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diff --git a/3 resources/nix/Overlays.md b/3 resources/nix/Overlays.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8ee33f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/3 resources/nix/Overlays.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +#nix #overlay + +--- +Functions that accept two args (conventionally: final, prev) and return a set of [[Package]]s. + +The `prev` arguments holds the set of packages of the "parent" overlay while the `final` argument holds the end result of **all** overlays applied. This means that overlays depend on each other. It is unclear how we can tell on which overlay an overlay depends. + +We can use it to override existing packages or add new packages. + +--- +https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Overlays |