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docs: clarify package and module option naming

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This attempts to briefly clarify the current naming conventions of
attribute names in `all-packages.nix` and module option names.
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Robert Helgesson 2017-11-14 18:59:27 +01:00
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doc/coding-conventions.xml
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@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
tab settings so it’s asking for trouble.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Use <literal>lowerCamelCase</literal> for variable
names, not <literal>UpperCamelCase</literal>. TODO: naming of
attributes in
<filename>all-packages.nix</filename>?</para></listitem>
names, not <literal>UpperCamelCase</literal>. Note, this rule does
not apply to package attribute names, which instead follow the rules
in <xref linkend="sec-package-naming"/>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Function calls with attribute set arguments are
written as
@ -220,9 +220,10 @@ args.stdenv.mkDerivation (args // {
<listitem><para>The variable name used for the instantiated package
in <filename>all-packages.nix</filename>, and when passing it as a
dependency to other functions. This is what Nix expression authors
see. It can also be used when installing using <command>nix-env
-iA</command>.</para></listitem>
dependency to other functions. Typically this is called the
<emphasis>package attribute name</emphasis>. This is what Nix
expression authors see. It can also be used when installing using
<command>nix-env -iA</command>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The filename for (the directory containing) the Nix
expression.</para></listitem>
@ -259,12 +260,12 @@ bound to the variable name <varname>e2fsprogs</varname> in
Also append <literal>"unstable"</literal> to the name - e.g.,
<literal>"pkgname-unstable-2014-09-23"</literal>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Dashes in the package name should be preserved
in new variable names, rather than converted to underscores
(which was convention up to around 2013 and most names
still have underscores instead of dashes) — e.g.,
<varname>http-parser</varname> instead of
<varname>http_parser</varname>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Dashes in the package name should be preserved in
new variable names, rather than converted to underscores or camel
cased — e.g., <varname>http-parser</varname> instead of
<varname>http_parser</varname> or <varname>httpParser</varname>. The
hyphenated style is preferred in all three package
names.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>If there are multiple versions of a package, this
should be reflected in the variable names in

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nixos/doc/manual/development/option-declarations.xml
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@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ options = {
};
</programlisting>
The attribute names within the <replaceable>name</replaceable>
attribute path must be camel cased in general but should, as an
exception, match the
<link
xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-package-naming">
package attribute name</link> when referencing a Nixpkgs package. For
example, the option <varname>services.nix-serve.bindAddress</varname>
references the <varname>nix-serve</varname> Nixpkgs package.
</para>
<para>The function <varname>mkOption</varname> accepts the following arguments.