don't include derivation name in temporary build directories (backport #13839)#14004
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With the migration to /nix/var/nix/builds we now have failing builds when the derivation name is too long. This change removes the derivation name from the temporary build to have a predictable prefix length: Also see: NixOS/infra#764 for context. (cherry picked from commit 725a2f3)
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With the migration to /nix/var/nix/builds we now have failing builds when the derivation name is too long.
This change removes the derivation name from the temporary build to have a predictable prefix length:
Also see: NixOS/infra#764
for context.
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