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+%glr-parser
+%pure-parser
+%locations
+%define parse.error verbose
+%defines
+/* %no-lines */
+%parse-param { void * scanner }
+%parse-param { nix::ParseData * data }
+%lex-param { void * scanner }
+%lex-param { nix::ParseData * data }
+%expect 1
+%expect-rr 1
+
+%code requires {
+
+#ifndef BISON_HEADER
+#define BISON_HEADER
+
+#include "util.hh"
+
+#include "nixexpr.hh"
+#include "eval.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+    struct ParseData
+    {
+        EvalState & state;
+        SymbolTable & symbols;
+        Expr * result;
+        Path basePath;
+        Symbol path;
+        string error;
+        Symbol sLetBody;
+        ParseData(EvalState & state)
+            : state(state)
+            , symbols(state.symbols)
+            , sLetBody(symbols.create("<let-body>"))
+            { };
+    };
+
+}
+
+#define YY_DECL int yylex \
+    (YYSTYPE * yylval_param, YYLTYPE * yylloc_param, yyscan_t yyscanner, nix::ParseData * data)
+
+#endif
+
+}
+
+%{
+
+#include "parser-tab.hh"
+#include "lexer-tab.hh"
+
+YY_DECL;
+
+using namespace nix;
+
+
+namespace nix {
+
+
+static void dupAttr(const AttrPath & attrPath, const Pos & pos, const Pos & prevPos)
+{
+    throw ParseError(format("attribute '%1%' at %2% already defined at %3%")
+        % showAttrPath(attrPath) % pos % prevPos);
+}
+
+
+static void dupAttr(Symbol attr, const Pos & pos, const Pos & prevPos)
+{
+    throw ParseError(format("attribute '%1%' at %2% already defined at %3%")
+        % attr % pos % prevPos);
+}
+
+
+static void addAttr(ExprAttrs * attrs, AttrPath & attrPath,
+    Expr * e, const Pos & pos)
+{
+    AttrPath::iterator i;
+    // All attrpaths have at least one attr
+    assert(!attrPath.empty());
+    // Checking attrPath validity.
+    // ===========================
+    for (i = attrPath.begin(); i + 1 < attrPath.end(); i++) {
+        if (i->symbol.set()) {
+            ExprAttrs::AttrDefs::iterator j = attrs->attrs.find(i->symbol);
+            if (j != attrs->attrs.end()) {
+                if (!j->second.inherited) {
+                    ExprAttrs * attrs2 = dynamic_cast<ExprAttrs *>(j->second.e);
+                    if (!attrs2) dupAttr(attrPath, pos, j->second.pos);
+                    attrs = attrs2;
+                } else
+                    dupAttr(attrPath, pos, j->second.pos);
+            } else {
+                ExprAttrs * nested = new ExprAttrs;
+                attrs->attrs[i->symbol] = ExprAttrs::AttrDef(nested, pos);
+                attrs = nested;
+            }
+        } else {
+            ExprAttrs *nested = new ExprAttrs;
+            attrs->dynamicAttrs.push_back(ExprAttrs::DynamicAttrDef(i->expr, nested, pos));
+            attrs = nested;
+        }
+    }
+    // Expr insertion.
+    // ==========================
+    if (i->symbol.set()) {
+        ExprAttrs::AttrDefs::iterator j = attrs->attrs.find(i->symbol);
+        if (j != attrs->attrs.end()) {
+            // This attr path is already defined. However, if both
+            // e and the expr pointed by the attr path are two attribute sets,
+            // we want to merge them.
+            // Otherwise, throw an error.
+            auto ae = dynamic_cast<ExprAttrs *>(e);
+            auto jAttrs = dynamic_cast<ExprAttrs *>(j->second.e);
+            if (jAttrs && ae) {
+                for (auto & ad : ae->attrs) {
+                    auto j2 = jAttrs->attrs.find(ad.first);
+                    if (j2 != jAttrs->attrs.end()) // Attr already defined in iAttrs, error.
+                        dupAttr(ad.first, j2->second.pos, ad.second.pos);
+                    jAttrs->attrs[ad.first] = ad.second;
+                }
+            } else {
+                dupAttr(attrPath, pos, j->second.pos);
+            }
+        } else {
+            // This attr path is not defined. Let's create it.
+            attrs->attrs[i->symbol] = ExprAttrs::AttrDef(e, pos);
+            e->setName(i->symbol);
+        }
+    } else {
+        attrs->dynamicAttrs.push_back(ExprAttrs::DynamicAttrDef(i->expr, e, pos));
+    }
+}
+
+
+static void addFormal(const Pos & pos, Formals * formals, const Formal & formal)
+{
+    if (formals->argNames.find(formal.name) != formals->argNames.end())
+        throw ParseError(format("duplicate formal function argument '%1%' at %2%")
+            % formal.name % pos);
+    formals->formals.push_front(formal);
+    formals->argNames.insert(formal.name);
+}
+
+
+static Expr * stripIndentation(const Pos & pos, SymbolTable & symbols, vector<Expr *> & es)
+{
+    if (es.empty()) return new ExprString(symbols.create(""));
+
+    /* Figure out the minimum indentation.  Note that by design
+       whitespace-only final lines are not taken into account.  (So
+       the " " in "\n ''" is ignored, but the " " in "\n foo''" is.) */
+    bool atStartOfLine = true; /* = seen only whitespace in the current line */
+    size_t minIndent = 1000000;
+    size_t curIndent = 0;
+    for (auto & i : es) {
+        ExprIndStr * e = dynamic_cast<ExprIndStr *>(i);
+        if (!e) {
+            /* Anti-quotations end the current start-of-line whitespace. */
+            if (atStartOfLine) {
+                atStartOfLine = false;
+                if (curIndent < minIndent) minIndent = curIndent;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+        for (size_t j = 0; j < e->s.size(); ++j) {
+            if (atStartOfLine) {
+                if (e->s[j] == ' ')
+                    curIndent++;
+                else if (e->s[j] == '\n') {
+                    /* Empty line, doesn't influence minimum
+                       indentation. */
+                    curIndent = 0;
+                } else {
+                    atStartOfLine = false;
+                    if (curIndent < minIndent) minIndent = curIndent;
+                }
+            } else if (e->s[j] == '\n') {
+                atStartOfLine = true;
+                curIndent = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Strip spaces from each line. */
+    vector<Expr *> * es2 = new vector<Expr *>;
+    atStartOfLine = true;
+    size_t curDropped = 0;
+    size_t n = es.size();
+    for (vector<Expr *>::iterator i = es.begin(); i != es.end(); ++i, --n) {
+        ExprIndStr * e = dynamic_cast<ExprIndStr *>(*i);
+        if (!e) {
+            atStartOfLine = false;
+            curDropped = 0;
+            es2->push_back(*i);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        string s2;
+        for (size_t j = 0; j < e->s.size(); ++j) {
+            if (atStartOfLine) {
+                if (e->s[j] == ' ') {
+                    if (curDropped++ >= minIndent)
+                        s2 += e->s[j];
+                }
+                else if (e->s[j] == '\n') {
+                    curDropped = 0;
+                    s2 += e->s[j];
+                } else {
+                    atStartOfLine = false;
+                    curDropped = 0;
+                    s2 += e->s[j];
+                }
+            } else {
+                s2 += e->s[j];
+                if (e->s[j] == '\n') atStartOfLine = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Remove the last line if it is empty and consists only of
+           spaces. */
+        if (n == 1) {
+            string::size_type p = s2.find_last_of('\n');
+            if (p != string::npos && s2.find_first_not_of(' ', p + 1) == string::npos)
+                s2 = string(s2, 0, p + 1);
+        }
+
+        es2->push_back(new ExprString(symbols.create(s2)));
+    }
+
+    /* If this is a single string, then don't do a concatenation. */
+    return es2->size() == 1 && dynamic_cast<ExprString *>((*es2)[0]) ? (*es2)[0] : new ExprConcatStrings(pos, true, es2);
+}
+
+
+static inline Pos makeCurPos(const YYLTYPE & loc, ParseData * data)
+{
+    return Pos(data->path, loc.first_line, loc.first_column);
+}
+
+#define CUR_POS makeCurPos(*yylocp, data)
+
+
+}
+
+
+void yyerror(YYLTYPE * loc, yyscan_t scanner, ParseData * data, const char * error)
+{
+    data->error = (format("%1%, at %2%")
+        % error % makeCurPos(*loc, data)).str();
+}
+
+
+%}
+
+%union {
+  // !!! We're probably leaking stuff here.
+  nix::Expr * e;
+  nix::ExprList * list;
+  nix::ExprAttrs * attrs;
+  nix::Formals * formals;
+  nix::Formal * formal;
+  nix::NixInt n;
+  nix::NixFloat nf;
+  const char * id; // !!! -> Symbol
+  char * path;
+  char * uri;
+  std::vector<nix::AttrName> * attrNames;
+  std::vector<nix::Expr *> * string_parts;
+}
+
+%type <e> start expr expr_function expr_if expr_op
+%type <e> expr_app expr_select expr_simple
+%type <list> expr_list
+%type <attrs> binds
+%type <formals> formals
+%type <formal> formal
+%type <attrNames> attrs attrpath
+%type <string_parts> string_parts_interpolated ind_string_parts
+%type <e> string_parts string_attr
+%type <id> attr
+%token <id> ID ATTRPATH
+%token <e> STR IND_STR
+%token <n> INT
+%token <nf> FLOAT
+%token <path> PATH HPATH SPATH
+%token <uri> URI
+%token IF THEN ELSE ASSERT WITH LET IN REC INHERIT EQ NEQ AND OR IMPL OR_KW
+%token DOLLAR_CURLY /* == ${ */
+%token IND_STRING_OPEN IND_STRING_CLOSE
+%token ELLIPSIS
+
+%right IMPL
+%left OR
+%left AND
+%nonassoc EQ NEQ
+%nonassoc '<' '>' LEQ GEQ
+%right UPDATE
+%left NOT
+%left '+' '-'
+%left '*' '/'
+%right CONCAT
+%nonassoc '?'
+%nonassoc NEGATE
+
+%%
+
+start: expr { data->result = $1; };
+
+expr: expr_function;
+
+expr_function
+  : ID ':' expr_function
+    { $$ = new ExprLambda(CUR_POS, data->symbols.create($1), false, 0, $3); }
+  | '{' formals '}' ':' expr_function
+    { $$ = new ExprLambda(CUR_POS, data->symbols.create(""), true, $2, $5); }
+  | '{' formals '}' '@' ID ':' expr_function
+    { $$ = new ExprLambda(CUR_POS, data->symbols.create($5), true, $2, $7); }
+  | ID '@' '{' formals '}' ':' expr_function
+    { $$ = new ExprLambda(CUR_POS, data->symbols.create($1), true, $4, $7); }
+  | ASSERT expr ';' expr_function
+    { $$ = new ExprAssert(CUR_POS, $2, $4); }
+  | WITH expr ';' expr_function
+    { $$ = new ExprWith(CUR_POS, $2, $4); }
+  | LET binds IN expr_function
+    { if (!$2->dynamicAttrs.empty())
+        throw ParseError(format("dynamic attributes not allowed in let at %1%")
+            % CUR_POS);
+      $$ = new ExprLet($2, $4);
+    }
+  | expr_if
+  ;
+
+expr_if
+  : IF expr THEN expr ELSE expr { $$ = new ExprIf($2, $4, $6); }
+  | expr_op
+  ;
+
+expr_op
+  : '!' expr_op %prec NOT { $$ = new ExprOpNot($2); }
+  | '-' expr_op %prec NEGATE { $$ = new ExprApp(CUR_POS, new ExprApp(new ExprVar(data->symbols.create("__sub")), new ExprInt(0)), $2); }
+  | expr_op EQ expr_op { $$ = new ExprOpEq($1, $3); }
+  | expr_op NEQ expr_op { $$ = new ExprOpNEq($1, $3); }
+  | expr_op '<' expr_op { $$ = new ExprApp(CUR_POS, new ExprApp(new ExprVar(data->symbols.create("__lessThan")), $1), $3); }
+  | expr_op LEQ expr_op { $$ = new ExprOpNot(new ExprApp(CUR_POS, new ExprApp(new ExprVar(data->symbols.create("__lessThan")), $3), $1)); }
+  | expr_op '>' expr_op { $$ = new ExprApp(CUR_POS, new ExprApp(new ExprVar(data->symbols.create("__lessThan")), $3), $1); }
+  | expr_op GEQ expr_op { $$ = new ExprOpNot(new ExprApp(CUR_POS, new ExprApp(new ExprVar(data->symbols.create("__lessThan")), $1), $3)); }
+  | expr_op AND expr_op { $$ = new ExprOpAnd(CUR_POS, $1, $3); }
+  | expr_op OR expr_op { $$ = new ExprOpOr(CUR_POS, $1, $3); }
+  | expr_op IMPL expr_op { $$ = new ExprOpImpl(CUR_POS, $1, $3); }
+  | expr_op UPDATE expr_op { $$ = new ExprOpUpdate(CUR_POS, $1, $3); }
+  | expr_op '?' attrpath { $$ = new ExprOpHasAttr($1, *$3); }
+  | expr_op '+' expr_op
+    { $$ = new ExprConcatStrings(CUR_POS, false, new vector<Expr *>({$1, $3})); }
+  | expr_op '-' expr_op { $$ = new ExprApp(CUR_POS, new ExprApp(new ExprVar(data->symbols.create("__sub")), $1), $3); }
+  | expr_op '*' expr_op { $$ = new ExprApp(CUR_POS, new ExprApp(new ExprVar(data->symbols.create("__mul")), $1), $3); }
+  | expr_op '/' expr_op { $$ = new ExprApp(CUR_POS, new ExprApp(new ExprVar(data->symbols.create("__div")), $1), $3); }
+  | expr_op CONCAT expr_op { $$ = new ExprOpConcatLists(CUR_POS, $1, $3); }
+  | expr_app
+  ;
+
+expr_app
+  : expr_app expr_select
+    { $$ = new ExprApp(CUR_POS, $1, $2); }
+  | expr_select { $$ = $1; }
+  ;
+
+expr_select
+  : expr_simple '.' attrpath
+    { $$ = new ExprSelect(CUR_POS, $1, *$3, 0); }
+  | expr_simple '.' attrpath OR_KW expr_select
+    { $$ = new ExprSelect(CUR_POS, $1, *$3, $5); }
+  | /* Backwards compatibility: because Nixpkgs has a rarely used
+       function named ‘or’, allow stuff like ‘map or [...]’. */
+    expr_simple OR_KW
+    { $$ = new ExprApp(CUR_POS, $1, new ExprVar(CUR_POS, data->symbols.create("or"))); }
+  | expr_simple { $$ = $1; }
+  ;
+
+expr_simple
+  : ID {
+      if (strcmp($1, "__curPos") == 0)
+          $$ = new ExprPos(CUR_POS);
+      else
+          $$ = new ExprVar(CUR_POS, data->symbols.create($1));
+  }
+  | INT { $$ = new ExprInt($1); }
+  | FLOAT { $$ = new ExprFloat($1); }
+  | '"' string_parts '"' { $$ = $2; }
+  | IND_STRING_OPEN ind_string_parts IND_STRING_CLOSE {
+      $$ = stripIndentation(CUR_POS, data->symbols, *$2);
+  }
+  | PATH { $$ = new ExprPath(absPath($1, data->basePath)); }
+  | HPATH { $$ = new ExprPath(getHome() + string{$1 + 1}); }
+  | SPATH {
+      string path($1 + 1, strlen($1) - 2);
+      $$ = new ExprApp(CUR_POS,
+          new ExprApp(new ExprVar(data->symbols.create("__findFile")),
+              new ExprVar(data->symbols.create("__nixPath"))),
+          new ExprString(data->symbols.create(path)));
+  }
+  | URI { $$ = new ExprString(data->symbols.create($1)); }
+  | '(' expr ')' { $$ = $2; }
+  /* Let expressions `let {..., body = ...}' are just desugared
+     into `(rec {..., body = ...}).body'. */
+  | LET '{' binds '}'
+    { $3->recursive = true; $$ = new ExprSelect(noPos, $3, data->symbols.create("body")); }
+  | REC '{' binds '}'
+    { $3->recursive = true; $$ = $3; }
+  | '{' binds '}'
+    { $$ = $2; }
+  | '[' expr_list ']' { $$ = $2; }
+  ;
+
+string_parts
+  : STR
+  | string_parts_interpolated { $$ = new ExprConcatStrings(CUR_POS, true, $1); }
+  | { $$ = new ExprString(data->symbols.create("")); }
+  ;
+
+string_parts_interpolated
+  : string_parts_interpolated STR { $$ = $1; $1->push_back($2); }
+  | string_parts_interpolated DOLLAR_CURLY expr '}' { $$ = $1; $1->push_back($3); }
+  | DOLLAR_CURLY expr '}' { $$ = new vector<Expr *>; $$->push_back($2); }
+  | STR DOLLAR_CURLY expr '}' {
+      $$ = new vector<Expr *>;
+      $$->push_back($1);
+      $$->push_back($3);
+    }
+  ;
+
+ind_string_parts
+  : ind_string_parts IND_STR { $$ = $1; $1->push_back($2); }
+  | ind_string_parts DOLLAR_CURLY expr '}' { $$ = $1; $1->push_back($3); }
+  | { $$ = new vector<Expr *>; }
+  ;
+
+binds
+  : binds attrpath '=' expr ';' { $$ = $1; addAttr($$, *$2, $4, makeCurPos(@2, data)); }
+  | binds INHERIT attrs ';'
+    { $$ = $1;
+      for (auto & i : *$3) {
+          if ($$->attrs.find(i.symbol) != $$->attrs.end())
+              dupAttr(i.symbol, makeCurPos(@3, data), $$->attrs[i.symbol].pos);
+          Pos pos = makeCurPos(@3, data);
+          $$->attrs[i.symbol] = ExprAttrs::AttrDef(new ExprVar(CUR_POS, i.symbol), pos, true);
+      }
+    }
+  | binds INHERIT '(' expr ')' attrs ';'
+    { $$ = $1;
+      /* !!! Should ensure sharing of the expression in $4. */
+      for (auto & i : *$6) {
+          if ($$->attrs.find(i.symbol) != $$->attrs.end())
+              dupAttr(i.symbol, makeCurPos(@6, data), $$->attrs[i.symbol].pos);
+          $$->attrs[i.symbol] = ExprAttrs::AttrDef(new ExprSelect(CUR_POS, $4, i.symbol), makeCurPos(@6, data));
+      }
+    }
+  | { $$ = new ExprAttrs; }
+  ;
+
+attrs
+  : attrs attr { $$ = $1; $1->push_back(AttrName(data->symbols.create($2))); }
+  | attrs string_attr
+    { $$ = $1;
+      ExprString * str = dynamic_cast<ExprString *>($2);
+      if (str) {
+          $$->push_back(AttrName(str->s));
+          delete str;
+      } else
+          throw ParseError(format("dynamic attributes not allowed in inherit at %1%")
+              % makeCurPos(@2, data));
+    }
+  | { $$ = new AttrPath; }
+  ;
+
+attrpath
+  : attrpath '.' attr { $$ = $1; $1->push_back(AttrName(data->symbols.create($3))); }
+  | attrpath '.' string_attr
+    { $$ = $1;
+      ExprString * str = dynamic_cast<ExprString *>($3);
+      if (str) {
+          $$->push_back(AttrName(str->s));
+          delete str;
+      } else
+          $$->push_back(AttrName($3));
+    }
+  | attr { $$ = new vector<AttrName>; $$->push_back(AttrName(data->symbols.create($1))); }
+  | string_attr
+    { $$ = new vector<AttrName>;
+      ExprString *str = dynamic_cast<ExprString *>($1);
+      if (str) {
+          $$->push_back(AttrName(str->s));
+          delete str;
+      } else
+          $$->push_back(AttrName($1));
+    }
+  ;
+
+attr
+  : ID { $$ = $1; }
+  | OR_KW { $$ = "or"; }
+  ;
+
+string_attr
+  : '"' string_parts '"' { $$ = $2; }
+  | DOLLAR_CURLY expr '}' { $$ = $2; }
+  ;
+
+expr_list
+  : expr_list expr_select { $$ = $1; $1->elems.push_back($2); /* !!! dangerous */ }
+  | { $$ = new ExprList; }
+  ;
+
+formals
+  : formal ',' formals
+    { $$ = $3; addFormal(CUR_POS, $$, *$1); }
+  | formal
+    { $$ = new Formals; addFormal(CUR_POS, $$, *$1); $$->ellipsis = false; }
+  |
+    { $$ = new Formals; $$->ellipsis = false; }
+  | ELLIPSIS
+    { $$ = new Formals; $$->ellipsis = true; }
+  ;
+
+formal
+  : ID { $$ = new Formal(data->symbols.create($1), 0); }
+  | ID '?' expr { $$ = new Formal(data->symbols.create($1), $3); }
+  ;
+
+%%
+
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "eval.hh"
+#include "download.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
+
+
+namespace nix {
+
+
+Expr * EvalState::parse(const char * text,
+    const Path & path, const Path & basePath, StaticEnv & staticEnv)
+{
+    yyscan_t scanner;
+    ParseData data(*this);
+    data.basePath = basePath;
+    data.path = data.symbols.create(path);
+
+    yylex_init(&scanner);
+    yy_scan_string(text, scanner);
+    int res = yyparse(scanner, &data);
+    yylex_destroy(scanner);
+
+    if (res) throw ParseError(data.error);
+
+    data.result->bindVars(staticEnv);
+
+    return data.result;
+}
+
+
+Path resolveExprPath(Path path)
+{
+    assert(path[0] == '/');
+
+    /* If `path' is a symlink, follow it.  This is so that relative
+       path references work. */
+    struct stat st;
+    while (true) {
+        if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
+            throw SysError(format("getting status of '%1%'") % path);
+        if (!S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) break;
+        path = absPath(readLink(path), dirOf(path));
+    }
+
+    /* If `path' refers to a directory, append `/default.nix'. */
+    if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
+        path = canonPath(path + "/default.nix");
+
+    return path;
+}
+
+
+Expr * EvalState::parseExprFromFile(const Path & path)
+{
+    return parseExprFromFile(path, staticBaseEnv);
+}
+
+
+Expr * EvalState::parseExprFromFile(const Path & path, StaticEnv & staticEnv)
+{
+    return parse(readFile(path).c_str(), path, dirOf(path), staticEnv);
+}
+
+
+Expr * EvalState::parseExprFromString(const string & s, const Path & basePath, StaticEnv & staticEnv)
+{
+    return parse(s.c_str(), "(string)", basePath, staticEnv);
+}
+
+
+Expr * EvalState::parseExprFromString(const string & s, const Path & basePath)
+{
+    return parseExprFromString(s, basePath, staticBaseEnv);
+}
+
+
+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('=');
+    string prefix;
+    Path path;
+    if (pos == string::npos) {
+        path = s;
+    } else {
+        prefix = string(s, 0, pos);
+        path = string(s, pos + 1);
+    }
+
+    searchPath.emplace_back(prefix, path);
+}
+
+
+Path EvalState::findFile(const string & path)
+{
+    return findFile(searchPath, path);
+}
+
+
+Path EvalState::findFile(SearchPath & searchPath, const string & path, const Pos & pos)
+{
+    for (auto & i : searchPath) {
+        std::string suffix;
+        if (i.first.empty())
+            suffix = "/" + path;
+        else {
+            auto s = i.first.size();
+            if (path.compare(0, s, i.first) != 0 ||
+                (path.size() > s && path[s] != '/'))
+                continue;
+            suffix = path.size() == s ? "" : "/" + string(path, s);
+        }
+        auto r = resolveSearchPathElem(i);
+        if (!r.first) continue;
+        Path res = r.second + suffix;
+        if (pathExists(res)) return canonPath(res);
+    }
+    format f = format(
+        "file '%1%' was not found in the Nix search path (add it using $NIX_PATH or -I)"
+        + string(pos ? ", at %2%" : ""));
+    f.exceptions(boost::io::all_error_bits ^ boost::io::too_many_args_bit);
+    throw ThrownError(f % path % pos);
+}
+
+
+std::pair<bool, std::string> EvalState::resolveSearchPathElem(const SearchPathElem & elem)
+{
+    auto i = searchPathResolved.find(elem.second);
+    if (i != searchPathResolved.end()) return i->second;
+
+    std::pair<bool, std::string> res;
+
+    if (isUri(elem.second)) {
+        try {
+            CachedDownloadRequest request(elem.second);
+            request.unpack = true;
+            res = { true, getDownloader()->downloadCached(store, request).path };
+        } catch (DownloadError & e) {
+            printError(format("warning: Nix search path entry '%1%' cannot be downloaded, ignoring") % elem.second);
+            res = { false, "" };
+        }
+    } else {
+        auto path = absPath(elem.second);
+        if (pathExists(path))
+            res = { true, path };
+        else {
+            printError(format("warning: Nix search path entry '%1%' does not exist, ignoring") % elem.second);
+            res = { false, "" };
+        }
+    }
+
+    debug(format("resolved search path element '%s' to '%s'") % elem.second % res.second);
+
+    searchPathResolved[elem.second] = res;
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+}