[Nix-dev] Usability: Nixpkg > NixOS

[zimbatm]

Hmm okay, I will try to redesign the homepage a bit then. SEO would
recommend not changing the domain either.

On Sat, 17 Dec 2016, 19:48 Nathan Bijnens, <nathan at nathan.gs> wrote:

> Although I agree with having multiple entry points, I would keep only One
> domain. SEO is important these days...
>
> N.
>
> On Sat, Dec 17, 2016, 18:44 zimbatm <zimbatm at zimbatm.com> wrote:
>
> I'm impressed at the community response on my borderly trollish email :)
>
> It doesn't look like we can agree on an entry point to the ecosystem as
> everyone here has different opinions. On the other hand, presenting all the
> options upfront is also intimidating to the newcomer.
>
> So maybe the solution is to have multiple landing pages, each catering to
> another subset of the users. Either with multiple domains or by re-thinking
> the current NixOS.org page so it forwards people correctly.
>
> On Fri, 16 Dec 2016, 09:18 Profpatsch, <mail at profpatsch.de> wrote:
>
> On 16-12-15 11:48pm, Judson Lester wrote:
> > First, how derivations become software. I *think* nix-env (or nix-shell,
> or
> > nix-repl) takes the derivation, finds the build script, establishes
> > environment variables and runs the script, but I don't know that I've
> ever
> > seen that in print anywhere.
>
> nix-store --realise
>
> > More nuanced, I've never quite been sure where
> > the appropriate dividing line is between derivation and build script
>
> The whole definition is in the nix manual in the derivation section.
> For specific details you would probably need to read the nix source.
>
> > Second, how do builds get linked into the system? I've seen it happen,
> and
> > again I have suspicions that it has to do with the outputs attribute of
> the
> > derivation, but I remain in the spooky darkness about particulars.
>
> System profiles are just a derivation that is basically a link farm.
> In their /bin they have a bash script that performs the actual switch.
> It basically bootstraps itself.
>
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