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authorSilvan Mosberger <silvan.mosberger@tweag.io>2023-09-26 19:12:58 +0200
committerSilvan Mosberger <silvan.mosberger@tweag.io>2023-10-04 16:31:13 +0200
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lib.fileset: Mention trace functions in the file set evaluation error
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/fileset/internal.nix b/lib/fileset/internal.nix
index ebfe69b010de..d18e37e9d6e6 100644
--- a/lib/fileset/internal.nix
+++ b/lib/fileset/internal.nix
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ rec {
   ];
 
   _noEvalMessage = ''
-    lib.fileset: Directly evaluating a file set is not supported. Use `lib.fileset.toSource` to turn it into a usable source instead.'';
+    lib.fileset: Directly evaluating a file set is not supported.
+      To turn it into a usable source, use `lib.fileset.toSource`.
+      To pretty-print the contents, use `lib.fileset.trace` or `lib.fileset.traceVal`.'';
 
   # The empty file set without a base path
   _emptyWithoutBase = {