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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml | 9 |
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diff --git a/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml b/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml index 6db2adcfa..0470625ff 100644 --- a/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml +++ b/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml @@ -1561,10 +1561,11 @@ allowedReferences = []; </programlisting> enforces that the output of a derivation cannot have any runtime - dependencies on its inputs. This is used in NixOS to check that - generated files such as initial ramdisks for booting Linux don’t - have accidental dependencies on other paths in the Nix - store.</para></listitem> + dependencies on its inputs. To allow an output to have a runtime + dependency on itself, use <literal>"out"</literal> as a list item. + This is used in NixOS to check that generated files such as + initial ramdisks for booting Linux don’t have accidental + dependencies on other paths in the Nix store.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> |