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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/meta.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/meta.xml | 12 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/meta.xml b/doc/meta.xml index ccbc812a862f..58c390a68b84 100644 --- a/doc/meta.xml +++ b/doc/meta.xml @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ meta = with stdenv.lib; { The meta-attributes of a package can be queried from the command-line using <command>nix-env</command>: <screen> -$ nix-env -qa hello --json +<prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -qa hello --json { "hello": { "meta": { @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ $ nix-env -qa hello --json <command>nix-env</command> knows about the <varname>description</varname> field specifically: <screen> -$ nix-env -qa hello --description +<prompt>$ </prompt>nix-env -qa hello --description hello-2.3 A program that produces a familiar, friendly greeting </screen> </para> @@ -272,11 +272,9 @@ meta.platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; <para> This attribute is special in that it is not actually under the <literal>meta</literal> attribute set but rather under the - <literal>passthru</literal> attribute set. This is due to a current - limitation of Nix, and will change as soon as Nixpkgs will be able to - depend on a new enough version of Nix. See - <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/2532">the relevant - issue</link> for more details. + <literal>passthru</literal> attribute set. This is due to how + <literal>meta</literal> attributes work, and the fact that they + are supposed to contain only metadata, not derivations. </para> </warning> <para> |