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+{ stdenv, pkgs, getBins }:
+
+# The empty derivation. All it does is touch $out.
+# Basically the unit value for derivations.
+#
+# In addition to simple test situations which require
+# a derivation, we set __functor, so you can call it
+# as a function and pass an attrset. The set you pass
+# is `//`-merged with the attrset before calling derivation,
+# so you can use this to add more fields.
+
+let
+  bins = getBins pkgs.s6-portable-utils [ "s6-touch" ]
+    // getBins pkgs.execline [ "importas" "exec" ];
+
+  emptiness = {
+    name = "empty-derivation";
+
+    # TODO(Profpatsch): can we get system from tvl?
+    inherit (stdenv) system;
+
+    builder = bins.exec;
+    args = [
+      bins.importas
+      "out"
+      "out"
+      bins.s6-touch
+      "$out"
+    ];
+  };
+
+in
+(derivation emptiness) // {
+  # This allows us to call the empty derivation
+  # like a function and override fields/add new fields.
+  __functor = _: overrides:
+    derivation (emptiness // overrides);
+}