diff --git a/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml b/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml
index e8d84164e..b8d097ae2 100644
--- a/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/writing-nix-expressions.xml
@@ -649,16 +649,20 @@ configureFlags = "
some of which in turn contain expressions (e.g.,
${mesa}).
+ As a convenience, URIs as defined in
+ appendix B of RFC 2396
+ can be written as is, without quotes. For
+ instance, the string
+ "https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/dist/trace/trace-nix-trunk.tar.bz2"
+ can also be written as
+ https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/dist/trace/trace-nix-trunk.tar.bz2.
+
Integers, e.g.,
123.
- URIs as defined in appendix B
- of RFC
- 2396, e.g.,
- https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/dist/trace/trace-nix-trunk.tar.bz2.
-
Paths, e.g.,
/bin/sh or ./builder.sh.
A path must contain at least one slash to be recognised as such; for
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 2d54f1fc2..4f97c761e 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -254,8 +254,7 @@ string coerceToStringWithContext(EvalState & state,
}
ATerm s;
- if (matchStr(e, s) || matchUri(e, s))
- return aterm2String(s);
+ if (matchStr(e, s)) return aterm2String(s);
if (matchPath(e, s)) {
isPath = true;
@@ -346,7 +345,6 @@ Expr evalExpr2(EvalState & state, Expr e)
/* Normal forms. */
if (sym == symStr ||
sym == symPath ||
- sym == symUri ||
sym == symNull ||
sym == symInt ||
sym == symBool ||
diff --git a/src/libexpr/expr-to-xml.cc b/src/libexpr/expr-to-xml.cc
index 085488bb5..195cbd7b8 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/expr-to-xml.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/expr-to-xml.cc
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ static void printTermAsXML(Expr e, XMLWriter & doc, ATermList & context)
else if (matchPath(e, s))
doc.writeEmptyElement("path", singletonAttrs("value", aterm2String(s)));
- else if (matchUri(e, s))
- doc.writeEmptyElement("uri", singletonAttrs("value", aterm2String(s)));
-
else if (matchNull(e))
doc.writeEmptyElement("null");
diff --git a/src/libexpr/nixexpr-ast.def b/src/libexpr/nixexpr-ast.def
index 4a92eaebf..b797fcfc4 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/nixexpr-ast.def
+++ b/src/libexpr/nixexpr-ast.def
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Var | string | Expr |
Int | int | Expr |
Str | string | Expr |
Path | string | Expr |
-Uri | string | Expr |
List | ATermList | Expr |
BlackHole | | Expr |
Undefined | | Expr |
diff --git a/src/libexpr/nixexpr.cc b/src/libexpr/nixexpr.cc
index 582eecaf7..a36b45bc1 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/nixexpr.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/nixexpr.cc
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ string showType(Expr e)
int i1;
if (matchStr(e, t1)) return "a string";
if (matchPath(e, t1)) return "a path";
- if (matchUri(e, t1)) return "a path";
if (matchNull(e)) return "null";
if (matchInt(e, i1)) return "an integer";
if (matchBool(e, t1)) return "a boolean";
@@ -330,7 +329,6 @@ string showValue(Expr e)
return "\"" + u + "\"";
}
if (matchPath(e, s)) return aterm2String(s);
- if (matchUri(e, s)) return aterm2String(s);
if (matchNull(e)) return "null";
if (matchInt(e, i)) return (format("%1%") % i).str();
if (e == eTrue) return "true";
diff --git a/src/libexpr/parser.y b/src/libexpr/parser.y
index f5c3435e5..d13a1a133 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/parser.y
+++ b/src/libexpr/parser.y
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
%locations
%error-verbose
%defines
-%no-lines
+/* %no-lines */
%parse-param { yyscan_t scanner }
%parse-param { ParseData * data }
%lex-param { yyscan_t scanner }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ expr_simple
else $$ = makeConcatStrings(ATreverse($2));
}
| PATH { $$ = makePath(toATerm(absPath(aterm2String($1), data->basePath))); }
- | URI { $$ = makeUri($1); }
+ | URI { $$ = makeStr($1); }
| '(' expr ')' { $$ = $2; }
/* Let expressions `let {..., body = ...}' are just desugared
into `(rec {..., body = ...}).body'. */
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
index 761677a70..f35ba737d 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ void toString(EvalState & state, Expr e,
scripting convenience, just like `null'. */
if (matchStr(e, s)) result += aterm2String(s);
- else if (matchUri(e, s)) result += aterm2String(s);
else if (e == eTrue) result += "1";
else if (e == eFalse) ;
else if (matchInt(e, n)) result += int2String(n);
@@ -482,7 +481,7 @@ static Expr primDirOf(EvalState & state, const ATermVector & args)
ATerm coerceToString(Expr e)
{
ATerm s;
- if (matchStr(e, s) || matchPath(e, s) || matchUri(e, s))
+ if (matchStr(e, s) || matchPath(e, s))
return s;
return 0;
}
diff --git a/tests/lang/parse-okay-regression-20041027.exp b/tests/lang/parse-okay-regression-20041027.exp
index 38d72aa88..8bdefdef2 100644
--- a/tests/lang/parse-okay-regression-20041027.exp
+++ b/tests/lang/parse-okay-regression-20041027.exp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Function([Formal("stdenv",UnrestrictedValues,NoDefaultValue),Formal("fetchurl",UnrestrictedValues,NoDefaultValue)],Call(Select(Var("stdenv"),"mkDerivation"),Attrs([Bind("name",Str("libXi-6.0.1"),Pos("(string)",4,7)),Bind("src",Call(Var("fetchurl"),Attrs([Bind("url",Uri("http://freedesktop.org/~xlibs/release/libXi-6.0.1.tar.bz2"),Pos("(string)",6,8)),Bind("md5",Str("7e935a42428d63a387b3c048be0f2756"),Pos("(string)",7,8))])),Pos("(string)",5,6))])),Pos("(string)",1,2))
+Function([Formal("stdenv",UnrestrictedValues,NoDefaultValue),Formal("fetchurl",UnrestrictedValues,NoDefaultValue)],Call(Select(Var("stdenv"),"mkDerivation"),Attrs([Bind("name",Str("libXi-6.0.1"),Pos("(string)",4,7)),Bind("src",Call(Var("fetchurl"),Attrs([Bind("url",Str("http://freedesktop.org/~xlibs/release/libXi-6.0.1.tar.bz2"),Pos("(string)",6,8)),Bind("md5",Str("7e935a42428d63a387b3c048be0f2756"),Pos("(string)",7,8))])),Pos("(string)",5,6))])),Pos("(string)",1,2))
diff --git a/tests/lang/parse-okay-subversion.exp b/tests/lang/parse-okay-subversion.exp
index 552b43259..5e6fb6e0b 100644
--- a/tests/lang/parse-okay-subversion.exp
+++ b/tests/lang/parse-okay-subversion.exp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Function([Formal("localServer",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("false"))),Formal("httpServer",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("false"))),Formal("sslSupport",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("false"))),Formal("pythonBindings",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("false"))),Formal("javaSwigBindings",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("false"))),Formal("javahlBindings",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("false"))),Formal("stdenv",UnrestrictedValues,NoDefaultValue),Formal("fetchurl",UnrestrictedValues,NoDefaultValue),Formal("openssl",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("null"))),Formal("httpd",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("null"))),Formal("db4",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("null"))),Formal("expat",UnrestrictedValues,NoDefaultValue),Formal("swig",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("null"))),Formal("j2sdk",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("null")))],Assert(OpNEq(Var("expat"),Var("null")),Assert(OpImpl(Var("localServer"),OpNEq(Var("db4"),Var("null"))),Assert(OpImpl(Var("httpServer"),OpAnd(OpNEq(Var("httpd"),Var("null")),OpEq(Select(Var("httpd"),"expat"),Var("expat")))),Assert(OpImpl(Var("sslSupport"),OpAnd(OpNEq(Var("openssl"),Var("null")),OpImpl(Var("httpServer"),OpEq(Select(Var("httpd"),"openssl"),Var("openssl"))))),Assert(OpImpl(Var("pythonBindings"),OpAnd(OpNEq(Var("swig"),Var("null")),Select(Var("swig"),"pythonSupport"))),Assert(OpImpl(Var("javaSwigBindings"),OpAnd(OpNEq(Var("swig"),Var("null")),Select(Var("swig"),"javaSupport"))),Assert(OpImpl(Var("javahlBindings"),OpNEq(Var("j2sdk"),Var("null"))),Call(Select(Var("stdenv"),"mkDerivation"),Attrs([Bind("name",Str("subversion-1.1.1"),Pos("(string)",20,7)),Bind("builder",Path("/foo/bar"),Pos("(string)",22,10)),Bind("src",Call(Var("fetchurl"),Attrs([Bind("url",Uri("http://subversion.tigris.org/tarballs/subversion-1.1.1.tar.bz2"),Pos("(string)",24,8)),Bind("md5",Str("a180c3fe91680389c210c99def54d9e0"),Pos("(string)",25,8))])),Pos("(string)",23,6)),Bind("patches",If(Var("javahlBindings"),List([Path("/javahl.patch")]),List([])),Pos("(string)",31,10)),Bind("openssl",If(Var("sslSupport"),Var("openssl"),Var("null")),Pos("(string)",33,10)),Bind("httpd",If(Var("httpServer"),Var("httpd"),Var("null")),Pos("(string)",34,8)),Bind("db4",If(Var("localServer"),Var("db4"),Var("null")),Pos("(string)",35,6)),Bind("swig",If(OpOr(Var("pythonBindings"),Var("javaSwigBindings")),Var("swig"),Var("null")),Pos("(string)",36,7)),Bind("python",If(Var("pythonBindings"),Select(Var("swig"),"python"),Var("null")),Pos("(string)",37,9)),Bind("j2sdk",If(Var("javaSwigBindings"),Select(Var("swig"),"j2sdk"),If(Var("javahlBindings"),Var("j2sdk"),Var("null"))),Pos("(string)",38,8)),Bind("expat",Var("expat"),Pos("(string)",41,10)),Bind("localServer",Var("localServer"),Pos("(string)",41,10)),Bind("httpServer",Var("httpServer"),Pos("(string)",41,10)),Bind("sslSupport",Var("sslSupport"),Pos("(string)",41,10)),Bind("pythonBindings",Var("pythonBindings"),Pos("(string)",41,10)),Bind("javaSwigBindings",Var("javaSwigBindings"),Pos("(string)",41,10)),Bind("javahlBindings",Var("javahlBindings"),Pos("(string)",41,10))])),Pos("(string)",17,7)),Pos("(string)",16,7)),Pos("(string)",15,7)),Pos("(string)",14,7)),Pos("(string)",13,7)),Pos("(string)",12,7)),Pos("(string)",11,7)),Pos("(string)",1,2))
+Function([Formal("localServer",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("false"))),Formal("httpServer",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("false"))),Formal("sslSupport",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("false"))),Formal("pythonBindings",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("false"))),Formal("javaSwigBindings",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("false"))),Formal("javahlBindings",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("false"))),Formal("stdenv",UnrestrictedValues,NoDefaultValue),Formal("fetchurl",UnrestrictedValues,NoDefaultValue),Formal("openssl",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("null"))),Formal("httpd",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("null"))),Formal("db4",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("null"))),Formal("expat",UnrestrictedValues,NoDefaultValue),Formal("swig",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("null"))),Formal("j2sdk",UnrestrictedValues,DefaultValue(Var("null")))],Assert(OpNEq(Var("expat"),Var("null")),Assert(OpImpl(Var("localServer"),OpNEq(Var("db4"),Var("null"))),Assert(OpImpl(Var("httpServer"),OpAnd(OpNEq(Var("httpd"),Var("null")),OpEq(Select(Var("httpd"),"expat"),Var("expat")))),Assert(OpImpl(Var("sslSupport"),OpAnd(OpNEq(Var("openssl"),Var("null")),OpImpl(Var("httpServer"),OpEq(Select(Var("httpd"),"openssl"),Var("openssl"))))),Assert(OpImpl(Var("pythonBindings"),OpAnd(OpNEq(Var("swig"),Var("null")),Select(Var("swig"),"pythonSupport"))),Assert(OpImpl(Var("javaSwigBindings"),OpAnd(OpNEq(Var("swig"),Var("null")),Select(Var("swig"),"javaSupport"))),Assert(OpImpl(Var("javahlBindings"),OpNEq(Var("j2sdk"),Var("null"))),Call(Select(Var("stdenv"),"mkDerivation"),Attrs([Bind("name",Str("subversion-1.1.1"),Pos("(string)",20,7)),Bind("builder",Path("/foo/bar"),Pos("(string)",22,10)),Bind("src",Call(Var("fetchurl"),Attrs([Bind("url",Str("http://subversion.tigris.org/tarballs/subversion-1.1.1.tar.bz2"),Pos("(string)",24,8)),Bind("md5",Str("a180c3fe91680389c210c99def54d9e0"),Pos("(string)",25,8))])),Pos("(string)",23,6)),Bind("patches",If(Var("javahlBindings"),List([Path("/javahl.patch")]),List([])),Pos("(string)",31,10)),Bind("openssl",If(Var("sslSupport"),Var("openssl"),Var("null")),Pos("(string)",33,10)),Bind("httpd",If(Var("httpServer"),Var("httpd"),Var("null")),Pos("(string)",34,8)),Bind("db4",If(Var("localServer"),Var("db4"),Var("null")),Pos("(string)",35,6)),Bind("swig",If(OpOr(Var("pythonBindings"),Var("javaSwigBindings")),Var("swig"),Var("null")),Pos("(string)",36,7)),Bind("python",If(Var("pythonBindings"),Select(Var("swig"),"python"),Var("null")),Pos("(string)",37,9)),Bind("j2sdk",If(Var("javaSwigBindings"),Select(Var("swig"),"j2sdk"),If(Var("javahlBindings"),Var("j2sdk"),Var("null"))),Pos("(string)",38,8)),Bind("expat",Var("expat"),Pos("(string)",41,10)),Bind("localServer",Var("localServer"),Pos("(string)",41,10)),Bind("httpServer",Var("httpServer"),Pos("(string)",41,10)),Bind("sslSupport",Var("sslSupport"),Pos("(string)",41,10)),Bind("pythonBindings",Var("pythonBindings"),Pos("(string)",41,10)),Bind("javaSwigBindings",Var("javaSwigBindings"),Pos("(string)",41,10)),Bind("javahlBindings",Var("javahlBindings"),Pos("(string)",41,10))])),Pos("(string)",17,7)),Pos("(string)",16,7)),Pos("(string)",15,7)),Pos("(string)",14,7)),Pos("(string)",13,7)),Pos("(string)",12,7)),Pos("(string)",11,7)),Pos("(string)",1,2))
diff --git a/tests/lang/parse-okay-url.exp b/tests/lang/parse-okay-url.exp
index fa6706e21..801f14983 100644
--- a/tests/lang/parse-okay-url.exp
+++ b/tests/lang/parse-okay-url.exp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-List([Uri("x:x"),Uri("https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/repos/trace/trunk"),Uri("http://www2.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/fonts/font-arial-iso-8859-1.tar.bz2"),Uri("http://losser.st-lab.cs.uu.nl/~armijn/.nix/gcc-3.3.4-static-nix.tar.gz"),Uri("http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/shockwave/flash/english/linux/7.0r25/install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz"),Uri("ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v1.2/gtk+-1.2.10.tar.gz")])
+List([Str("x:x"),Str("https://svn.cs.uu.nl:12443/repos/trace/trunk"),Str("http://www2.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/fonts/font-arial-iso-8859-1.tar.bz2"),Str("http://losser.st-lab.cs.uu.nl/~armijn/.nix/gcc-3.3.4-static-nix.tar.gz"),Str("http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/shockwave/flash/english/linux/7.0r25/install_flash_player_7_linux.tar.gz"),Str("ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v1.2/gtk+-1.2.10.tar.gz")])