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1# `nix/modular`
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3This directory follows a directory structure similar to that in the upstream repo,
4to make comparisons easier.
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6The files are maintained separately from the upstream repo, so differences are expected.
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8## Comparison
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10### No filesets
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12Using filesets with a fetched source would require "IFD", as the fetching happens in a derivation, but the filtering must come afterwards, and be done by the evaluator.
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14### `workDir` attribute
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16The Nixpkgs for Nix does inherit the `workDir` attribute that determines the location of the subproject to build.
17It is compared to this directory to produce the correct relative path, similar to upstream.