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The disadvantage of this way is that it doesn't propagate man pages and other paths from the old derivation. | |||
Please refer to [[Nix_Cookbook#Wrapping_packages]] to possible solutions to retain all outputs. | |||
You can use this simple function which takes care of wrapping the script & symlinking | |||
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{ | writeShellScriptBinAndSymlink = name: text: super.symlinkJoin { | ||
name = name; | |||
paths = [ | |||
(super.writeShellScriptBin name text) | |||
} | super."${name}" | ||
]; | |||
}; | |||
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=== Downside of the Wrapper Approach === | === Downside of the Wrapper Approach === | ||
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=== Alternatives === | === Alternatives === | ||
* [[Home Manager]] manages dotfiles in the user's home directory | * [[Home Manager]] manages dotfiles in the user's home directory | ||
[[Category:Configuration]] | |||