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authorChuck <chuck@intelligence.org>2019-09-16 08:21:54 -0700
committerLinus Heckemann <git@sphalerite.org>2019-11-04 15:11:45 +0100
commit4ded9beea2ea5d0dd739c78a5bf1e5f42a1e1c39 (patch)
treef860874cab69ff12cd053c4cac94e41ce56d57e4 /lib/modules.nix
parentc352bfeaf096ed11560624b8c5034ba0ed0723b7 (diff)
Add note: Keep error message in sync with nixos-option
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diff --git a/lib/modules.nix b/lib/modules.nix
index 71672c7d112ba..44db77b5d1c6a 100644
--- a/lib/modules.nix
+++ b/lib/modules.nix
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ rec {
 
       # The value with a check that it is defined
       valueDefined = if res.isDefined then res.mergedValue else
+        # (nixos-option detects this specific error message and gives it special
+        # handling.  If changed here, please change it there too.)
         throw "The option `${showOption loc}' is used but not defined.";
 
       # Apply the 'apply' function to the merged value. This allows options to