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diff --git a/doc/stdenv.xml b/doc/stdenv.xml index 7d86c0870b73..b2f30bf08db1 100644 --- a/doc/stdenv.xml +++ b/doc/stdenv.xml @@ -2099,13 +2099,13 @@ someVar=$(stripHash $name) </para> <para> - In order to alleviate this burden, the <firstterm>setup - hook</firstterm> mechanism was written, where any package can include a - shell script that [by convention rather than enforcement by Nix], any - downstream reverse-dependency will source as part of its build process. That - allows the downstream dependency to merely specify its dependencies, and - lets those dependencies effectively initialize themselves. No boilerplate - mirroring the list of dependencies is needed. + In order to alleviate this burden, the <firstterm>setup hook</firstterm> + mechanism was written, where any package can include a shell script that [by + convention rather than enforcement by Nix], any downstream + reverse-dependency will source as part of its build process. That allows the + downstream dependency to merely specify its dependencies, and lets those + dependencies effectively initialize themselves. No boilerplate mirroring the + list of dependencies is needed. </para> <para> |