[Nix-dev] python virtualenv - warning: there are multiple derivations

[Florian Friesdorf]

On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 05:44:16PM +0100, Marc Weber wrote:
> Excerpts from Florian Friesdorf's message of Mon Feb 07 16:59:55 +0100 2011:
> > I could not find python-virtualenv in nixpkgs so I added it (see
> > attached) patch.
> > 
> > Now I get:
> > # nix-env -i python-virtualenv
> > warning: there are multiple derivations named `python-virtualenv-1.5.1'; using the first one
> 
> wiki -> Howto find the package I'm looking for.
> In short; use -A option accessing derivations by name.
> 
> Cause (guess): There is the python-pcakages file which gets instantiated for
> multiple pyhton versions multiple times. So the name is not unique.

good guess1

> If you have some python skills - would you like to help getting
> something close to native support for pypi nixpkgs?

+1

Do you already have some ideas to build upon?

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