NixOS/nix-pills
NixOS/nix-pills
1
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://github.com/NixOS/nix-pills synced 2024-09-19 04:00:13 -04:00
Code Activity

adding example to make clear what is meant by a nix repository.

Browse source
This commit is contained in:
Henrik Karlsson 2024-02-09 10:45:52 +00:00
parent 778512e183
commit b3ab5ee834
1 changed files with 1 additions and 1 deletions
Show stats Download patch file Download diff file Expand all files Collapse all files

2
pills/12-inputs-design-pattern.xml
View file

@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
<section>
<title>Repositories in Nix</title>
<para>
Nix is a tool for build and deployment, it does not enforce any particular repository format. A repository of packages is the main usage for Nix, but not the only possibility. It's more like a consequence due to the need of organizing packages.
Nix is a tool for build and deployment, it does not enforce any particular repository format. A repository of packages, like for example <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs">nixpkgs</link>, is the main usage for Nix, but not the only possibility. It's more like a consequence due to the need of organizing packages.
</para>
<para>
Nix is a language, and it is powerful enough to let you choose the format of your own repository. In this sense, it is not declarative, but functional.