diff --git a/nix/drvSeqL/default.nix b/nix/drvSeqL/default.nix
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+{ depot, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+let
+
+  inherit (depot.nix.yants)
+    defun
+    list
+    drv
+    ;
+
+  /* Realize drvDeps, then return drvOut if that succeds.
+   * This can be used to make drvOut depend on the
+   * build success of all drvDeps without making each drvDep
+   * a dependency of drvOut.
+   * => drvOut is not rebuilt if drvDep changes
+   */
+  drvSeqL = defun [ (list drv) drv drv ]
+    (drvDeps: drvOut:
+      let
+        drvOutOutputs = drvOut.outputs or ["out"];
+      in
+        pkgs.runCommandLocal drvOut.name {
+          # we inherit all attributes in order to replicate
+          # the original derivation as much as possible
+          outputs = drvOutOutputs;
+          passthru = drvOut.drvAttrs;
+          # depend on drvDeps (by putting it in builder context)
+          inherit drvDeps;
+        }
+        # the outputs of the original derivation are replicated
+        # by creating a symlink to the old output path
+        (lib.concatMapStrings (output: ''
+          target=${lib.escapeShellArg drvOut.${output}}
+          # if the target is already a symlink, follow it until it’s not;
+          # this is done to prevent too many dereferences
+          target=$(readlink -e "$target")
+          # link to the output
+          ln -s "$target" "${"$"}${output}"
+        '') drvOutOutputs));
+
+in {
+  __functor = _: drvSeqL;
+}