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Does stdenv need to be a derivation? #27178
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0.kind: enhancementAdd something new or improve an existing system.Add something new or improve an existing system.0.kind: questionRequests for a specific question to be answeredRequests for a specific question to be answered2.status: stalehttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/.github/STALE-BOT.mdhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/.github/STALE-BOT.md6.topic: stdenvStandard environmentStandard environment9.needs: community feedbackThis needs feedback from more community members.This needs feedback from more community members.
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I'm not quite sure why stdenv is a derivation. I think it would be cleaner for it to just be an attribute set. This might mean migrating some logic from bash in
setup.shto Nix expressions, but that is probably a good thing anyways.