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| -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;}; |