From 1af65a4adcae8091d1fb74202b877b4ed7d0aa27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Hensing <robert@roberthensing.nl>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 18:39:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] mkDerivation: Add comment about version override check

---
 pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
index 9b7fdddb8683..7bd3301169c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ let
                 warnForBadVersionOverride = (
                   thisOverlay ? version
                   && prev ? version
+                  # We could check that the version is actually distinct, but that
+                  # would probably just delay the inevitable, or preserve tech debt.
+                  # && prev.version != thisOverlay.version
                   && !(thisOverlay ? src)
                   && !(thisOverlay.__intentionallyOverridingVersion or false)
                 );