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diff --git a/doc/package-notes.xml b/doc/package-notes.xml index 9ace151e512bc..d69930350b159 100644 --- a/doc/package-notes.xml +++ b/doc/package-notes.xml @@ -170,9 +170,12 @@ splashutils_15 = ...;</programlisting> <para>The Nix expressions for the X.org packages reside in <filename>pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix</filename>. This file is -automatically generated from lists of tarballs in an X.org -release. As such it should not be modified directly; rather, you -should modify the lists or the generator script.</para> +automatically generated from lists of tarballs in an X.org release. +As such it should not be modified directly; rather, you should modify +the lists, the generator script or the file +<filename>pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix</filename>, in which you +can override or add to the derivations produced by the +generator.</para> <para>The generator is invoked as follows: @@ -212,8 +215,8 @@ some people or by other packages (such as <para>If the expression for a package requires derivation attributes that the generator cannot figure out automatically (say, <varname>patches</varname> or a <varname>postInstall</varname> hook), -you should modify the generator script -(<varname>generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl</varname>).</para> +you should modify +<filename>pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix</filename>.</para> </section> |