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There may be an upstream nomenclature emerging. When it does, shall we adopt? Let me find the link, again...
Here are some typos that you can easily find with search: Should be "its": > because it's assumptions Typo: > Sytems Should have capital "D" > Fixed-Output derivations Misspelling: >...
Fix typo in ch04-02-realise-a-derivation.md
Not sure about the second commit, open for discussion. I'm still a nix newbie and did not understand the `:p` command.
Just need to write these down before I forget: - [ ] Dev shells through nix - [ ] wrapping - [ ] overrides - [ ] How to debug...
Closes #15 Also add a table mentioning the collection types in Nix
With Nix and its ecosystem evolving, I expect regular updates of the book. Consider using https://semverdoc.org/ from the beginning to avoid confusion in the future.
A couple of code examples make use of classical nix, such as `import `. Since it's already hard to teach nix, it's probably even harder to teach a mixed syntax....
This section: https://github.com/divnix/nix-book/blob/f6448f447d5584854803ac7829e3dd1c00686a32/src/ch02-00-introduction.md?plain=1#L12-L18 is difficult to follow because no mention has yet been made that hashes are used to determine the paths at which software is installed. Many of the...
Somewhere in https://book.divnix.com/ch04-00-derivations.html#fixed-output-derivations-fods it should probably mention the dangers of doing complex things inside FODs, given that this is a common newbie trap. Maybe something like: You may be tempted...