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nixos manual: clarify "attributes of function"

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Vladimír Čunát 2016-11-05 11:02:04 +01:00
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@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ elements.)</para>
<varname>overrideAttrs</varname>. While the <varname>overrideAttrs</varname>. While the
<varname>override</varname> mechanism above overrides the arguments of <varname>override</varname> mechanism above overrides the arguments of
a package function, <varname>overrideAttrs</varname> allows a package function, <varname>overrideAttrs</varname> allows
changing the <emphasis>attributes</emphasis> of the function. This changing the <emphasis>attributes</emphasis> passed to <literal>mkDerivation</literal>.
permits changing any aspect of the package, such as the source code. This permits changing any aspect of the package, such as the source code.
For instance, if you want to override the source code of Emacs, you For instance, if you want to override the source code of Emacs, you
can say: can say: