diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/libredirect/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/libredirect/default.nix index bc777c7e6c7..d13cdd681a2 100644 --- a/pkgs/build-support/libredirect/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/build-support/libredirect/default.nix @@ -14,5 +14,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation { meta = { platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; + description = "An LD_PRELOAD library to intercept and rewrite the paths in glibc calls"; + longDescription = '' + libredirect is an LD_PRELOAD library to intercept and rewrite the paths in + glibc calls based on the value of $NIX_REDIRECTS, a colon-separated list + of path prefixes to be rewritten, e.g. "/src=/dst:/usr/=/nix/store/". + ''; }; }