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buildRustPackage: add documentation about cargoPatches

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Léo Gaspard
2018-08-14 20:09:45 +09:00
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@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ all crate sources of this package. Currently it is obtained by inserting a
fake checksum into the expression and building the package once. The correct fake checksum into the expression and building the package once. The correct
checksum can be then take from the failed build. checksum can be then take from the failed build.
When the `Cargo.lock`, provided by upstream, is not in sync with the
`Cargo.toml`, it is possible to use `cargoPatches` to update it. All patches
added in `cargoPatches` will also be prepended to the patches in `patches` at
build-time.
To install crates with nix there is also an experimental project called To install crates with nix there is also an experimental project called
[nixcrates](https://github.com/fractalide/nixcrates). [nixcrates](https://github.com/fractalide/nixcrates).