[Nix-dev] Re: NixOS: Introduce sub-configurations

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hello,

Nicolas Pierron
<nicolas.b.pierron at gmail.com> writes:

> Section 1 clarifies what I call an "instance".
[...]

FWIW, I find it misleading to use a common noun with a meaning different
from that found in the dictionary.

> - Documentation:

[...]

IIUC, this is the main issue you want to address: configuration options
in NixOS are already stored in tree (nested attribute sets), but option
documentation doesn't reflect this hierarchy.

I agree that this is annoying, especially as the option set grows, as
can be seen in the "List of Options" chapter
(http://hydra.nixos.org/build/30778/download/1/manual.html#ch-options).

However, the term "sub-config" seems misleading to me.  I would suggest
something like "option category".

Thanks,
Ludo'.