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| author | Vladimír Čunát <vcunat@gmail.com> | 2016-11-05 11:02:04 +0100 |
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| committer | Vladimír Čunát <vcunat@gmail.com> | 2016-11-05 11:02:04 +0100 |
| commit | 559ddae410d6e0cd3812c51d9408bfb881b32516 (patch) | |
| tree | dca70f566ca4775b05e90e099fbd961d9d1ac49d /nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.xml | |
| parent | 3d99eea85208d4f491e3a5c241b03d2c8d0c4125 (diff) | |
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nixos manual: clarify "attributes of function"
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.xml index f938d6dd67ed..8aa01fb57a09 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/customizing-packages.xml @@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ elements.)</para> <varname>overrideAttrs</varname>. While the <varname>override</varname> mechanism above overrides the arguments of a package function, <varname>overrideAttrs</varname> allows -changing the <emphasis>attributes</emphasis> of the function. This -permits changing any aspect of the package, such as the source code. +changing the <emphasis>attributes</emphasis> passed to <literal>mkDerivation</literal>. +This permits changing any aspect of the package, such as the source code. For instance, if you want to override the source code of Emacs, you can say: |