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minor fixes in Nixpkgs stdenv docs
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Jörg Thalheim 2018-10-26 09:12:45 +01:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ let f(h, h + 1, i) = i + h
They are programs/libraries used at build time that furthermore produce
programs/libraries also used at build time. If the dependency doesn't
care about the target platform (i.e. isn't a compiler or similar tool),
put it in <varname>nativeBuildInputs</varname>instead. The most common
put it in <varname>nativeBuildInputs</varname> instead. The most common
use for this <literal>buildPackages.stdenv.cc</literal>, the default C
compiler for this role. That example crops up more than one might think
in old commonly used C libraries.
@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ someVar=$(stripHash $name)
<para>
In order to alleviate this burden, the <firstterm>setup
hook></firstterm>mechanism was written, where any package can include a
hook</firstterm> mechanism was written, where any package can include a
shell script that [by convention rather than enforcement by Nix], any
downstream reverse-dependency will source as part of its build process. That
allows the downstream dependency to merely specify its dependencies, and