Comment on BuildKit: Docker's Hidden Gem That Can Build Almost AnythingparentComments−verdverm6moit's not an either or, it can be reproducible and cachedsimilarly, nix cannot guarantee reproducibility if the user does things to break that possibility−xyzzy_plugh6moThe difference is that you can blow the Nix cache away and reproduce it entirely. The same cannot be said for Docker.−verdverm6moThat's not trueDocker has a `--no-cache` flag, even easier than blowing it away, which you can also do with several built in commands or a rm -rf /var/lib/dockerPerhaps worth revisiting: https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/−mkesper6moThat will rebuild the cache from upstream but not reproducibly.
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it's not an either or, it can be reproducible and cached
similarly, nix cannot guarantee reproducibility if the user does things to break that possibility
The difference is that you can blow the Nix cache away and reproduce it entirely. The same cannot be said for Docker.
That's not true
Docker has a `--no-cache` flag, even easier than blowing it away, which you can also do with several built in commands or a rm -rf /var/lib/docker
Perhaps worth revisiting: https://docs.docker.com/build/cache/
That will rebuild the cache from upstream but not reproducibly.