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* Fix typo and clarify why you should not use "mkFixStrictness" on top of 

plain list or attribute set.

svn path=/nixpkgs/trunk/; revision=18260
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Nicolas Pierron 2009-11-07 16:24:11 +00:00
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@ -454,17 +454,19 @@ rec {
# properties on top of the option definition is nice for user manipulation
# but require to check if the content of the property is not another
# property. Such testing implies to verify if this is an attribute set
# and if it possess the type "property". (see isProperty & typeOf)
# and if it possess the type 'property'. (see isProperty & typeOf)
#
# To avoid strict evaluation of option definitions, 'mkFixStrictness' is
# introduced. This property protect the option definition by replacing
# introduced. This property protects an option definition by replacing
# the base of the stack of properties by 'mkNotDef', when this property is
# evaluated it returns the original definition.
#
# This property is useful over any elements which may depends on an
# options which may raise an error if it gets evaluated whitout the proper
# settings. You do not need to use this on top of plain list or attribute
# set.
# This property is useful over any elements which depends on options which
# are raising errors when they get evaluated without the proper settings.
#
# Plain list and attribute set are lazy structures, which means that the
# container gets evaluated but not the content. Thus, using this property
# on top of plain list or attribute set is pointless.
#
# This is a Hack, you should avoid it!