~/.config/nix/nix.conf overrides values of /etc/nix/nix.conf
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Description
I'd expect substituters in ~/.config/nix/nix.conf to be appended on top of the system /etc/nix/nix.conf, but currently, Nix overrides them.
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Compare how ~/.config/nix/nix.conf and /etc/nix/nix.conf are loaded, beginning with the configuration-loading entry point. Verify that substituters from the user configuration are combined with the system values, and confirm the resulting precedence with a focused test or configuration run.
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- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
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