diff options
author | Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com> | 2009-04-28 13:58:35 +0000 |
---|---|---|
committer | Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com> | 2009-04-28 13:58:35 +0000 |
commit | c718ec217bfaa2b1de70d6e3f8079aa96df6fad6 (patch) | |
tree | 9f36bb071766dd08b4e9a25cf2fab95ce5f59687 /doc | |
parent | 54d3ce4b6171b67031c01d3399390b02c5c77354 (diff) |
* X.org generator: specify overrides in a Nix expression rather than
in the generator script. This makes it easier to change the X.org
packages.
* Added xfs, twm.
svn path=/nixpkgs/trunk/; revision=15375
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/package-notes.xml | 13 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/package-notes.xml b/doc/package-notes.xml index 9ace151e512b..d69930350b15 100644 --- a/doc/package-notes.xml +++ b/doc/package-notes.xml @@ -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> |