diff --git a/doc/cross-compilation.xml b/doc/cross-compilation.xml index 650db718665..77d020afa2d 100644 --- a/doc/cross-compilation.xml +++ b/doc/cross-compilation.xml @@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ In Nixpkgs, these three platforms are defined as attribute sets under the names buildPlatform, hostPlatform, and targetPlatform. - All three are always defined at the top level, so one can get at them just like a dependency in a function that is imported with callPackage: - { stdenv, buildPlatform, hostPlatform, fooDep, barDep, .. }: ... + All three are always defined as attributes in the standard environment, and at the top level. That means one can get at them just like a dependency in a function that is imported with callPackage: + { stdenv, buildPlatform, hostPlatform, fooDep, barDep, .. }: ...buildPlatform..., or just off stdenv: + { stdenv, fooDep, barDep, .. }: ...stdenv.buildPlatform....