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diff --git a/tvix/docs/src/eval/build-references.md b/tvix/docs/src/eval/build-references.md index badcea11550e..cfa569c04a2c 100644 --- a/tvix/docs/src/eval/build-references.md +++ b/tvix/docs/src/eval/build-references.md @@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ formats: This format is used for a special case where a derivation attribute directly refers to a derivation path (e.g. by accessing `.drvPath` on a derivation). - Note: In C++ Nix this case is quite special and actually requires a - store-database query during evaluation. + ```admonish note + In C++ Nix this case is quite special and actually requires a store-database + query during evaluation. + ``` 3. `<path>` - a non-descript store path input, usually a plain source file (e.g. from something like `src = ./.` or `src = ./foo.txt`). @@ -90,8 +92,10 @@ C++ Nix has several builtins that interface directly with string contexts: * `unsafeDiscardOutputDependency`: drops dependencies on the *outputs* of a `.drv` in the context, passing only the literal `.drv` itself - Note: This is only used for special test-cases in nixpkgs, and deprecated Nix + ```admonish note + This is only used for special test-cases in nixpkgs, and deprecated Nix commands like `nix-push`. + ``` * `getContext`: returns the string context in serialised form as a Nix attribute set * `appendContext`: adds a given string context to the string in the same format @@ -159,8 +163,10 @@ one evaluation should be created in Nix. This metadata needs to be available in These queries will need to be asked of the metadata when populating the derivation fields. -Note: Depending on how we implement `builtins.placeholder`, it might be useful +```admonish note +Depending on how we implement `builtins.placeholder`, it might be useful to track created placeholders in this metadata, too. +``` ### Context builtins |