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2022-11-21Apply suggestions from code reviewLiu Xiaoyi
Co-authored-by: Sandro <sandro.jaeckel@gmail.com>
2022-11-20Updated uninstall guide involving systemdLiu Xiaoyi
Co-authored-by: sequencer <liu@jiuyang.me>
2022-11-14Add release-notes for the context-restriction in readFileThéophane Hufschmitt
2022-11-11Merge pull request #7279 from fricklerhandwerk/uninstallThéophane Hufschmitt
add removing users to uninstall instructions
2022-11-11remove stray commaValentin Gagarin
2022-11-09Merge pull request #7006 from fricklerhandwerk/redirectsThéophane Hufschmitt
manual: generalize anchor redirects
2022-11-09remove external linkValentin Gagarin
the language has its own overview page where its properties are described in sufficient detail.
2022-11-09make diagrams compatible with svgbobValentin Gagarin
this will at some point enable rendering them nicely for the web
2022-11-09clarify subject of sentenceValentin Gagarin
Co-authored-by: Bryan Honof <bryan.honof@tweag.io>
2022-11-09add articlesValentin Gagarin
2022-11-09manual: architecture overviewValentin Gagarin
these changes were not merged properly and had to be reverted. see merge commit d8e54d19f71f78540dd967b2e42be6a5d8a0b1bb for full history leading up to here.
2022-11-09add removing users to uninstall instructionsValentin Gagarin
2022-11-09Merge pull request #6906 from fricklerhandwerk/language-overviewValentin Gagarin
add syntax overview from NixOS manual
2022-11-09fix typos in commentsValentin Gagarin
2022-11-06manual: build action -> build taskValentin Gagarin
after discussing this with multiple people, I'm convinced that "build task" is more precise: a derivation is not an action, but inert until it is built. also it's easier to pronounce. proposal: use "build task" for the generic concept "description of how to derive new files from the contents of existing files". then it will be easier to distinguish what we mean by "derivation" (a specific data structure and Nix language value type) and "store derivation" (a serialisation of a derivation into a file in the Nix store).
2022-10-28Merge branch 'master' into indexed-store-path-outputsJohn Ericson
2022-10-26Merge pull request #7191 from jherland/antiquoted-pathsThéophane Hufschmitt
Explain how Nix handles antiquotation of paths
2022-10-22Fixup merge typoGuillaume Maudoux
2022-10-20manual: update options generation code to use default valuesPatrick Jackson
2022-10-19Explain how Nix handles antiquotation of pathsJohan Herland
Specifically, explain why Nix does not _re_evaluate paths during a `nix repl` session. This is a thing that bit me while playing around with paths and antiquotation in `nix repl` while reading the Nix language tutorial at https://nix.dev/tutorials/nix-language. Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io>
2022-10-16Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into coerce-stringGuillaume Maudoux
2022-10-07Print common flags in --helpAna Hobden
2022-10-05Merge pull request #6652 from abathur/doc_install_testsValentin Gagarin
2022-10-05Apply suggestions from code reviewTravis A. Everett
Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io>
2022-10-05Merge pull request #6870 from ↵Valentin Gagarin
amjoseph-nixpkgs/pr/doc/explain-local-remote-binary-substituter
2022-10-03Merge pull request #6969 from fricklerhandwerk/refactor-generate-manpageThéophane Hufschmitt
refactor rendering command documentation to markdown
2022-09-30bring back lost newlineValentin Gagarin
2022-09-30use more self-explanatory namesValentin Gagarin
2022-09-30move final template to the topValentin Gagarin
this allows readers to enter the code starting with what is visible from the outside, instead of working themselves up from purely technical details.
2022-09-30remove superfluous let-in pairValentin Gagarin
2022-09-30refactor showOptionsValentin Gagarin
it was quite a pain to manipulate strings just with `builtins`
2022-09-30refactor rendering command documentation to markdownValentin Gagarin
idea: - make document structure visible, like in a template - order functions by descending abstraction - avoid nested let bindings
2022-09-30use indented strings where appropriateValentin Gagarin
2022-09-28nix-copy-closure: improve wordingSolene Rapenne
2022-09-24Merge pull request #7082 from rapenne-s/ccacheThéophane Hufschmitt
add ccacheStdenv
2022-09-23add ccacheStdenvSolène Rapenne
when using ccache, rebuild time has been measured 89% faster while not slowing the speed of cold builds
2022-09-18address review feedbackTravis A. Everett
Mainly: - Try to triangulate between narrative that framed this as a new/easy process and the need for a reference that will not quickly grow stale. - Fix a ~continuity issue where the text was talking about "your Cachix cache" before saying that you'd need to make a Cachix cache to enable the installer tests. - Adopt suggestion on titling, and nest subtitles in the installer test section.
2022-09-17Apply suggestions from code reviewTravis A. Everett
Co-authored-by: Valentin Gagarin <valentin.gagarin@tweag.io>
2022-09-16release-notes/rl-next.md: note new argument to fetchurl.nixAdam Joseph
2022-09-16Update doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.mdValentin Gagarin
2022-09-16Update doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.mdValentin Gagarin
2022-09-16Update doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.mdValentin Gagarin
2022-09-16Update doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.mdValentin Gagarin
2022-09-09Merge pull request #6934 from fricklerhandwerk/revert-architectureValentin Gagarin
Revert #6420 "Document what Nix *is*" so we can start over with smaller change sets
2022-09-09more precise variable typesValentin Gagarin
2022-09-08optimize performanceValentin Gagarin
remove loops and function calls, modify arrays in place this makes the whole thing harder to read, and probably only marginally faster.
2022-09-07WIP: broken merge but need a git checkpointGuillaume Maudoux
2022-09-06generalize anchor redirectsValentin Gagarin
renaming section headers and changing manually set `id`s will break URLs in the wild. this change allows keeping track of all changes to ensure backwards compatibility.
2022-09-01glossary: add entry for `chroot store` (used 11 times in nix)Adam Joseph
2022-09-01#binary-cache -> #gloss-binary-cacheAdam Joseph