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		Note that definitions in `all-packages.nix` with custom arguments should not be removed.
		That is a backwards-incompatible change because it changes the `.override` interface.
		Such packages may still be moved to `pkgs/by-name` however, while keeping the definition in `all-packages.nix`.
		Such packages may still be moved to `pkgs/by-name` however, in order to avoid the slightly superficial choice of directory / category in which the `default.nix` file was placed, but please keep the definition in `all-packages.nix` using `callPackage`.
		See also [changing implicit attribute defaults](#changing-implicit-attribute-defaults).

		## Limitations