* 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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try {
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processBinding(state, value, ne, ss);
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} catch (Error & e) {
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throw Error(format("while processing derivation attribute `%1%' at %2%:\n%3%")
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throw Error(format("while processing the derivation attribute `%1%' at %2%:\n%3%")
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% key % showPos(pos) % e.msg());
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}
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