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diff --git a/doc/manual/package-management.xml b/doc/manual/package-management.xml index 4e86b26010d3..53773be5c303 100644 --- a/doc/manual/package-management.xml +++ b/doc/manual/package-management.xml @@ -189,12 +189,12 @@ of the Subversion component might be stored in a directory while another version might be stored in <filename>/nix/store/58823d558a6a...-subversion-0.34/</filename>. The long hexadecimal numbers prefixed to the directory names are -cryptographic hashes<footnote><para>128 bit MD5 hashes, to be -precise.</para></footnote> of <emphasis>all</emphasis> inputs involved -in building the component — sources, dependencies, compiler flags, and -so on. So if two components differ in any way, they end up in -different locations in the file system, so they don't interfere with -each other. <xref linkend='fig-user-environments' +cryptographic hashes<footnote><para>160-bit truncations of SHA-256 +hashes, to be precise.</para></footnote> of <emphasis>all</emphasis> +inputs involved in building the component — sources, dependencies, +compiler flags, and so on. So if two components differ in any way, +they end up in different locations in the file system, so they don't +interfere with each other. <xref linkend='fig-user-environments' /><footnote><para>TODO: the figure isn't entirely up to date. It should show multiple profiles and <filename>~/.nix-profile</filename>.</para></footnote> shows a part of |