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+/* This is the implementation of the ‘derivation’ builtin function.
+   It's actually a wrapper around the ‘derivationStrict’ primop. */
+
+drvAttrs @ { outputs ? [ "out" ], ... }:
+
+let
+
+  strict = derivationStrict drvAttrs;
+  
+  commonAttrs = drvAttrs // (builtins.listToAttrs outputsList) //
+    { all = map (x: x.value) outputsList;
+      inherit drvAttrs;
+    };
+
+  outputToAttrListElement = outputName:
+    { name = outputName;
+      value = commonAttrs // {
+        outPath = builtins.getAttr outputName strict;
+        drvPath = strict.drvPath;
+        type = "derivation";
+        inherit outputName;
+      };
+    };
+    
+  outputsList = map outputToAttrListElement outputs;
+    
+in (builtins.head outputsList).value