fix docs because nix.conf is a store file on Nixos (read only) #3111
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zimbatm
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Sep 30, 2019
| a line to the <filename linkend="sec-conf-file">nix.conf</filename> | ||
| configuration file like this: | ||
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| <programlisting> | ||
| binary-caches = http://avalon:8080/ https://cache.nixos.org/ | ||
| </programlisting> | ||
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| <para>More information is also available here: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Binary_Cache</para> |
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If there are relevant information there, they should be copied into the manual. The NixOS wiki is great but not part of the official documentation.
| @@ -57,13 +57,15 @@ of Firefox, Nix will first check if the path is available on the | |||
| server <literal>avalon</literal> or another binary caches. If not, it | |||
| will fall back to building from source.</para> | |||
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| <para>You can also tell Nix to always use your binary cache by adding | |||
| <para>You can also tell Nix to always use your binary cache, if using Nixos by setting the `nix.extraOptions` in `configuration`, otherwise by adding | |||
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| <para>You can also tell Nix to always use your binary cache, if using Nixos by setting the `nix.extraOptions` in `configuration`, otherwise by adding | |
| <para>You can also tell Nix to always use your binary cache. When using Nixos by setting the `nix.extraOptions` in `configuration`, otherwise by adding |
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Well, changing it to ". When" creates a sentence without a main clause. But the ", if" isn't great stylistically either.
Also "NixOS" rather than "Nixos".
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