[Nix-dev] Multiple outputs: is a first output necessary?

[Profpatsch]

On 16-12-07 01:13pm, Freddy Rietdijk wrote:
> I'm not using any of the common outputs like $out and $bin. The multiple
> outputs feature seems to require that $out is used. Therefore I now just
> put a single file in $out. What is the reason this is needed? I saw in the
> documentation that leftover files are typically put in $out.

Yes, it’s an unfortunate restriction that comes from conventions
in nixpkgs, afaik. What outputs do you have exactly?


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