so i'm trying to fix a package that requires random>=1.3 as a dependency but the version of random in nixpkgs is 1.2. what's the best practice here? do i:

1. create a new package random_1_3_1
2. try and back-patch the package to work with random 1.2
3. override the build deps for that specific package's derivation? (i don't like this option, other packages require random>=1.3 too)

so i'm trying to fix a package that requires random>=1.3 as a dependency but the version of random in nixpkgs is 1.2. what's the best practice here? do i:

1. create a new package random_1_3_1
2. try and back-patch the package to work with random 1.2
3. update random to 1.3 (probably not recommended, stackage lts has it as 1.2.1)
4. override the build deps for that specific package's derivation? (i don't like this option, other packages require random>=1.3 too)

i couldn't find specific guidance on CONTRIBUTING.md and while i know some packages get multiple version i've yet to see a Haskell non-core package have multiple versions on nixpkgs

I tried this:

optics = pkgs.haskell.lib.compose.overrideSrc {
  src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
    owner = "well-typed";
    repo = "optics";
    rev = "9ef04b58176c77b0ef93076196705d21b6bd6824";
    hash = "sha256-TOINPPBBmUg1gbqwOX+FrqyFuch2LRX6i5NdEHUtbEY=";
  };
} hpkgs.optics;

but it fails:

Running phase: setupCompilerEnvironmentPhase
Build with /nix/store/h9k9g4l9sq4y59jh5hnizhww0ing5a0a-ghc-9.12.2.
Running phase: unpackPhase
unpacking source archive /nix/store/pnx7r3pv632p5gq7dhpsi4pkpx4g59hi-source
source root is source
Running phase: patchPhase
sed: no input files