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modules/nixpkgs: warn about platform specs

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Document that fully elaborated platform attrsets from another Nixpkgs instance can be unsafe when Nixvim imports a different nixpkgs.source.
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Austin Horstman 2026-06-26 22:59:23 -05:00
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@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ in
To cross-compile, also set `nixpkgs.buildPlatform`.
Ignored when `nixpkgs.pkgs` is set.
> [!WARNING]
> Avoid passing a fully elaborated platform from another Nixpkgs instance,
> such as `pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform`, when `nixpkgs.source` may point to a
> different Nixpkgs revision. Prefer a platform spec, such as
> `{ inherit (pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform) config; }`, or a system string.
'';
};
@ -195,6 +201,12 @@ in
Setting this option will cause Nixvim to be cross-compiled.
Ignored when `nixpkgs.pkgs` is set.
> [!WARNING]
> Avoid passing a fully elaborated platform from another Nixpkgs instance,
> such as `pkgs.stdenv.buildPlatform`, when `nixpkgs.source` may point to a
> different Nixpkgs revision. Prefer a platform spec, such as
> `{ inherit (pkgs.stdenv.buildPlatform) config; }`, or a system string.
'';
};