starred/nixvim
1
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://github.com/nix-community/nixvim.git synced 2026-08-24 10:14:03 -05:00
Code Issues Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

modules/nixpkgs: warn about platform specs

Browse Source 
Document that fully elaborated platform attrsets from another Nixpkgs instance can be unsafe when Nixvim imports a different nixpkgs.source.

(cherry picked from commit c6a99bb41f)
This commit is contained in:
Austin Horstman
2026-07-01 01:57:05 +00:00
committed by Matt Sturgeon
parent 63c00fb9d6
commit ee3cfbdeda
1 changed files with 12 additions and 0 deletions
Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files
modules/top-level/nixpkgs.nix
+12
View File
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ in
To cross-compile, also set `nixpkgs.buildPlatform`.
Ignored when `nixpkgs.pkgs` is set.
> [!WARNING]
> Avoid passing a fully elaborated platform from another Nixpkgs instance,
> such as `pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform`, when `nixpkgs.source` may point to a
> different Nixpkgs revision. Prefer a platform spec, such as
> `{ inherit (pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform) config; }`, or a system string.
'';
};
@@ -195,6 +201,12 @@ in
Setting this option will cause Nixvim to be cross-compiled.
Ignored when `nixpkgs.pkgs` is set.
> [!WARNING]
> Avoid passing a fully elaborated platform from another Nixpkgs instance,
> such as `pkgs.stdenv.buildPlatform`, when `nixpkgs.source` may point to a
> different Nixpkgs revision. Prefer a platform spec, such as
> `{ inherit (pkgs.stdenv.buildPlatform) config; }`, or a system string.
'';
};