From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp2 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id CGQUEdAxoF8ONwAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:20:32 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp2 with LMTPS id 8MEdDdAxoF/DWAAAB5/wlQ (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:20:32 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F22D89407C8 for ; Mon, 2 Nov 2020 16:20:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:46354 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kZcZK-0007Qp-D2 for larch@yhetil.org; Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:20:30 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:40954) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kZcYD-0006x7-Ab for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:19:21 -0500 Received: from mail.thebird.nl ([94.142.245.5]:50950) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kZcYB-0007VB-2o for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:19:20 -0500 Received: by mail.thebird.nl (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 11382AD1A; Mon, 2 Nov 2020 17:19:16 +0100 (CET) Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2020 17:19:16 +0100 From: Pjotr Prins To: Pierre Neidhardt Subject: Re: Etymology of derivation Message-ID: <20201102161916.oonml3utbrzuktcj@thebird.nl> References: <87v9eolvwy.fsf@systemreboot.net> <87sg9rlt93.fsf@systemreboot.net> <87wnz3wyr1.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87wnz3wyr1.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> User-Agent: NeoMutt/20170113 (1.7.2) Received-SPF: pass client-ip=94.142.245.5; envelope-from=pjotr2020@thebird.nl; helo=mail.thebird.nl X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: First seen = 2020/11/02 11:05:07 X-ACL-Warn: Detected OS = Linux 3.11 and newer [fuzzy] X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: guix-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" X-Scanner: ns3122888.ip-94-23-21.eu Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.01 X-TUID: rOiNAqARaJeR On Mon, Nov 02, 2020 at 04:43:14PM +0100, Pierre Neidhardt wrote: > Hi Arun! > > Actually I don't understand what "message" would mean in "build-message". > I'm more confused than with "derivation" :p It is the minimal build information that the build-daemon requires. A message to the build daemon in a way. Pj.