LinuxCommandLibrary

nix3-why-depends

Show why a package depends on another package.

TLDR

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

$ nix why-depends [/run/current-system] [/nix/store/...]
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Show why a package from nixpkgs requires another package as a _build-time_ dependency
$ nix why-depends --derivation [nixpkgs#dependent] [nixpkgs#dependency]
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