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+{ nixpkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {}, compiler ? "default" }:
+
+let
+
+  inherit (nixpkgs) pkgs;
+
+  haskellPackages = if compiler == "default"
+                       then pkgs.haskellPackages
+                       else pkgs.haskell.packages.${compiler};
+
+  drv = haskellPackages.callPackage ./. {};
+
+in
+
+  if pkgs.lib.inNixShell then drv.env else drv