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* Allow '<nixexpr>' syntax to be used in nix-instantiate, nix-build

and nix-env, e.g.,

  $ nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -i patchelf

  or

  $ nix-build '<nixos/tests>' -A login.test
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Eelco Dolstra 2011-12-01 16:41:43 +00:00
parent 23c38a04cc
commit b12b21825c
5 changed files with 16 additions and 4 deletions

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@ -44,4 +44,15 @@ bool parseSearchPathArg(const string & arg, Strings::iterator & i,
}
Path lookupFileArg(EvalState & state, string s)
{
if (s.size() > 2 && s.at(0) == '<' && s.at(s.size() - 1) == '>') {
Path p = state.findFile(s.substr(1, s.size() - 2));
if (p == "") throw Error(format("file `%1%' was not found in the Nix search path (add it using $NIX_PATH or -I)") % p);
return p;
} else
return absPath(s);
}
}