From 42cc98f8d66627ff7e396fb809034d3389b3bd0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eelco Dolstra Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2020 21:52:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add 'nix develop' and `nix print-dev-env' manpages --- src/nix/develop.cc | 38 ++++------------ src/nix/develop.md | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ src/nix/print-dev-env.md | 19 ++++++++ 3 files changed, 121 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) create mode 100644 src/nix/develop.md create mode 100644 src/nix/print-dev-env.md diff --git a/src/nix/develop.cc b/src/nix/develop.cc index 457d94382..edd87f246 100644 --- a/src/nix/develop.cc +++ b/src/nix/develop.cc @@ -385,30 +385,11 @@ struct CmdDevelop : Common, MixEnvironment return "run a bash shell that provides the build environment of a derivation"; } - Examples examples() override + std::string doc() override { - return { - Example{ - "To get the build environment of GNU hello:", - "nix develop nixpkgs#hello" - }, - Example{ - "To get the build environment of the default package of flake in the current directory:", - "nix develop" - }, - Example{ - "To store the build environment in a profile:", - "nix develop --profile /tmp/my-shell nixpkgs#hello" - }, - Example{ - "To use a build environment previously recorded in a profile:", - "nix develop /tmp/my-shell" - }, - Example{ - "To replace all occurences of a store path with a writable directory:", - "nix develop --redirect nixpkgs#glibc.dev ~/my-glibc/outputs/dev" - }, - }; + return + #include "develop.md" + ; } void run(ref store) override @@ -495,14 +476,11 @@ struct CmdPrintDevEnv : Common return "print shell code that can be sourced by bash to reproduce the build environment of a derivation"; } - Examples examples() override + std::string doc() override { - return { - Example{ - "To apply the build environment of GNU hello to the current shell:", - ". <(nix print-dev-env nixpkgs#hello)" - }, - }; + return + #include "print-dev-env.md" + ; } Category category() override { return catUtility; } diff --git a/src/nix/develop.md b/src/nix/develop.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7a906d10d --- /dev/null +++ b/src/nix/develop.md @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ +R""( + +# Examples + +* Start a shell with the build environment of the default package of + the flake in the current directory: + + ```console + # nix develop + ``` + + Typical commands to run inside this shell are: + + ```console + # configurePhase + # buildPhase + # installPhase + ``` + + Alternatively, you can run whatever build tools your project uses + directly, e.g. for a typical Unix project: + + ```console + # ./configure --prefix=$out + # make + # make install + ``` + +* Run a particular build phase directly: + + ```console + # nix develop --configure + # nix develop --build + # nix develop --check + # nix develop --install + # nix develop --installcheck + ``` + +* Start a shell with the build environment of GNU Hello: + + ```console + # nix develop nixpkgs#hello + ``` + +* Record a build environment in a profile: + + ```console + # nix develop --profile /tmp/my-build-env nixpkgs#hello + ``` + +* Use a build environment previously recorded in a profile: + + ```cosnole + # nix develop /tmp/my-build-env + ``` + +* Replace all occurences of the store path corresponding to + `glibc.dev` with a writable directory: + + ```console + # nix develop --redirect nixpkgs#glibc.dev ~/my-glibc/outputs/dev + ``` + + Note that this is useful if you're running a `nix develop` shell for + `nixpkgs#glibc` in `~/my-glibc` and want to compile another package + against it. + +# Description + +`nix develop` starts a `bash` shell that provides an interactive build +environment nearly identical to what Nix would use to build +*installable*. Inside this shell, environment variables and shell +functions are set up so that you can interactively and incrementally +build your package. + +Nix determines the build environment by building a modified version of +the derivation *installable* that just records the environment +initialised by `stdenv` and exits. This build environment can be +recorded into a profile using `--profile`. + +The prompt used by the `bash` shell can be customised by setting the +`bash-prompt` and `bash-prompt-suffix` settings in `nix.conf` or in +the flake's `nixConfig` attribute. + +# Flake output attributes + +If no flake output attribute is given, `nix run` tries the following +flake output attributes: + +* `devShell.` + +* `defaultPackage.` + +)"" diff --git a/src/nix/print-dev-env.md b/src/nix/print-dev-env.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b80252acf --- /dev/null +++ b/src/nix/print-dev-env.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +R""( + +# Examples + +* Apply the build environment of GNU hello to the current shell: + + ```console + # . <(nix print-dev-env nixpkgs#hello) + ``` + +# Description + +This command prints a shell script that can be sourced by `b`ash and +that sets the environment variables and shell functions defined by the +build process of *installable*. This allows you to get a similar build +environment in your current shell rather than in a subshell (as with +`nix develop`). + +)""