From 9642cd7ae24f0ba79ce5647c709b35ae8f06a285 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jasper Ras Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 21:14:51 +0100 Subject: vault backup: 2025-01-19 21:14:51 --- 3 Resources/Nix/Overlays.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 3 Resources/Nix/Overlays.md (limited to '3 Resources/Nix/Overlays.md') 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 -- cgit v1.2.3