doc: clarify consequences of lib.meta.setName

And remove unnecessary mention of `nix-env`
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wamirez 2024-05-15 05:26:35 -04:00
parent bceda8911e
commit 7acc08c983

@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ rec {
dontDistribute = drv: addMetaAttrs { hydraPlatforms = []; } drv;
/* Change the symbolic name of a package for presentation purposes
(i.e., so that nix-env users can tell them apart).
/*
Change the [symbolic name of a derivation](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/derivations.html#attr-name).
:::{.warning}
Dependent derivations will be rebuilt when the symbolic name is changed.
:::
*/
setName = name: drv: drv // {inherit name;};