4 files changed, 27 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index fcc28d1ca..227cd254a 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ EvalState::EvalState(
         .findFile = symbols.create("__findFile"),
         .nixPath = symbols.create("__nixPath"),
         .body = symbols.create("body"),
+        .overrides = symbols.create("__overrides"),
     }
     , repair(NoRepair)
     , emptyBindings(0)
diff --git a/src/libexpr/nixexpr.hh b/src/libexpr/nixexpr.hh
index 49e2e4147..52f254813 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/nixexpr.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/nixexpr.hh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ protected:
 
 public:
     struct AstSymbols {
-        Symbol sub, lessThan, mul, div, or_, findFile, nixPath, body;
+        Symbol sub, lessThan, mul, div, or_, findFile, nixPath, body, overrides;
     };
 
 
diff --git a/src/libexpr/parser/parser.cc b/src/libexpr/parser/parser.cc
index d57c33a30..6e8ab2fe4 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/parser/parser.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/parser/parser.cc
@@ -676,6 +676,12 @@ template<> struct BuildAST<grammar::expr::ancient_let> : change_head<BindingsSta
 
 template<> struct BuildAST<grammar::expr::rec_set> : change_head<BindingsState> {
     static void success(const auto & in, BindingsState & b, ExprState & s, State & ps) {
+        // Before inserting new attrs, check for __override and throw an error
+        // (the error will initially be a warning to ease migration)
+        if (!featureSettings.isEnabled(Dep::RecSetOverrides) && b.attrs.attrs.contains(ps.s.overrides)) {
+            ps.overridesFound(ps.at(in));
+        }
+
         b.attrs.pos = ps.at(in);
         b.attrs.recursive = true;
         s.pushExpr<ExprAttrs>(b.attrs.pos, std::move(b.attrs));
diff --git a/src/libexpr/parser/state.hh b/src/libexpr/parser/state.hh
index 9dddd28e1..1d57e2f5f 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/parser/state.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/parser/state.hh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ///@file
 
 #include "eval.hh"
+#include "logging.hh"
 
 namespace nix::parser {
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ struct State
 
     void dupAttr(const AttrPath & attrPath, const PosIdx pos, const PosIdx prevPos);
     void dupAttr(Symbol attr, const PosIdx pos, const PosIdx prevPos);
+    void overridesFound(const PosIdx pos);
     void addAttr(ExprAttrs * attrs, AttrPath && attrPath, std::unique_ptr<Expr> e, const PosIdx pos);
     std::unique_ptr<Formals> validateFormals(std::unique_ptr<Formals> formals, PosIdx pos = noPos, Symbol arg = {});
     std::unique_ptr<Expr> stripIndentation(const PosIdx pos,
@@ -58,6 +60,17 @@ inline void State::dupAttr(Symbol attr, const PosIdx pos, const PosIdx prevPos)
     });
 }
 
+inline void State::overridesFound(const PosIdx pos) {
+    // Added 2024-09-18. Turn into an error at some point in the future.
+    // See the documentation on deprecated features for more details.
+    warn(
+        "%s found at %s. This feature is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use %s to silence this warning.",
+        "__overrides",
+        positions[pos],
+        "--extra-deprecated-features rec-set-overrides"
+    );
+}
+
 inline void State::addAttr(ExprAttrs * attrs, AttrPath && attrPath, std::unique_ptr<Expr> e, const PosIdx pos)
 {
     AttrPath::iterator i;
@@ -123,6 +136,12 @@ inline void State::addAttr(ExprAttrs * attrs, AttrPath && attrPath, std::unique_
                 dupAttr(attrPath, pos, j->second.pos);
             }
         } else {
+            // Before inserting new attrs, check for __override and throw an error
+            // (the error will initially be a warning to ease migration)
+            if (attrs->recursive && !featureSettings.isEnabled(Dep::RecSetOverrides) && i->symbol == s.overrides) {
+                overridesFound(pos);
+            }
+
             // This attr path is not defined. Let's create it.
             e->setName(i->symbol);
             attrs->attrs.emplace(std::piecewise_construct,