add clarifying example to nix-env output selection
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there is a very confusing warning in the Nixpkgs manual that mischaracterises `nix-env` behavior, and this example shows what's really happening. note that it doesn't use `pkgs.runCommand` or other `pkgs.stdenv` facilities, as deep down those set `meta.outputsToInstall` to very particular defaults that do not generally apply to Nix.
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Motivation
there is a very confusing warning in the Nixpkgs manual that mischaracterises
nix-envbehavior, and this example shows what's really happening.Context
note that it doesn't use
pkgs.runCommandor otherpkgs.stdenvfacilities, as deep down those setmeta.outputsToInstallto very particular defaults that do not generally apply to Nix.Priorities
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