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doc: call out 'src' should ideally point to sources

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And to mark packages otherwise.
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@ -599,6 +599,8 @@ Additional file types can be supported by setting the `unpackCmd` variable (see
The list of source files or directories to be unpacked or copied. One of these must be set. Note that if you use `srcs`, you should also set `sourceRoot` or `setSourceRoot`.
These should ideally actually be sources and licensed under a FLOSS license. If you have to use a binary upstream release or package non-free software, make sure you correctly mark your derivation as such in the [`sourceProvenance`](#var-meta-sourceProvenance) and [`license`](#sec-meta-license) fields of the [`meta`](#chap-meta) section.
##### `sourceRoot` {#var-stdenv-sourceRoot}
After unpacking all of `src` and `srcs`, if neither of `sourceRoot` and `setSourceRoot` are set, `unpackPhase` of the generic builder checks that the unpacking produced a single directory and moves the current working directory into it.