Overlays: Difference between revisions

imported>Netvl
There is no need to manually evaluate nixos-config; it is sufficient to load <nixpkgs/nixos> which will evaluate the config object automatically
imported>Erikarvstedt
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== Data flow of overlays ==
== Data flow of overlays ==


The data flow around overlays, especially regarding <tt>super</tt> and <tt>self</tt> arguments can be a bit confusing if you are not familiar with how overlays work. This graph below hopefully illustrate the data flow better:
The data flow around overlays, especially regarding <tt>super</tt> and <tt>self</tt> arguments can be a bit confusing if you are not familiar with how overlays work. This graph shows the data flow:


[[File:Dram-overlay-self-super.png]]
[[File:Dram-overlay-self-super.png]]