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diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/modular/README.md b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/modular/README.md index 247bfc8badc5..e6488d2b1e32 100644 --- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/modular/README.md +++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/modular/README.md @@ -4,3 +4,14 @@ This directory follows a directory structure similar to that in the upstream rep to make comparisons easier. The files are maintained separately from the upstream repo, so differences are expected. + +## Comparison + +### No filesets + +Using filesets with a fetched source would require "IFD", as the fetching happens in a derivation, but the filtering must come afterwards, and be done by the evaluator. + +### `workDir` attribute + +The Nixpkgs for Nix does inherit the `workDir` attribute that determines the location of the subproject to build. +It is compared to this directory to produce the correct relative path, similar to upstream. |