lib.filesystem.pathType: Mention builtins.readFileType

NixOS · Apr 5, 2023 · 85f7a5c · 85f7a5c
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@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ in
       => "regular"
   */
   pathType = path:
+    # TODO: Once Nix 2.14 is released, switch to `builtins.readFileType`:
+    # https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/language/builtins.html#builtins-readFileType
     if ! pathExists path
     then throw "lib.filesystem.pathType: Path ${toString path} does not exist."
     # The filesystem root is the only path where `dirOf / == /` and