> ‘%build-inputs’ etc. are global variables of package derivation build
> scripts; see ‘build-expression->derivation’ in (guix derivations).
>
> To view the code of one of these scripts, open the file returned by:
>
>   $ guix gc --references $(guix build -d coreutils) | grep builder
>   /gnu/store/v02xky6f5rvjywd7ficzi5pyibbmk6cq-coreutils-8.29-guile-builder

Nice, I had never looked into the builders before.  Good to know :)

Maybe we keep the concept of derivations out of this tutorial for now.  So I
think I'll explain this as "variables global to the package definition".  Sounds
alright?

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Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/