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Slightly rewrite RFC 0123

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# Motivation # Motivation
[motivation]: #motivation [motivation]: #motivation
Flake-centric workflows often end up with a lot of derivations named “source”, and it’s difficult to navigate this. - Flake-centric workflows often end up with a lot of derivations named “source”, and it’s difficult to navigate this.
This can also make flake-centric commands friendlier and easier to approach. - This metadata can be used to make flakes more discoverable and usable, in particular, it can be output instead or with the URI, making the command friendlier.
# Detailed design # Detailed design
[design]: #detailed-design [design]: #detailed-design
@ -68,21 +68,24 @@ example (git+file:///home/anselmschueler/Code/example?rev=b0&rev=c714c8624f5d49a
# Drawbacks # Drawbacks
[drawbacks]: #drawbacks [drawbacks]: #drawbacks
This may cause clutter and additional maintenance. - This may cause clutter and additional maintenance.
Since this changes the output of nix flake metadata and nix flake show, it might cause scripts that read this output to break. - Since this changes the output of nix flake metadata and nix flake show, it might cause scripts that read this output to break.
- This requires a significant change to the way flakes are handled.
- This treats the Nix store as a user-facing part of Nix, which is generally not intended.
# Alternatives # Alternatives
[alternatives]: #alternatives [alternatives]: #alternatives
Flake names could be handled entirely through outside means, with things like the global registry merely pointing to flakes under names. - Flake names could be handled entirely through outside means, with things like the global registry merely pointing to flakes under names.
# Unresolved questions # Unresolved questions
[unresolved]: #unresolved-questions [unresolved]: #unresolved-questions
The name scheme could be changed. `flake-source-${name}` could be too long. Alternatives include `source-${name}`. - The name scheme could be changed. `flake-source-${name}` could be too long. Alternatives include `source-${name}`.
The interactions with nix flake metadata and nix flake show are not critical to the design, which is mostly aimed at clarifying derivation names. - The interactions with nix flake metadata and nix flake show are not critical to the design, which is mostly aimed at clarifying derivation names.
# Future work # Future work
[future]: #future-work [future]: #future-work
Flake usability can be improved. - Flake usability can be improved.
- Issues with indicipherable derivations named “source” also exist elsewhere.