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doc/stdenv: don't use name in examples, highlight preferring pname

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@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
}
```
(`stdenv` needs to be in scope, so if you write this in a separate Nix expression from `pkgs/all-packages.nix`, you need to pass it as a function argument.) Specifying a `name` and a `src` is the absolute minimum Nix requires. For convenience, you can also use `pname` and `version` attributes and `mkDerivation` will automatically set `name` to `"${pname}-${version}"` by default. Since [RFC 0035](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/35), this is preferred for packages in Nixpkgs, as it allows us to reuse the version easily:
(`stdenv` needs to be in scope, so if you write this in a separate Nix expression from `pkgs/all-packages.nix`, you need to pass it as a function argument.) Specifying a `name` and a `src` is the absolute minimum Nix requires. For convenience, you can also use `pname` and `version` attributes and `mkDerivation` will automatically set `name` to `"${pname}-${version}"` by default.
**Since [RFC 0035](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/pull/35), this is preferred for packages in Nixpkgs**, as it allows us to reuse the version easily:
```nix
stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ Many packages have dependencies that are not provided in the standard environmen
```nix
stdenv.mkDerivation {
name = "libfoo-1.2.3";
pname = "libfoo";
version = "1.2.3";
...
buildInputs = [libbar perl ncurses];
}
@ -45,7 +47,8 @@ Often it is necessary to override or modify some aspect of the build. To make th
```nix
stdenv.mkDerivation {
name = "fnord-4.5";
pname = "fnord";
version = "4.5";
...
buildPhase = ''
gcc foo.c -o foo
@ -65,7 +68,8 @@ While the standard environment provides a generic builder, you can still supply
```nix
stdenv.mkDerivation {
name = "libfoo-1.2.3";
pname = "libfoo";
version = "1.2.3";
...
builder = ./builder.sh;
}