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More helpful message when refusing to evaluate "broken" package

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A "broken" package is one where either "meta.broken = true" or build
platform != meta.platforms.
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Bjørn Forsman 2014-04-30 21:51:03 +02:00
parent f7c7282964
commit abfaf42333
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pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
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@ -84,9 +84,19 @@ let
{ allowUnfree = true; }
to ~/.nixpkgs/config.nix.''
else if !allowBroken && attrs.meta.broken or false then
throw "you can't use package ‘${attrs.name}’ in ${pos'} because it has been marked as broken"
throw ''
Package ‘${attrs.name}’ in ${pos'} is marked as broken, refusing to evaluate. You can set
{ nixpkgs.config.allowBroken = true; }
in configuration.nix to override this. If you use Nix standalone, you can add
{ allowBroken = true; }
to ~/.nixpkgs/config.nix.''
else if !allowBroken && attrs.meta.platforms or null != null && !lib.lists.elem result.system attrs.meta.platforms then
throw "the package ‘${attrs.name}’ in ${pos'} is not supported on ‘${result.system}’"
throw ''
Package ‘${attrs.name}’ in ${pos'} is not supported on ‘${result.system}’, refusing to evaluate. You can set
{ nixpkgs.config.allowBroken = true; }
in configuration.nix to override this. If you use Nix standalone, you can add
{ allowBroken = true; }
to ~/.nixpkgs/config.nix.''
else
lib.addPassthru (derivation (
(removeAttrs attrs ["meta" "passthru" "crossAttrs"])