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-- Kamil 2016-06-06 21:19 GMT+02:00 Mateusz Czaplinski <czapko...@gmail.com>: > On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 11:30 AM, Kamil Chmielewski <kamil....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > The '_pkgs : with _pkgs; {' part comes from > > https://nixos.org/wiki/Howto_keep_multiple_packages_up_to_date_at_once. > > Yes, I've noticed. I know it works, and I'm very grateful to you for > publicizing your solution in one of the "declarative user config" > issues, so that I could adopt it. But I'd like to understand what it > does and how it works. I've seen packageOverrides written in this way, > as will as in other ways (e.g. the Nix manual uses 'rec' and doesn't > use 'with'). I'd like to understand what's going on here, why is it > needed, why sometimes one form sometimes other, and how and when to > use one or the other. I tried to explore it with the manuals in hand, > but to no success. So I thought maybe someone could help me with this? > > As to other perceived complications (esp. 'buildEnv'), I seem to have > worked through them already, > > Thanks, > /Mateusz. >
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