melpaBuild: add doc and default value for commit

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/emacs/melpa.nix b/pkgs/build-support/emacs/melpa.nix
index 323c6e65d9d90..f5562212bbe44 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/emacs/melpa.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/emacs/melpa.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ in
   */
 , ename ? null
 , version
+  /*
+    commit: Optional package history commit.
+    Default: src.rev or "unknown"
+    This will be written into the generated package but it is not needed during
+    the build process.
+  */
+, commit ? (args.src.rev or "unknown")
 , recipe
 , meta ? {}
 , ...
@@ -53,7 +60,7 @@ genericBuild ({
   elpa2nix = ./elpa2nix.el;
   melpa2nix = ./melpa2nix.el;
 
-  inherit packageBuild;
+  inherit packageBuild commit;
 
   preUnpack = ''
     mkdir -p "$NIX_BUILD_TOP/recipes"