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Merge pull request #25099 from obsidiansystems/cross-lib-foundation

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Changes to nixpkgs infra to prepare to better package some pesky cross-compilers

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John Ericson
2017-04-23 14:12:42 -04:00
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Because of this, a best-of-both-worlds solution is in the works with no splicing or explicit access of <varname>buildPackages</varname> needed.
For now, feel free to use either method.
</para>
<note><para>
There is also a "backlink" <varname>__targetPackages</varname>, yielding a package set whose <varname>buildPackages</varname> is the current package set.
This is a hack, though, to accommodate compilers with lousy build systems.
Please do not use this unless you are absolutely sure you are packaging such a compiler and there is no other way.
</para></note>
</section>
</section>