diff --git a/doc/stdenv/meta.chapter.md b/doc/stdenv/meta.chapter.md index 1ce44a9065f..30bfb392c93 100644 --- a/doc/stdenv/meta.chapter.md +++ b/doc/stdenv/meta.chapter.md @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ meta.hydraPlatforms = []; If set to `true`, the package is marked as "broken", meaning that it won’t show up in [search.nixos.org](https://search.nixos.org/packages), and cannot be built or installed unless the environment variable [`NIXPKGS_ALLOW_BROKEN`](#opt-allowBroken) is set. Such unconditionally-broken packages should be removed from Nixpkgs eventually unless they are fixed. -The value of this attribute can depend on a package's arguments, including `stdenv`. +The value of this attribute can depend on a package's arguments, including `stdenv`. This means that `broken` can be used to express constraints, for example: - Does not cross compile