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diff --git a/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml b/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml index e8d84164e3df..b8d097ae2286 100644 --- a/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml +++ b/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml @@ -649,16 +649,20 @@ configureFlags = " some of which in turn contain expressions (e.g., <literal>${mesa}</literal>).</para> + <para>As a convenience, <emphasis>URIs</emphasis> as defined in + appendix B of <link + xlink:href='http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt'>RFC 2396</link> + can be written <emphasis>as is</emphasis>, without quotes. For + instance, the string + <literal>"https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/dist/trace/trace-nix-trunk.tar.bz2"</literal> + can also be written as + <literal>https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/dist/trace/trace-nix-trunk.tar.bz2</literal>.</para> + </listitem> <listitem><para><emphasis>Integers</emphasis>, e.g., <literal>123</literal>.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para><emphasis>URIs</emphasis> as defined in appendix B - of <link xlink:href='http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt'>RFC - 2396</link>, e.g., - <literal>https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/dist/trace/trace-nix-trunk.tar.bz2</literal>.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para><emphasis>Paths</emphasis>, e.g., <filename>/bin/sh</filename> or <filename>./builder.sh</filename>. A path must contain at least one slash to be recognised as such; for |