribute lookups expect it to be sorted. */
+ /* Now that we've added all primops, sort the `builtins' set,
+ because attribute lookups expect it to be sorted. */
baseEnv.values[0]->attrs->sort();
}
diff --git a/src/libexpr/symbol-table.hh b/src/libexpr/symbol-table.hh
index 9129f0f46..08e31d496 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/symbol-table.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/symbol-table.hh
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
namespace nix {
/* Symbol table used by the parser and evaluator to represent and look
- up identifiers and attribute sets efficiently.
- SymbolTable::create() converts a string into a symbol. Symbols
- have the property that they can be compared efficiently (using a
- pointer equality test), because the symbol table stores only one
- copy of each string. */
+ up identifiers and attributes efficiently. SymbolTable::create()
+ converts a string into a symbol. Symbols have the property that
+ they can be compared efficiently (using a pointer equality test),
+ because the symbol table stores only one copy of each string. */
class Symbol
{