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@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ of the Subversion package might be stored in a directory
while another version might be stored in
<filename>/nix/store/5mq2jcn36ldlmh93yj1n8s9c95pj7c5s-subversion-1.1.2</filename>.
The long strings prefixed to the directory names are cryptographic
hashes<footnote><para>160-bit truncations of SHA-256 hashes encoded in
a base-32 notation, to be precise.</para></footnote> of
<emphasis>all</emphasis> inputs involved in building the package —
sources, dependencies, compiler flags, and so on. So if two packages
differ in any way, they end up in different locations in the file
system, so they don’t interfere with each other. Here is what a part
of a typical Nix store looks like:</para>
hashes (to be precise, 160-bit truncations of SHA-256 hashes encoded
in a base-32 notation) of <emphasis>all</emphasis> inputs involved in
building the package — sources, dependencies, compiler flags, and so
on. So if two packages differ in any way, they end up in different
locations in the file system, so they don’t interfere with each other.
Here is what a part of a typical Nix store looks like:</para>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>