Attribute already defined when using function for it's definition

[dimchee]

I couldn't find this documented anywhere, although it seems like reasonable compromise in implementation.

nix-repl> {a = ({} // {}); a.b = {};}
error: attribute 'a.b' already defined at (string):1:2

       at «string»:1:18:

            1| {a = ({} // {}); a.b = {};}
             |                  ^
            2|

I find this behavior annoying, especially when using custom functions for configuration like this

{
  xdg.configFile = generateTSConfigs [  ... ];
  xdg.configFile."nvim/init.lua".source = ...;
}

[stale[bot]]

I marked this as stale due to inactivity. → More info

[suspenss]

same issue, do you have any solution about this?

[dimchee]

This should work, but perhaps there is a more elegant solution

{
  xdg.configFile = (generateTSConfigs [  ... ] // { "nvim/init.lua".source = ... });
}