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Diffstat (limited to 'pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix')
-rw-r--r-- | pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix index e17b41eab320..b57989786904 100644 --- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix @@ -138,8 +138,11 @@ let is32bit is64bit isAarch32 isAarch64 isMips isBigEndian; - # The derivation's `system` is `buildPlatform.system`. - inherit (buildPlatform) system; + # Override `system` so that packages can get the system of the host + # platform through `stdenv.system`. `system` is originally set to the + # build platform within the derivation above so that Nix directs the build + # to correct type of machine. + inherit (hostPlatform) system; inherit (import ./make-derivation.nix { inherit lib config stdenv; |