mkSymlink

Source: src/mkSymlink.nix

Type: (hostArgs : { ... }) -> Path -> { ... }

Arguments:

• hostArgs : { ... }

  The arguments passed into each file managed by mkHosts. It must contain the following attributes:

  • flakePath : String

    the flake path as absolute path

  • isThinClient : Bool

    whether the store path should be used instead of the flake path

  • pkgs : { ... }

    the nixpkgs package set

  • self : Path

    the flake path

• path : Path

  the path to the file you want to symlink

Result:

This function is used to create a symlink.

Specifically, this function creates the following set:

{
    recursive = true;
    source = <drv>;
}

Usage inside files managed by mkHosts:

This function is configured by the mkHosts function to be used in a more convenient way:

mkSymlink ./path/to/file