* New language feature: with expressions.

The expression `with E1; E2' evaluates to E2 with all bindings in
  the attribute set E1 substituted.  E.g.,

    with {x = 123;}; x

  evaluates to 123.  That is, the attribute set E1 is in scope in E2.

  This is particularly useful when importing files containing lots
  definitions.  E.g., instead of

    let {
      inherit (import ./foo.nix) a b c d e f;

      body = ... a ... f ...;
    }

  we can now say

    with import ./foo.nix;

    ... a ... f ...

  I.e., we don't have to say what variables should be brought into scope.
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Eelco Dolstra 2004-10-25 16:54:56 +00:00
parent f4d44a0026
commit 37d7abd694
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@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ sub createLinks {
$srcFile =~ /\/nix-support$/ ||
$srcFile =~ /\/log$/)
{
# Do noting.
# Do nothing.
}
elsif (-d $srcFile) {