Briefly explain the %%organist_internal hack

nickel-lang · Jun 26, 2024 · 436e249 · 436e249
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@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@
     enrichedFlakeInputs =
       flakeInputs
       // {
+        # Dummy “flake input” used to pass some data through the Nickel
+        # evaluation.
+        # We should ideally get rid of that and find another more principled
+        # way, but that will do for now.
         "%%organist_internal".nickelLock = builtins.toFile "nickel.lock.ncl" (buildLockFileContents lockFileContents);
       };
   in