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Add minimal docs for callHackage and friends

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Specifically haskellSrc2nix, callHackage, and callHackageDirect. Other
functions should probably also be documented, but it's at least a start.
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Bryan Richter 2019-05-14 08:18:02 +03:00
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pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix
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@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ let
inherit packages;
};
# Use cabal2nix to create a default.nix for the package sources found at 'src'.
haskellSrc2nix = { name, src, sha256 ? null, extraCabal2nixOptions ? "" }:
let
sha256Arg = if isNull sha256 then "--sha256=" else ''--sha256="${sha256}"'';
@ -174,8 +175,14 @@ in package-set { inherit pkgs stdenv callPackage; } self // {
inherit (haskellLib) packageSourceOverrides;
# callHackage :: Text -> Text -> AttrSet -> HaskellPackage
#
# e.g., while overriding a package set:
# '... foo = self.callHackage "foo" "1.5.3" {}; ...'
callHackage = name: version: callPackageKeepDeriver (self.hackage2nix name version);
# callHackageDirect :: Text -> Text -> AttrSet -> HaskellPackage
#
# This function does not depend on all-cabal-hashes and therefore will work
# for any version that has been released on hackage as opposed to only
# versions released before whatever version of all-cabal-hashes you happen