Hi, I'm working on a Python project to convert Python built-in types to Nix built-in types and it raised some quesions on the limitations of built-in Nix types. I've been able to gather some information using nix-repl and reading the Nix expression parser code, but am not sure on the following:
- Integer: Appear to be either 32 or 64 bit signed integer depending on the underlying architecture. Is this correct? - String: From what I can tell, since Nix strings are based on C++ std::string, they don't enforce or expect any kind of encoding. Is it recommended or tested to put non-ASCII data (in any encoding) into a Nix string? What about binary data? - Path: Are there any disallowed characters in a Nix path? How can one represent paths with whitespace? Cheers, - Terrance
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