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authorArtturi <Artturin@artturin.com>2023-11-04 23:00:22 +0200
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2023-11-04 23:00:22 +0200
commitfeaa219f3988126d4241055df129f322ae63dcdf (patch)
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Merge pull request #265045 from Artturin/addcomment1
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diff --git a/lib/customisation.nix b/lib/customisation.nix
index 61bb531d2f6..c7d40339d05 100644
--- a/lib/customisation.nix
+++ b/lib/customisation.nix
@@ -343,7 +343,24 @@ rec {
     , newScope
     }:
     { otherSplices
+    # Attrs from `self` which won't be spliced.
+    # Avoid using keep, it's only used for a python hook workaround, added in PR #104201.
+    # ex: `keep = (self: { inherit (self) aAttr; })`
     , keep ? (_self: {})
+    # Additional attrs to add to the sets `callPackage`.
+    # When the package is from a subset (but not a subset within a package IS #211340)
+    # within `spliced0` it will be spliced.
+    # When using an package outside the set but it's available from `pkgs`, use the package from `pkgs.__splicedPackages`.
+    # If the package is not available within the set or in `pkgs`, such as a package in a let binding, it will not be spliced
+    # ex:
+    # ```
+    # nix-repl> darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.CoreFoundation
+    #   «derivation ...CoreFoundation-11.0.0.drv»
+    # nix-repl> darwin.CoreFoundation
+    #   error: attribute 'CoreFoundation' missing
+    # nix-repl> darwin.callPackage ({ CoreFoundation }: CoreFoundation) { }
+    #   «derivation ...CoreFoundation-11.0.0.drv»
+    # ```
     , extra ? (_spliced0: {})
     , f
     }: