Somewhat saner cross-compiling through bootstrapping #22107

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top-level: Introduce `buildPackages` for resolving build-time deps
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coreutils: Use `buildPackages` instead of `self` hack for native version
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openssl: Output-santizing hack properly uses native perl again
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libiconv: TEMP force building library improperly for target plat like libc
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coreutils: Fix indentation after removing `self` in `buildPackages` commit

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top-level: Lay the groundwork for `{build,host,target}Platform`
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cc-wrapper: Remove unneeded crossAttrs
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cross-stdenv: Inline useless bindings and reindent
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top-level: `crossSystem` is no longer exposed to packages. Use `*Platform`.
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top-level: Document the `{local,cross}System, contrasting with `*Platform`
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top-level: Only splice as needed for performance
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nixos doc: Mention cross overhaul in 17.03 release notes
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nixpkgs doc: Talk about nativeBuildInputs and propgatedNativeBuildInputs
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nixpkgs docs: Cross compilation docs
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