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@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ the Nixpkgs manual for details.</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>A temporary directory is created under the directory
specified by <envar>TMPDIR</envar> (default
specified by <literal>TMPDIR</literal> (default
<filename>/tmp</filename>) where the build will take place. The
current directory is changed to this directory.</para></listitem>
@ -133,29 +133,29 @@ the Nixpkgs manual for details.</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><envar>NIX_BUILD_TOP</envar> contains the path of
<listitem><para><literal>NIX_BUILD_TOP</literal> contains the path of
the temporary directory for this build.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Also, <envar>TMPDIR</envar>,
<envar>TEMPDIR</envar>, <envar>TMP</envar>, <envar>TEMP</envar>
<listitem><para>Also, <literal>TMPDIR</literal>,
<literal>TEMPDIR</literal>, <literal>TMP</literal>, <literal>TEMP</literal>
are set to point to the temporary directory. This is to prevent
the builder from accidentally writing temporary files anywhere
else. Doing so might cause interference by other
processes.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><envar>PATH</envar> is set to
<listitem><para><literal>PATH</literal> is set to
<filename>/path-not-set</filename> to prevent shells from
initialising it to their built-in default value.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><envar>HOME</envar> is set to
<listitem><para><literal>HOME</literal> is set to
<filename>/homeless-shelter</filename> to prevent programs from
using <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> or the like to find the
user's home directory, which could cause impurity. Usually, when
<envar>HOME</envar> is set, it is used as the location of the home
<literal>HOME</literal> is set, it is used as the location of the home
directory, even if it points to a non-existent
path.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><envar>NIX_STORE</envar> is set to the path of the
<listitem><para><literal>NIX_STORE</literal> is set to the path of the
top-level Nix store directory (typically,
<filename>/nix/store</filename>).</para></listitem>