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author | Weijia Wang <9713184+wegank@users.noreply.github.com> | 2024-05-22 19:15:22 +0200 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2024-05-22 19:15:22 +0200 |
commit | 1c91e55a2d36d39ce3997d537fe26edd0e38aa79 (patch) | |
tree | 14184bcfd7b5b89060742e36fcbd9c24bf086d4b /lib | |
parent | 16d101c84afb0bbe0dc1ff1b25355935b4d08c12 (diff) | |
parent | 7acc08c9833e876447675f2a89e1a154e22fa6bc (diff) |
Merge pull request #311902 from wamirez/nix-env-rm
doc: clarify consequences of `lib.meta.setName`
Diffstat (limited to 'lib')
-rw-r--r-- | lib/meta.nix | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/meta.nix b/lib/meta.nix index 675e1912d4be9..9a97afb1aa9b0 100644 --- a/lib/meta.nix +++ b/lib/meta.nix @@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ rec { dontDistribute = drv: addMetaAttrs { hydraPlatforms = []; } drv; - /* Change the symbolic name of a package for presentation purposes - (i.e., so that nix-env users can tell them apart). + /* + Change the [symbolic name of a derivation](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/derivations.html#attr-name). + + :::{.warning} + Dependent derivations will be rebuilt when the symbolic name is changed. + ::: */ setName = name: drv: drv // {inherit name;}; |