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Diffstat (limited to 'src/libstore/normalise.hh')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/libstore/normalise.hh | 14 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/normalise.hh b/src/libstore/normalise.hh index bbde545c40ec..43be136e5b75 100644 --- a/src/libstore/normalise.hh +++ b/src/libstore/normalise.hh @@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ successor is known. */ Path normaliseStoreExpr(const Path & nePath); -/* Realise a closure store expression in the file system. - - The pending paths are those that are already being realised. This - prevents infinite recursion for paths realised through a substitute - (since when we build the substitute, we would first try to realise - its output paths through substitutes... kaboom!). */ -void realiseClosure(const Path & nePath); +/* Realise a store expression. If the expression is a derivation, it + is first normalised into a closure. The closure is then realised + in the file system (i.e., it is ensured that each path in the + closure exists in the file system, if necessary by using the + substitute mechanism). Returns the normal form of the expression + (i.e., its closure expression). */ +Path realiseStoreExpr(const Path & nePath); /* Ensure that a path exists, possibly by instantiating it by realising a substitute. */ |