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Docs: Explain why import nixpkgs works in flakes

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Joachim Breitner 2023-03-28 09:35:49 +02:00
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@ -254,9 +254,14 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_import({
.args = {"path"},
// TODO turn "normal path values" into link below
.doc = R"(
Load, parse and return the Nix expression in the file *path*. If
*path* is a directory, the file ` default.nix ` in that directory
is loaded. Evaluation aborts if the file doesn’t exist or contains
Load, parse and return the Nix expression in the file *path*.
The value *path* is conveted to a string as described in `builtins.toString`.
If *path* is a directory, the file ` default.nix ` in that directory
is loaded.
Evaluation aborts if the file doesn’t exist or contains
an incorrect Nix expression. `import` implements Nix’s module
system: you can put any Nix expression (such as a set or a
function) in a separate file, and use it from Nix expressions in