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Merge pull request #222 from MathiasMalandain/master

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Solve a discrepancy in pill 7.7
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Finally, it creates the symlink.
</para>
<para>
In the first line of <filename>simple.nix</filename>, we have an
<function>import</function> function call nested in a <code>with</code>
statement. Recall that <function>import</function> accepts one argument, a
nix file to load. In this case, the contents of the file evaluated to a
function.
In the second line of <filename>simple.nix</filename>, we have an
<function>import</function> function call. Recall that <function>import</function>
accepts one argument, a nix file to load. In this case, the contents of
the file evaluate to a function.
</para>
<para>
Afterwards, we call the function with the empty set. We saw this already
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clearer.
</para>
<para>
The value returned by the nixpkgs function is a set. More specifically,
it's a set of derivations. Using the <code>with</code> expression we bring
them into scope. This is equivalent to the <command>:l &lt;nixpkgs&gt;</command>
we used in <application>nix repl</application>; it allows us to easily access derivations
such as <varname>bash</varname>, <varname>gcc</varname>, and
<varname>coreutils</varname>.
The value returned by the nixpkgs function is a set; more specifically,
it's a set of derivations. Calling <code>import &lt;nixpkgs> {}</code>
into a <function>let</function>-expression creates the local variable
<varname>pkgs</varname> and brings it into scope. This has an effect similar to
the <command>:l &lt;nixpkgs&gt;</command> we used in <application>nix repl</application>,
in that it allows us to easily access derivations such as <varname>bash</varname>,
<varname>gcc</varname>, and <varname>coreutils</varname>, but those derivations
will have to be explicitly referred to as members of the <varname>pkgs</varname> set
(e.g., <varname>pkgs.bash</varname> instead of just <varname>bash</varname>).
</para>
<para>
Below is a revised version of the <filename>simple.nix</filename> file, using the <code>inherit</code> keyword: