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diff --git a/doc/platform-notes.xml b/doc/platform-notes.xml
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+++ b/doc/platform-notes.xml
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- The Darwin <literal>stdenv</literal> uses clang instead of gcc. When
- referring to the compiler <varname>$CC</varname> or <command>cc</command>
- will work in both cases. Some builds hardcode gcc/g++ in their build
- scripts, that can usually be fixed with using something like
- <literal>makeFlags = [ "CC=cc" ];</literal> or by patching the build
- scripts.
+ The Darwin <literal>stdenv</literal> uses clang instead of gcc. When referring to the compiler <varname>$CC</varname> or <command>cc</command> will work in both cases. Some builds hardcode gcc/g++ in their build scripts, that can usually be fixed with using something like <literal>makeFlags = [ "CC=cc" ];</literal> or by patching the build scripts.
</para>
<programlisting>
stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -31,12 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- On Darwin, libraries are linked using absolute paths, libraries are
- resolved by their <literal>install_name</literal> at link time. Sometimes
- packages won't set this correctly causing the library lookups to fail at
- runtime. This can be fixed by adding extra linker flags or by running
- <command>install_name_tool -id</command> during the
- <function>fixupPhase</function>.
+ On Darwin, libraries are linked using absolute paths, libraries are resolved by their <literal>install_name</literal> at link time. Sometimes packages won't set this correctly causing the library lookups to fail at runtime. This can be fixed by adding extra linker flags or by running <command>install_name_tool -id</command> during the <function>fixupPhase</function>.
</para>
<programlisting>
stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -48,16 +38,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Even if the libraries are linked using absolute paths and resolved via
- their <literal>install_name</literal> correctly, tests can sometimes fail
- to run binaries. This happens because the <varname>checkPhase</varname>
- runs before the libraries are installed.
+ Even if the libraries are linked using absolute paths and resolved via their <literal>install_name</literal> correctly, tests can sometimes fail to run binaries. This happens because the <varname>checkPhase</varname> runs before the libraries are installed.
</para>
<para>
- This can usually be solved by running the tests after the
- <varname>installPhase</varname> or alternatively by using
- <varname>DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH</varname>. More information about this variable
- can be found in the <citerefentry>
+ This can usually be solved by running the tests after the <varname>installPhase</varname> or alternatively by using <varname>DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH</varname>. More information about this variable can be found in the <citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>dyld</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> manpage.
</para>
@@ -78,11 +62,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Some packages assume xcode is available and use <command>xcrun</command>
- to resolve build tools like <command>clang</command>, etc. This causes
- errors like <code>xcode-select: error: no developer tools were found at
- '/Applications/Xcode.app'</code> while the build doesn't actually depend
- on xcode.
+ Some packages assume xcode is available and use <command>xcrun</command> to resolve build tools like <command>clang</command>, etc. This causes errors like <code>xcode-select: error: no developer tools were found at '/Applications/Xcode.app'</code> while the build doesn't actually depend on xcode.
</para>
<programlisting>
stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -95,9 +75,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
}
</programlisting>
<para>
- The package <literal>xcbuild</literal> can be used to build projects that
- really depend on Xcode. However, this replacement is not 100% compatible
- with Xcode and can occasionally cause issues.
+ The package <literal>xcbuild</literal> can be used to build projects that really depend on Xcode. However, this replacement is not 100% compatible with Xcode and can occasionally cause issues.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>