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nixpkgs/pkgs/lib/meta.nix
Ludovic Courtès c4d05c0e3e Give Org-Mode a high priority.
svn path=/nixpkgs/trunk/; revision=22694
2010-07-22 08:59:46 +00:00

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/* Some functions for manipulating meta attributes, as well as the
name attribute. */
rec {
/* Add to or override the meta attributes of the given
derivation.
Example:
addMetaAttrs {description = "Bla blah";} somePkg
*/
addMetaAttrs = newAttrs: drv:
drv // { meta = (if drv ? meta then drv.meta else {}) // newAttrs; };
/* Change the symbolic name of a package for presentation purposes
(i.e., so that nix-env users can tell them apart).
*/
setName = name: drv: drv // {inherit name;};
/* Like `setName', but takes the previous name as an argument.
Example:
updateName (oldName: oldName + "-experimental") somePkg
*/
updateName = updater: drv: drv // {name = updater (drv.name);};
/* Append a suffix to the name of a package. !!! the suffix should
really be appended *before* the version, at least most of the
time.
*/
appendToName = suffix: updateName (name: "${name}-${suffix}");
/* Decrease the nix-env priority of the package, i.e., other
versions/variants of the package will be preferred.
*/
lowPrio = drv: addMetaAttrs { priority = "10"; } drv;
/* Increase the nix-env priority of the package, i.e., this
version/variant of the package will be preferred.
*/
hiPrio = drv: addMetaAttrs { priority = "110"; } drv;
}