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diff --git a/doc/contributing/coding-conventions.xml b/doc/contributing/coding-conventions.xml index cb6d60c2c138..9005a9ebafd6 100644 --- a/doc/contributing/coding-conventions.xml +++ b/doc/contributing/coding-conventions.xml @@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ args.stdenv.mkDerivation (args // { </listitem> <listitem> <para> + Arguments should be listed in the order they are used, with the + exception of <varname>lib</varname>, which always goes first. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> Prefer using the top-level <varname>lib</varname> over its alias <literal>stdenv.lib</literal>. <varname>lib</varname> is unrelated to <varname>stdenv</varname>, and so <literal>stdenv.lib</literal> should only |