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+{ ... }:
+let
+  # <nixpkgs> is set to the value designated by the nixpkgs input of the
+  # jobset configuration.
+  pkgs = (import <nixpkgs> {});
+  device =  import <liminix/devices/qemu>;
+  liminix-config = <liminix/tests/smoke/configuration.nix>;
+  liminix = import <liminix> { inherit device liminix-config; };
+in {
+  inherit (liminix.outputs) squashfs;
+}