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+# this test shows how to use listToAttrs and that evaluation is still lazy (throw isn't called)
+with import ./lib.nix;
+
+let 
+  asi = name: value : { inherit name value; };
+  list = [ ( asi "a" "A" ) ( asi "b" "B" ) ];
+  a = builtins.listToAttrs list;
+  b = builtins.listToAttrs ( list ++ list );
+  r = builtins.listToAttrs [ (asi "result" [ a b ]) ( asi "throw" (throw "this should not be thrown")) ];
+  x = builtins.listToAttrs [ (asi "foo" "bar") (asi "foo" "bla") ];
+in concat (map (x: x.a) r.result) + x.foo