2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.hh b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
index 1e32db1e86bd..04a36b14cefa 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ public:
     Expr * parseExprFromString(const string & s, const Path & basePath, StaticEnv & staticEnv);
     Expr * parseExprFromString(const string & s, const Path & basePath);
 
+    Expr * parseStdin();
+
     /* Evaluate an expression read from the given file to normal
        form. */
     void evalFile(const Path & path, Value & v);
diff --git a/src/libexpr/parser.y b/src/libexpr/parser.y
index 62982650a22e..ca3d057451ab 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/parser.y
+++ b/src/libexpr/parser.y
@@ -601,6 +601,13 @@ Expr * EvalState::parseExprFromString(const string & s, const Path & basePath)
 }
 
 
+Expr * EvalState::parseStdin()
+{
+    //Activity act(*logger, lvlTalkative, format("parsing standard input"));
+    return parseExprFromString(drainFD(0), absPath("."));
+}
+
+
 void EvalState::addToSearchPath(const string & s)
 {
     size_t pos = s.find('=');