> nix is off - I can't work out what parameters are needed for any one function call they all appear to be in a global namespace. If you are talking about some

> nix is off - I can't work out what parameters are needed for any one function call they all appear to be in a global namespace. If you are talking about something you saw in the nixpkgs repo, then that is probably the callPackage design pattern [0], which is basically a form of automatic dependency injection. It definitely made it hard for me to grok how nixpkgs package definitions worked at first - there was so much stuff getting injected dynamically, without any trace of where those dependencies lived. The callPackage pattern is an important piece that allows you to override a dependency with a different version, though, which is essential when customizing existing packages for your own needs. [0]: https://nixos.org/guides/nix-pills/callpackage-design-pattern https://nixos.org/guides/nix-pills/callpackage-design-patter...