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Re:Introduction to Immutable Linux Systems by anotherhue on Monday September 18, 2023 @04:40AM (#37553723)
Would you have any examples of this to hand? I've been trying to find a clean way to share an altered qemu derivation that isn't just me copying and maintaining the qemu/default.nix but so far that has been the easiest.
Re:Introduction to Immutable Linux Systems by chpatrick on Monday September 18, 2023 @07:49AM (#37554945)
override/overrideAttrs/overlays
Re:Introduction to Immutable Linux Systems by rebeccaskinner on Monday September 18, 2023 @11:47AM (#37557846)
This post is a bit old now, and might not be entirely what you were looking for, but I wrote about getting my personal blog building with nix, including an example of using an overlay and patching and upstream dependency:

https://rebeccaskinner.net/posts/2021-06-06-nixifying-a-haky...