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otabdeveloper4
8 days ago
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Nix Derivation Madness
It's done that way on purpose. Precisely so you don't try to use the paths semantically. The names literally mean nothing in this context.
eviks
8 days ago
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That contradicts the simple fact that the name includes "ruby" and isn't just a hash
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otabdeveloper4
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That name is only there for debugging purposes. It doesn't actually mean anything and you only ever need to look at it to debug some hoary failing build.
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