buildDotnetModule: move nugetDeps throw to when its actually needed

Previously we had an assert that would complain when nugetDeps wasnt set,
which also didnt allow any passthru attributes (like fetch-deps) to be
build. That causes a cycle where you need nugetDeps to fetch the nuget
deps, but arent able to build the script to do so.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/dotnet.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/dotnet.section.md
index 0927ce9146f91..1baa135ae5866 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/dotnet.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/dotnet.section.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ The `dotnetCorePackages.sdk` contains both a runtime and the full sdk of a given
 
 To package Dotnet applications, you can use `buildDotnetModule`. This has similar arguments to `stdenv.mkDerivation`, with the following additions:
 
-* `projectFile` is used for specifying the dotnet project file relative to the source root. These usually have `.sln` or `.csproj` file extensions. This can be an array of multiple projects as well.
+* `projectFile` is used for specifying the dotnet project file, relative to the source root. These usually have `.sln` or `.csproj` file extensions. This can be a list of multiple projects as well. Most of the time dotnet can figure this location out by itself, so this should only be set if necessary.
 * `nugetDeps` takes either a path to a `deps.nix` file, or a derivation. The `deps.nix` file can be generated using the script attached to `passthru.fetch-deps`. This file can also be generated manually using `nuget-to-nix` tool, which is available in nixpkgs. If the argument is a derivation, it will be used directly and assume it has the same output as `mkNugetDeps`.
 * `packNupkg` is used to pack project as a `nupkg`, and installs it to `$out/share`. If set to `true`, the derivation can be used as a dependency for another dotnet project by adding it to `projectReferences`.
 * `projectReferences` can be used to resolve `ProjectReference` project items. Referenced projects can be packed with `buildDotnetModule` by setting the `packNupkg = true` attribute and passing a list of derivations to `projectReferences`. Since we are sharing referenced projects as NuGets they must be added to csproj/fsproj files as `PackageReference` as well.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ To package Dotnet applications, you can use `buildDotnetModule`. This has simila
 * `dotnetPackFlags` can be used to pass flags to `dotnet pack`. Used only if `packNupkg` is set to `true`.
 * `dotnetFlags` can be used to pass flags to all of the above phases.
 
-When packaging a new application, you need to fetch it's dependencies. You can set `nugetDeps` to an empty string to make the derivation temporarily evaluate, and then run `nix-build -A package.passthru.fetch-deps` to generate it's dependency fetching script. After running the script, you should have the location of the generated lockfile printed to the console. This can be copied to a stable directory. Note that if either `projectFile` or `nugetDeps` are unset, this script cannot be generated!
+When packaging a new application, you need to fetch its dependencies. You can run `nix-build -A package.fetch-deps` to generate a script that will build a lockfile for you. After running the script you should have the location of the generated lockfile printed to the console, which can be copied to a stable directory. Then set `nugetDeps = ./deps.nix` and you're ready to build the derivation.
 
 Here is an example `default.nix`, using some of the previously discussed arguments:
 ```nix