4 files changed, 25 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index b110c3a4a41c..f6634e8921a5 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ Expr evalExpr2(EvalState & state, Expr e)
     if (atMatch(m, e) >> "Str" ||
         atMatch(m, e) >> "Path" ||
         atMatch(m, e) >> "Uri" ||
+        atMatch(m, e) >> "Int" ||
         atMatch(m, e) >> "Bool" ||
         atMatch(m, e) >> "Function" ||
         atMatch(m, e) >> "Attrs" ||
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
index 481966af9e3e..da6927d0fcbd 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ static string processBinding(EvalState & state, Expr e, StoreExpr & ne)
     if (atMatch(m, e) >> "Bool" >> "True") return "1";
     if (atMatch(m, e) >> "Bool" >> "False") return "";
 
+    int n;
+    if (atMatch(m, e) >> "Int" >> n) {
+        ostringstream st;
+        st << n;
+        return st.str();
+    }
+
     if (atMatch(m, e) >> "Attrs" >> es) {
         Expr a = queryAttr(e, "type");
         if (a && evalString(state, a) == "derivation") {
diff --git a/src/libutil/aterm.cc b/src/libutil/aterm.cc
index dc6abf9e70e8..fb734b3a0847 100644
--- a/src/libutil/aterm.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/aterm.cc
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ ATMatcher & operator >> (ATMatcher & pos, const string & s)
 }
 
 
+ATMatcher & operator >> (ATMatcher & pos, int & n)
+{
+    n = 0;
+    ATerm t;
+    pos = pos >> t;
+    if (failed(pos)) return pos;
+    if (ATgetType(t) != AT_INT) return fail(pos);
+    n = ATgetInt((ATermInt) t);
+    return pos;
+}
+
+
 ATMatcher & operator >> (ATMatcher & pos, ATermList & out)
 {
     out = 0;
diff --git a/src/libutil/aterm.hh b/src/libutil/aterm.hh
index d38d8e3f4d7a..577b784be202 100644
--- a/src/libutil/aterm.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/aterm.hh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ATMatcher & atMatch(ATMatcher & pos, ATerm t);
 /* Get the next argument of an application. */
 ATMatcher & operator >> (ATMatcher & pos, ATerm & out);
 
-/* Get the name of the function symbol of an applicatin, or the next
+/* Get the name of the function symbol of an application, or the next
    argument of an application as a string. */
 ATMatcher & operator >> (ATMatcher & pos, string & out);
 
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ ATMatcher & operator >> (ATMatcher & pos, string & out);
 ATMatcher & operator >> (ATMatcher & pos, const string & s);
 
 /* Get the next argument of an application, and verify that it is a
+   integer. */
+ATMatcher & operator >> (ATMatcher & pos, int & n);
+
+/* Get the next argument of an application, and verify that it is a
    list. */
 ATMatcher & operator >> (ATMatcher & pos, ATermList & out);