Merge pull request #67496 from mb21/patch-1

Docs: clarify Rust overlay on non-NixOS
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@ -524,12 +524,13 @@ For example, you might want to add `latest.rustChannels.stable.rust` to the list
Imperatively, the latest stable version can be installed with the following command: Imperatively, the latest stable version can be installed with the following command:
$ nix-env -Ai nixos.latest.rustChannels.stable.rust $ nix-env -Ai nixpkgs.latest.rustChannels.stable.rust
Or using the attribute with nix-shell: Or using the attribute with nix-shell:
$ nix-shell -p nixos.latest.rustChannels.stable.rust $ nix-shell -p nixpkgs.latest.rustChannels.stable.rust
Substitute the `nixpkgs` prefix with `nixos` on NixOS.
To install the beta or nightly channel, "stable" should be substituted by To install the beta or nightly channel, "stable" should be substituted by
"nightly" or "beta", or "nightly" or "beta", or
use the function provided by this overlay to pull a version based on a use the function provided by this overlay to pull a version based on a