Explicitly describe the effects of filterSource excluding a directory.

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Shea Levy 2018-05-30 12:34:41 -04:00
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@ -459,7 +459,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
<literal>"unknown"</literal> (for other kinds of files such as <literal>"unknown"</literal> (for other kinds of files such as
device nodes or fifos — but note that those cannot be copied to device nodes or fifos — but note that those cannot be copied to
the Nix store, so if the predicate returns the Nix store, so if the predicate returns
<literal>true</literal> for them, the copy will fail).</para> <literal>true</literal> for them, the copy will fail). If you
exclude a directory, the entire corresponding subtree of
<replaceable>e2</replaceable> will be excluded.</para>
</listitem> </listitem>