[Nix-dev] nix-shell with overlay?

Profpatsch mail at profpatsch.de
Thu Mar 9 00:22:17 CET 2017


On 17-03-08 10:16pm, Nicolas Pierron wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Benno Fünfstück
> <benno.fuenfstueck at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Nicolas Pierron <nicolas.b.pierron at nbp.name> schrieb am Mi., 8. März 2017,
> > 01:30:
> >>
> >> nit: super.callPackage, as the super.callPackage *function* already
> >> aliases self packages.  Otherwise, you would be going twice through
> >> the fix-point.
> >
> > What if someone later wants to override callPackage?
> 
> Later, this person would have to face the fact that security updates
> are not applied.

Ah, it influences security updates.
Is your talk from Nixcon still up-to-date in that respect?

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