1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index b951daacaf0c..8ce2f3dfa6af 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static Strings parseNixPath(const string & in)
 }
 
 
-EvalState::EvalState(const Strings & _searchPath)
+EvalState::EvalState(const Strings & _searchPath, ref<Store> store)
     : sWith(symbols.create("<with>"))
     , sOutPath(symbols.create("outPath"))
     , sDrvPath(symbols.create("drvPath"))
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ EvalState::EvalState(const Strings & _searchPath)
     , sLine(symbols.create("line"))
     , sColumn(symbols.create("column"))
     , sFunctor(symbols.create("__functor"))
+    , sToString(symbols.create("__toString"))
+    , store(store)
     , baseEnv(allocEnv(128))
     , staticBaseEnv(false, 0)
 {
@@ -1431,7 +1433,14 @@ string EvalState::coerceToString(const Pos & pos, Value & v, PathSet & context,
     }
 
     if (v.type == tAttrs) {
-        Bindings::iterator i = v.attrs->find(sOutPath);
+        auto i = v.attrs->find(sToString);
+        if (i != v.attrs->end()) {
+            forceValue(*i->value, pos);
+            Value v1;
+            callFunction(*i->value, v, v1, pos);
+            return coerceToString(pos, v1, context, coerceMore, copyToStore);
+        }
+        i = v.attrs->find(sOutPath);
         if (i == v.attrs->end()) throwTypeError("cannot coerce a set to a string, at %1%", pos);
         return coerceToString(pos, *i->value, context, coerceMore, copyToStore);
     }