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diff --git a/doc/functions/overrides.xml b/doc/functions/overrides.xml index 021c4b41c360..1bd90d2a0c76 100644 --- a/doc/functions/overrides.xml +++ b/doc/functions/overrides.xml @@ -6,8 +6,14 @@ <para> Sometimes one wants to override parts of <literal>nixpkgs</literal>, e.g. - derivation attributes, the results of derivations or even the whole package - set. + derivation attributes, the results of derivations. + </para> + + <para> + These functions are used to make changes to packages, returning only single + packages. <link xlink:href="#chap-overlays">Overlays</link>, on the other + hand, can be used to combine the overridden packages across the entire + package set of Nixpkgs. </para> <section xml:id="sec-pkg-override"> @@ -25,6 +31,9 @@ <para> Example usages: <programlisting>pkgs.foo.override { arg1 = val1; arg2 = val2; ... }</programlisting> +<!-- TODO: move below programlisting to a new section about extending and overlays + and reference it + --> <programlisting> import pkgs.path { overlays = [ (self: super: { foo = super.foo.override { barSupport = true ; }; |