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diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/interpreters/dhall/build-dhall-directory-package.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/interpreters/dhall/build-dhall-directory-package.nix
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+{ buildDhallPackage, lib }:
+
+# This is a minor variation on `buildDhallPackage` that splits the `code`
+# argument into `src` and `file` in such a way that you can easily override
+# the `file`
+#
+# This function is used by `dhall-to-nixpkgs` when given a directory
+lib.makeOverridable
+  ( { # Arguments passed through to `buildDhallPackage`
+      name
+    , dependencies ? []
+    , source ? false
+
+    , src
+    , # The file to import, relative to the root directory
+      file ? "package.dhall"
+    }:
+
+    buildDhallPackage {
+      inherit name dependencies source;
+
+      code = "${src}/${file}";
+    }
+  )
+