[Nix-dev] nix store: hardlink vs symlink (was Re: python application vs python environment)

[Florian Friesdorf]

On Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:56:02 +0200, ludo at gnu.org (Ludovic =?iso-8859-1?Q?Court=E8s?=) wrote:
> Hi Florian,
> 
> Florian Friesdorf <flo at chaoflow.net> skribis:
> 
> > Why is nix using symlinks to link files in the nix store?
> 
> Because hard links don’t work across devices.

But the links would be just intra-store links, or?  Is it a supported
setup to have parts of the store on different devices?

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