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Clarify nix-instantiate --read-write-mode
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Synthetica9 committed Dec 14, 2018
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Expand Up @@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ input.</para>
<listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>, perform
evaluation in read/write mode so nix language features that
require it will still work (at the cost of needing to do
instantiation of every evaluated derivation).</para>
instantiation of every evaluated derivation). If this option is
not enabled, there may be uninstantiated store paths in the final
output.</para>

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This commit has been mentioned on NixOS Discourse. There might be relevant details there:

https://discourse.nixos.org/t/where-can-one-find-more-info-on-the-motivation-s-behind-nix-instantiate-read-write-mode/14641/1

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