Valentin Gagarin
dbd0b8cfc4
more detail on specifying host platform
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- explain mechanism of combining build and host platform in `nixpkgs` configuration
- add examples how to specify host platform in different ways
2021-12-15 12:03:44 +01:00
Valentin Gagarin
671e1d464d
clarify platform attr vs. config string
2021-12-15 12:03:44 +01:00
Valentin Gagarin
12004ac36f
add note on historicity platform encoding
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there have been discussions around migrating the platform description to a more structured representation like an attribute set (cannot find relevant issue for reference right now), and it is worth noting that this string encoding is fairly arbitrary.
2021-12-15 12:03:44 +01:00
Valentin Gagarin
c3fe9d754c
reword distinction of target and host
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use shorter sentences, emphasize keywords
2021-12-15 12:03:44 +01:00
Valentin Gagarin
dd2b939f89
reword note on Nix community
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make clear `nixpkgs` is the package collection, which is not the same as `nix` the package manager or the broader Nix community
2021-12-15 10:37:01 +01:00
Nejc Zupan
205e31841c
Convert cross-compilation.rst
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Note that the footnotes are now really in the foot of the document,
not at the foot of the paragraph.
2021-12-10 14:38:32 +00:00