Pass in the system derivation and use nix-env --set to switch your system to the resultant derivation.
I have used it in the past but only for short periods while waiting for a rebuild. On Thu, Jun 05, 2014 at 05:44:01PM +0200, Luca Bruno wrote: > On 05/06/2014 17:16, Shea Levy wrote: > > See the replaceDependency function in nixpkgs: > > > > https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/80a60810ca7e59360e8babf47c4d967f108c1e46/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix#L407-L409 > Also, replaceDependency seems to work with a single drv, but then how to > apply the new openssl to all the drvs in pkgs? > Other than just linking it in the mailing list, are you using it in > reality Shea? > _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev
