> chrome wants things different. nix wants things to be the same, always. nixpkg programmer invokes horrifying incantation from the depths of hell to trick nix into thinking two different things are the same.
Hey that's actually me :) I think there's better explanations elsewhere in that thread (and this one as well). It a was vastly simplified description for a non-technical friend of mine that I replied to.
> chrome wants things different. nix wants things to be the same, always. nixpkg programmer invokes horrifying incantation from the depths of hell to trick nix into thinking two different things are the same.