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doc: explain where pkgs comes from in writing-modules

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The manual mentions how "[config and pkgs] are explained later". Added a link
to where they are explained, and a hint pointing to the NIX_PATH variable.
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2021-03-03 11:09:21 -05:00
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The first line (<literal>{ config, pkgs, ... }:</literal>) denotes that this
is actually a function that takes at least the two arguments
<varname>config</varname> and <varname>pkgs</varname>. (These are explained
later.) The function returns a <emphasis>set</emphasis> of option definitions
(<literal>{ <replaceable>...</replaceable> }</literal>). These definitions
have the form <literal><replaceable>name</replaceable> =
later, in chapter <xref linkend="sec-writing-modules" />) The function returns
a <emphasis>set</emphasis> of option definitions (<literal>{
<replaceable>...</replaceable> }</literal>). These definitions have the form
<literal><replaceable>name</replaceable> =
<replaceable>value</replaceable></literal>, where
<replaceable>name</replaceable> is the name of an option and
<replaceable>value</replaceable> is its value. For example,