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The module system itself is rather complex, but here's a short overview. A module evaluation consists of a set of "modules", which can do three things: | The module system itself is rather complex, but here's a short overview. A module evaluation consists of a set of "modules", which can do three things: | ||
* Import other modules (through imports = [ ./other-module.nix ]) | * Import other modules (through <code>imports = [ ./other-module.nix ]</code>) | ||
* Declare options (through options = { ... }) | * Declare options (through <code>options = { ... }</code>) | ||
* Define option values (through | * Define option values (through <code>config = { ... }</code>, or without the config key as a shorthand if you don't have imports or options) | ||
To do the actual evaluation, there's these rough steps: | To do the actual evaluation, there's these rough steps: | ||