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* X.org generator: specify overrides in a Nix expression rather than

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in the generator script.  This makes it easier to change the X.org
  packages.
* Added xfs, twm.

svn path=/nixpkgs/trunk/; revision=15375
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Eelco Dolstra
2009-04-28 13:58:35 +00:00
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@@ -170,9 +170,12 @@ splashutils_15 = ...;</programlisting>
<para>The Nix expressions for the X.org packages reside in
<filename>pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix</filename>. This file is
automatically generated from lists of tarballs in an X.org
release. As such it should not be modified directly; rather, you
should modify the lists or the generator script.</para>
automatically generated from lists of tarballs in an X.org release.
As such it should not be modified directly; rather, you should modify
the lists, the generator script or the file
<filename>pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix</filename>, in which you
can override or add to the derivations produced by the
generator.</para>
<para>The generator is invoked as follows:
@@ -212,8 +215,8 @@ some people or by other packages (such as
<para>If the expression for a package requires derivation attributes
that the generator cannot figure out automatically (say,
<varname>patches</varname> or a <varname>postInstall</varname> hook),
you should modify the generator script
(<varname>generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl</varname>).</para>
you should modify
<filename>pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix</filename>.</para>
</section>