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Rename to "content-address*ing* derivation"

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"content-address*ed*" derivation is misleading because all derivations
are *themselves* content-addressed. What may or may not be
content-addressed is not derivation itself, but the *output* of the
derivation.

The outputs are not *part* of the derivation (for then the derivation
wouldn't be complete before we built it) but rather separate entities
produced by the derivation.

"content-adddress*ed*" is not correctly because it can only describe
what the derivation *is*, and that is not what we are trying to do.

"content-address*ing*" is correct because it describes what the
derivation *does* --- it produces content-addressed data.
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John Ericson 2025-02-10 01:12:56 -05:00
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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Each of *paths* is processed as follows:
1. If it is not [valid], substitute the store derivation file itself.
2. Realise its [output paths]:
- Try to fetch from [substituters] the [store objects] associated with the output paths in the store derivation's [closure].
- With [content-addressed derivations] (experimental):
- With [content-addressing derivations] (experimental):
Determine the output paths to realise by querying content-addressed realisation entries in the [Nix database].
- For any store paths that cannot be substituted, produce the required store objects:
1. Realise all outputs of the derivation's dependencies
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ If no substitutes are available and no store derivation is given, realisation fa
[store objects]: @docroot@/store/store-object.md
[closure]: @docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-closure
[substituters]: @docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-substituters
[content-addressed derivations]: @docroot@/development/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-ca-derivations
[content-addressing derivations]: @docroot@/development/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-ca-derivations
[Nix database]: @docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-nix-database
The resulting paths are printed on standard output.