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author | Joe Hermaszewski <git@monoid.al> | 2020-11-11 11:01:53 +0800 |
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committer | Peter Simons <simons@cryp.to> | 2020-11-13 21:37:57 +0100 |
commit | 07e697d22d91a4f1ae75da32c457a432f46d7bd1 (patch) | |
tree | 1c0a03060f1ee60edab1aa7247acfc9e57dd577f /pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix | |
parent | c3b35f21f78a3d23aaf40b70fe8865598ddc6729 (diff) | |
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haskell: improve documentation on ghcWithHoogle and developPackage
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diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix index ac65fad35270..77060c8d8641 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix +++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ in package-set { inherit pkgs stdenv callPackage; } self // { # optional set of arbitrary overrides, and an optional haskell package # modifier, return a derivation appropriate for nix-build or nix-shell to # build that package. + # If 'returnShellEnv' is true this returns a derivation which will give you + # an environment suitable for developing the listed packages with an + # incremental tool like cabal-install. developPackage = { root , name ? builtins.baseNameOf root @@ -245,6 +248,13 @@ in package-set { inherit pkgs stdenv callPackage; } self // { ghcWithPackages = selectFrom: withPackages (selectFrom self); + # Put 'hoogle' into the derivation's PATH with a database containing all + # the package's dependencies; run 'hoogle server --local' in a shell to + # host a search engine for the dependencies. + # + # To reload the Hoogle server automatically on .cabal file changes try + # this: + # echo *.cabal | entr -r -- nix-shell --run 'hoogle server --local' ghcWithHoogle = selectFrom: let packages = selectFrom self; |