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nix-why-depends

Show why a package depends on another package. tldr-pages

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Show why the currently running NixOS system requires a certain store path

nix why-depends /run/current-system /nix/store/checksum-package-version.extIdentify

Show why a package from nixpkgs requires another package as a build-time dependency

nix why-depends --derivation nixpkgs#dependent nixpkgs#dependencyIdentify