pkgs/tools/misc/file: add cannot-use-fetchpatch warning

As requested here: #168413 (review)
NixOS · May 29, 2022 · 860c2a1 · 860c2a1
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diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
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 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, file, zlib, libgnurx }:
 
+# Note: this package is used for bootstrapping fetchurl, and thus
+# cannot use fetchpatch! All mutable patches (generated by GitHub or
+# cgit) that are needed here should be included directly in Nixpkgs as
+# files.
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "file";
   version = "5.41";