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Lunaphied 80e5895687 lix-doc: update dependencies and refactor
This updates the version of rnix used and refactors the code generally
to be more precise and capable in it's identification of both lambdas
and determining which documentation comments are attached.

Change-Id: Ib0dddabd71f772c95077f9d7654023b37a7a1fd2
2024-06-25 12:24:00 -06:00
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# Match diffs, avoid to trim trailing whitespace
[*.{diff,patch}]
trim_trailing_whitespace = false
[*.md]
indent_style = space
indent_size = 2
max_line_length = 0

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# Pull requests concerning the listed files will automatically invite the respective maintainers as reviewers.
# This file is not used for denoting any kind of ownership, but is merely a tool for handling notifications.
#
# Merge permissions are required for maintaining an entry in this file.
# For documentation on this mechanism, see https://help.github.com/articles/about-codeowners/
# Default reviewers if nothing else matches
* @edolstra
# This file
.github/CODEOWNERS @edolstra
# Public documentation
/doc @fricklerhandwerk
*.md @fricklerhandwerk
# Libstore layer
/src/libstore @thufschmitt

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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ assignees: ''
## Platform
<!-- select the platform on which you tried to install Lix -->
<!-- select the platform on which you tried to install Nix -->
- [ ] Linux: <!-- state your distribution, e.g. Arch Linux, Ubuntu, ... -->
- [ ] macOS

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@ -19,10 +19,9 @@ assignees: ''
<!-- make sure this issue is not redundant or obsolete -->
- [ ] checked [latest Lix manual] \([source]\)
- [ ] checked [documentation issues] and [recent documentation changes] for possible duplicates
- [ ] checked [latest Nix manual] \([source])
- [ ] checked [open documentation issues and pull requests] for possible duplicates
[latest Nix manual]: https://docs.lix.systems/manual/lix/nightly
[source]: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/src/main/doc/manual/src
[documentation issues]: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues?labels=151&state=all
[recent documentation changes]: https://gerrit.lix.systems/q/p:lix+path:%22%5Edoc/manual/.*%22
[latest Nix manual]: https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/
[source]: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/tree/master/doc/manual/src
[open documentation issues and pull requests]: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/labels/documentation

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## Useful GitHub search queries
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@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
version: 2
updates:
- package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
directory: "/"
schedule:
interval: "weekly"

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@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
"documentation":
- doc/manual/*
- src/nix/**/*.md
"store":
- src/libstore/store-api.*
- src/libstore/*-store.*
"fetching":
- src/libfetchers/**/*
"repl":
- src/libcmd/repl.*
- src/nix/repl.*
"new-cli":
- src/nix/**/*
"with-tests":
# Unit tests
- src/*/tests/**/*
# Functional and integration tests
- tests/functional/**/*

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# Configuration for probot-stale - https://github.com/probot/stale
daysUntilStale: 180
daysUntilClose: false
exemptLabels:
- "critical"
- "never-stale"
staleLabel: "stale"
markComment: false
closeComment: false

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@ -1,5 +1,128 @@
Makefile.config
perl/Makefile.config
# /
/aclocal.m4
/autom4te.cache
/precompiled-headers.h.gch
/config.*
/configure
/stamp-h1
/svn-revision
/libtool
/config
# /doc/manual/
/doc/manual/*.1
/doc/manual/*.5
/doc/manual/*.8
/doc/manual/generated/*
/doc/manual/nix.json
/doc/manual/conf-file.json
/doc/manual/language.json
/doc/manual/xp-features.json
/doc/manual/src/command-ref/experimental-features-shortlist.md
/doc/manual/src/contributing/experimental-feature-descriptions.md
/doc/manual/src/release-notes/rl-next-generated.md
# /scripts/
/scripts/nix-profile.sh
/scripts/nix-profile-daemon.sh
/scripts/nix-profile.fish
/scripts/nix-profile-daemon.fish
# /src/libexpr/
/src/libexpr/lexer-tab.cc
/src/libexpr/lexer-tab.hh
/src/libexpr/parser-tab.cc
/src/libexpr/parser-tab.hh
/src/libexpr/parser-tab.output
/src/libexpr/nix.tbl
/src/libexpr/tests
/tests/unit/libexpr/libnixexpr-tests
# /src/libstore/
*.gen.*
/src/libstore/tests
/tests/unit/libstore/libnixstore-tests
# /src/libutil/
/src/libutil/tests
/tests/unit/libutil/libnixutil-tests
/src/nix/nix
/src/nix/doc
# /src/nix-env/
/src/nix-env/nix-env
# /src/nix-instantiate/
/src/nix-instantiate/nix-instantiate
# /src/nix-store/
/src/nix-store/nix-store
/src/nix-prefetch-url/nix-prefetch-url
/src/nix-collect-garbage/nix-collect-garbage
# /src/nix-channel/
/src/nix-channel/nix-channel
# /src/nix-build/
/src/nix-build/nix-build
/src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure
/src/error-demo/error-demo
/src/build-remote/build-remote
# /tests/functional/
/tests/functional/test-tmp
/tests/functional/common/vars-and-functions.sh
/tests/functional/result*
/tests/functional/restricted-innocent
/tests/functional/shell
/tests/functional/shell.drv
/tests/functional/config.nix
/tests/functional/ca/config.nix
/tests/functional/dyn-drv/config.nix
/tests/functional/repl-result-out
/tests/functional/debugger-test-out
/tests/functional/test-libstoreconsumer/test-libstoreconsumer
# /tests/functional/lang/
/tests/functional/lang/*.out
/tests/functional/lang/*.out.xml
/tests/functional/lang/*.err
/tests/functional/lang/*.ast
/perl/lib/Nix/Config.pm
/perl/lib/Nix/Store.cc
/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service
/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.socket
/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.conf
/misc/upstart/nix-daemon.conf
/src/resolve-system-dependencies/resolve-system-dependencies
outputs/
*.a
*.o
*.o.tmp
*.so
*.dylib
*.dll
*.exe
*.dep
*~
*.pc
*.plist
# GNU Global
GPATH
GRTAGS
@ -9,11 +132,17 @@ GTAGS
# ccls
/.ccls-cache
# auto-generated compilation database
compile_commands.json
nix-rust/target
result
result-*
.vscode/
.direnv/
.envrc.local
# clangd and possibly more
.cache/
@ -28,4 +157,3 @@ buildtime.bin
# We generate this with a Nix shell hook
/.pre-commit-config.yaml
/.nocontribmsg
/release

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@ -0,0 +1 @@
2.90.0

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@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ Read more about us at https://lix.systems.
## Installation
On Linux and macOS the easiest way to install Lix is to run the following shell command
On Linux and macOS the easiest way to install Nix is to run the following shell command
(as a user other than root):
```console
$ curl -sSf -L https://install.lix.systems/lix | sh -s -- install
```
For systems that **already have a Nix implementation installed**, such as NixOS systems, read our [install page](https://lix.systems/install)
For systems that **already have Nix installed**, such as NixOS systems, read our [install page](https://lix.systems/install)
## Building And Developing

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@ -1,8 +1,56 @@
diff --git a/darwin_stop_world.c b/darwin_stop_world.c
index 0468aaec..b348d869 100644
--- a/darwin_stop_world.c
+++ b/darwin_stop_world.c
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ GC_INNER void GC_push_all_stacks(void)
int nthreads = 0;
word total_size = 0;
mach_msg_type_number_t listcount = (mach_msg_type_number_t)THREAD_TABLE_SZ;
+ size_t stack_limit;
if (!EXPECT(GC_thr_initialized, TRUE))
GC_thr_init();
@@ -411,6 +412,19 @@ GC_INNER void GC_push_all_stacks(void)
GC_push_all_stack_sections(lo, hi, p->traced_stack_sect);
}
if (altstack_lo) {
+ // When a thread goes into a coroutine, we lose its original sp until
+ // control flow returns to the thread.
+ // While in the coroutine, the sp points outside the thread stack,
+ // so we can detect this and push the entire thread stack instead,
+ // as an approximation.
+ // We assume that the coroutine has similarly added its entire stack.
+ // This could be made accurate by cooperating with the application
+ // via new functions and/or callbacks.
+ stack_limit = pthread_get_stacksize_np(p->id);
+ if (altstack_lo >= altstack_hi || altstack_lo < altstack_hi - stack_limit) { // sp outside stack
+ altstack_lo = altstack_hi - stack_limit;
+ }
+
total_size += altstack_hi - altstack_lo;
GC_push_all_stack(altstack_lo, altstack_hi);
}
diff --git a/include/gc.h b/include/gc.h
index edab6c22..f2c61282 100644
--- a/include/gc.h
+++ b/include/gc.h
@@ -2172,6 +2172,11 @@ GC_API void GC_CALL GC_win32_free_heap(void);
(*GC_amiga_allocwrapper_do)(a,GC_malloc_atomic_ignore_off_page)
#endif /* _AMIGA && !GC_AMIGA_MAKINGLIB */
+#if !__APPLE__
+/* Patch doesn't work on apple */
+#define NIX_BOEHM_PATCH_VERSION 1
+#endif
+
#ifdef __cplusplus
} /* extern "C" */
#endif
diff --git a/pthread_stop_world.c b/pthread_stop_world.c
index 2b45489..0e6d8ef 100644
index b5d71e62..aed7b0bf 100644
--- a/pthread_stop_world.c
+++ b/pthread_stop_world.c
@@ -776,6 +776,8 @@ STATIC void GC_restart_handler(int sig)
@@ -768,6 +768,8 @@ STATIC void GC_restart_handler(int sig)
/* world is stopped. Should not fail if it isn't. */
GC_INNER void GC_push_all_stacks(void)
{
@ -11,23 +59,20 @@ index 2b45489..0e6d8ef 100644
GC_bool found_me = FALSE;
size_t nthreads = 0;
int i;
@@ -868,6 +870,40 @@ GC_INNER void GC_push_all_stacks(void)
hi = p->altstack + p->altstack_size;
# endif
@@ -851,6 +853,37 @@ GC_INNER void GC_push_all_stacks(void)
hi = p->altstack + p->altstack_size;
/* FIXME: Need to scan the normal stack too, but how ? */
/* FIXME: Assume stack grows down */
+ } else {
+ #ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD_ATTR_GET_NP
+ if (pthread_attr_init(&pattr) != 0) {
+ ABORT("GC_push_all_stacks: pthread_attr_init failed!");
+ }
+ if (pthread_attr_get_np(p->id, &pattr) != 0) {
+ ABORT("GC_push_all_stacks: pthread_attr_get_np failed!");
+ }
+ #else
+ if (pthread_getattr_np(p->id, &pattr)) {
+#ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD_ATTR_GET_NP
+ if (!pthread_attr_init(&pattr)
+ || !pthread_attr_get_np(p->id, &pattr))
+#else /* HAVE_PTHREAD_GETATTR_NP */
+ if (pthread_getattr_np(p->id, &pattr))
+#endif
+ {
+ ABORT("GC_push_all_stacks: pthread_getattr_np failed!");
+ }
+ #endif
+ if (pthread_attr_getstacksize(&pattr, &stack_limit)) {
+ ABORT("GC_push_all_stacks: pthread_attr_getstacksize failed!");
+ }
@ -50,5 +95,5 @@ index 2b45489..0e6d8ef 100644
+ #error "STACK_GROWS_UP not supported in boost_coroutine2 (as of june 2021), so we don't support it in Nix."
+ #endif
}
# ifdef STACKPTR_CORRECTOR_AVAILABLE
if (GC_sp_corrector != 0)
GC_push_all_stack_sections(lo, hi, traced_stack_sect);
# ifdef STACK_GROWS_UP

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@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
diff --git a/include/gc_allocator.h b/include/gc_allocator.h
index 597c7f13..587286be 100644
--- a/include/gc_allocator.h
+++ b/include/gc_allocator.h
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ public:
template<>
class traceable_allocator<void> {
+public:
typedef size_t size_type;
typedef ptrdiff_t difference_type;
typedef void* pointer;

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@ -44,41 +44,32 @@ void FixIncludesCallbacks::LexedFileChanged(FileID, LexedFileChangeReason,
}
void FixIncludesCallbacks::InclusionDirective(
SourceLocation, const Token &, StringRef FileName, bool IsAngled,
SourceLocation, const Token &, StringRef, bool,
CharSourceRange FilenameRange, OptionalFileEntryRef File, StringRef,
StringRef, const Module *, SrcMgr::CharacteristicKind) {
if (Ignore)
return;
// FIXME: this is kinda evil, but this is a one-time fixup
const std::vector<std::string> SourceDirs = {"src/", "include/lix/"};
const std::string SourceDir = "src/";
const auto Bracketize = [IsAngled](StringRef s) {
return IsAngled ? ("<" + s + ">").str() : ("\"" + s + "\"").str();
};
if (File && File->getNameAsRequested().contains(SourceDir)) {
StringRef Name = File->getNameAsRequested();
auto Idx = Name.find(SourceDir);
assert(Idx != std::string::npos);
StringRef Suffix = Name.drop_front(Idx + SourceDir.length());
for (const auto &SourceDir : SourceDirs) {
const bool IsAlreadyFixed = FileName.starts_with("lix/lib");
if (File && File->getNameAsRequested().contains(SourceDir) &&
!IsAlreadyFixed) {
StringRef Name = File->getNameAsRequested();
auto Idx = Name.find(SourceDir);
assert(Idx != std::string::npos);
std::string Suffix = Name.drop_front(Idx + SourceDir.length()).str();
if (!Suffix.starts_with("lib")) {
llvm::dbgs() << "ignored: " << Suffix << "\n";
return;
}
Suffix = "lix/" + Suffix;
auto Diag = Check.diag(FilenameRange.getBegin(),
"include needs to specify the source subdir");
Diag << FilenameRange
<< FixItHint::CreateReplacement(FilenameRange, Bracketize(Suffix));
if (!Suffix.starts_with("lib")) {
llvm::dbgs() << "ignored: " << Suffix << "\n";
return;
}
auto Diag = Check.diag(FilenameRange.getBegin(),
"include needs to specify the source subdir");
Diag << FilenameRange
<< FixItHint::CreateReplacement(FilenameRange,
("\"" + Suffix + "\"").str());
}
}

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@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Clang tidy lints for Lix
# Clang tidy lints for Nix
This is a skeleton of a clang-tidy lints library for Lix.
This is a skeleton of a clang-tidy lints library for Nix.
Currently there is one check (which is already obsolete as it has served its
goal and is there as an example), `HasPrefixSuffixCheck`.
@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ goal and is there as an example), `HasPrefixSuffixCheck`.
One file:
```
ninja -C build && clang-tidy --checks='-*,lix-*' --load=build/liblix-clang-tidy.so -p ../compile_commands.json -header-filter '\.\./src/.*\.h' --fix ../src/libcmd/installables.cc
ninja -C build && clang-tidy --checks='-*,nix-*' --load=build/libnix-clang-tidy.so -p ../compile_commands.json --fix ../src/libcmd/installables.cc
```
Several files, in parallel:
```
ninja -C build && run-clang-tidy -checks='-*,lix-*' -load=build/liblix-clang-tidy.so -p .. -header-filter '\.\./src/.*\.h' -fix ../src | tee -a clang-tidy-result
ninja -C build && run-clang-tidy -checks='-*,nix-*' -load=build/libnix-clang-tidy.so -p .. -fix ../src | tee -a clang-tidy-result
```
## Resources

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@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ internal_api_docs = custom_target(
output : 'html',
install : true,
install_dir : datadir / 'doc/nix/internal-api',
build_always_stale : true,
)
alias_target('internal-api-html', internal_api_docs)

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@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ additional-js = ["redirects.js"]
# to just submit a Gerrit CL by the web for trivial stuff.
edit-url-template = "https://github.com/lix-project/lix/tree/main/doc/manual/{path}"
git-repository-url = "https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix"
# Folding by default would prevent things like "Ctrl+F for nix-env" from working
# trivially, but the user should be able to fold if they want to.
fold.enable = true
fold.level = 30
# Handles replacing @docroot@ with a path to ./src relative to that markdown file,
# {{#include handlebars}}, and the @generated@ syntax used within these. it mostly

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@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ artemist:
display_name: Artemis Tosini
forgejo: artemist
cole-h:
display_name: Cole Helbling
github: cole-h
edolstra:
display_name: Eelco Dolstra
github: edolstra

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@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ manual = custom_target(
builtins_md,
builtin_constants_md,
rl_next_generated,
nix,
],
output : [
'manual',
@ -187,7 +186,6 @@ foreach command : nix_nested_manpages
],
input : [
manual_md,
nix,
],
output : command[0] + '-' + page + '.1',
install : true,
@ -300,7 +298,6 @@ foreach page : nix3_manpages
input : [
'render-manpage.sh',
manual_md,
nix,
],
output : page + '.1',
install : true,
@ -344,7 +341,6 @@ foreach entry : nix_manpages
'render-manpage.sh',
manual_md,
entry.get(3, []),
nix,
],
output : '@0@.@1@'.format(entry[0], entry[1]),
install : true,

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@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const redirects = {
"chap-writing-nix-expressions": "language/index.html",
"part-command-ref": "command-ref/command-ref.html",
"conf-allow-import-from-derivation": "command-ref/conf-file.html#conf-allow-import-from-derivation",
"conf-allow-new-privileges": "command-ref/conf-file.html#conf-allow-new-privileges",
"conf-allowed-uris": "command-ref/conf-file.html#conf-allowed-uris",
"conf-allowed-users": "command-ref/conf-file.html#conf-allowed-users",
"conf-auto-optimise-store": "command-ref/conf-file.html#conf-auto-optimise-store",

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@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
---
synopsis: Clang build timing analysis
cls: 587
---
We now have Clang build profiling available, which generates Chrome
tracing files for each compilation unit. To enable it, run `meson configure
build -Dprofile-build=enabled` then rerun the compilation.
If you want to make the build go faster, do a clang build with meson, then run
`maintainers/buildtime_report.sh build`, then contemplate how to improve the
build time.
You can also look at individual object files' traces in
<https://ui.perfetto.dev>.

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@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
---
synopsis: "Add a builtin `addDrvOutputDependencies`"
prs: 9216
issues: 7910
credits: [ericson, horrors]
category: Features
---
This builtin allows taking a `drvPath`-like string and turning it into a string
with context such that, when it lands in a derivation, it will create
dependencies on *all the outputs* in its closure (!). Although `drvPath` does this
today, this builtin starts forming a path to migrate to making `drvPath` have a
more normal and less surprising string context behaviour (see linked issue and
PR for more details).

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@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
---
synopsis: "Add an option `always-allow-substitutes` to ignore `allowSubstitutes` in derivations"
prs: 8047
credits: [lovesegfault, horrors]
category: Improvements
---
You can set this setting to force a system to always allow substituting even
trivial derivations like `pkgs.writeText`. This is useful for
[`nix-fast-build --skip-cached`][skip-cached] and similar to be able to also
ignore trivial derivations.
[skip-cached]: https://github.com/Mic92/nix-fast-build?tab=readme-ov-file#avoiding-redundant-package-downloads

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@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
---
synopsis: Concise error printing in `nix repl`
prs: 9928
cls: 811
category: Improvements
credits: 9999years
---
Previously, if an element of a list or attribute set threw an error while
evaluating, `nix repl` would print the entire error (including source location
information) inline. This output was clumsy and difficult to parse:
```
nix-repl> { err = builtins.throw "uh oh!"; }
{ err = «error:
… while calling the 'throw' builtin
at «string»:1:9:
1| { err = builtins.throw "uh oh!"; }
| ^
error: uh oh!»; }
```
Now, only the error message is displayed, making the output much more readable.
```
nix-repl> { err = builtins.throw "uh oh!"; }
{ err = «error: uh oh!»; }
```
However, if the whole expression being evaluated throws an error, source
locations and (if applicable) a stack trace are printed, just like you'd expect:
```
nix-repl> builtins.throw "uh oh!"
error:
… while calling the 'throw' builtin
at «string»:1:1:
1| builtins.throw "uh oh!"
| ^
error: uh oh!
```

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---
synopsis: Show all FOD errors with `nix build --keep-going`
---
`nix build --keep-going` now behaves consistently with `nix-build --keep-going`. This means
that if e.g. multiple FODs fail to build, all hash mismatches are displayed.

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---
synopsis: "Fix CVE-2024-27297 (GHSA-2ffj-w4mj-pg37)"
cls: 266
credits: [puck, jade, thufschmitt, tomberek, valentin]
category: Fixes
---
Since Lix fixed-output derivations run in the host network namespace (which we
wish to change in the future, see
[lix#285](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/285)), they may open
abstract-namespace Unix sockets to each other and to programs on the host. Lix
contained a now-fixed time-of-check/time-of-use vulnerability where one
derivation could send writable handles to files in their final location in the
store to another over an abstract-namespace Unix socket, exit, then the other
derivation could wait for Lix to hash the paths and overwrite them.
The impact of this vulnerability is that two malicious fixed-output derivations
could create a poisoned path for the sources to Bash or similarly important
software containing a backdoor, leading to local privilege execution.
CppNix advisory: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/security/advisories/GHSA-2ffj-w4mj-pg37

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---
synopsis: "`--debugger` can now access bindings from `let` expressions"
prs: 9918
issues: 8827
category: Fixes
credits: 9999years
---
Breakpoints and errors in the bindings of a `let` expression can now access
those bindings in the debugger. Previously, only the body of `let` expressions
could access those bindings.

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---
synopsis: Enter the `--debugger` when `builtins.trace` is called if `debugger-on-trace` is set
prs: 9914
category: Features
credits: 9999years
---
If the `debugger-on-trace` option is set and `--debugger` is given,
`builtins.trace` calls will behave similarly to `builtins.break` and will enter
the debug REPL. This is useful for determining where warnings are being emitted
from.

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---
synopsis: "Deprecate the online flake registries and vendor the default registry"
cls: 1127
credits: midnightveil
issues: [fj#183, fj#110, fj#116, 8953, 9087]
category: Breaking Changes
---
The online flake registry [https://channels.nixos.org/flake-registry.json](https://channels.nixos.org/flake-registry.json) is not pinned in any way,
and the targets of the indirections can both update or change entirely at any
point. Furthermore, it is refetched on every use of a flake reference, even if
there is a local flake reference, and even if you are offline (which breaks).
For now, we deprecate the (any) online flake registry, and vendor a copy of the
current online flake registry. This makes it work offline, and ensures that
it won't change in the future.

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---
synopsis: Stop vendoring toml11
cls: 675
category: Packaging
credits: winter
---
We don't apply any patches to it, and vendoring it locks users into
bugs (it hasn't been updated since its introduction in late 2021).

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---
synopsis: Fix handling of truncated `.drv` files.
prs: 9673
category: Fixes
credits: horrors
---
Previously a `.drv` that was truncated in the middle of a string would case nix to enter an infinite loop, eventually exhausting all memory and crashing.

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---
synopsis: Duplicate attribute reports are more accurate
cls: 557
credits: horrors
category: Improvements
---
Duplicate attribute errors are now more accurate, showing the path at which an error was detected rather than the full, possibly longer, path that caused the error.
Error reports are now
```ShellSession
$ nix eval --expr '{ a.b = 1; a.b.c.d = 1; }'
error: attribute 'a.b' already defined at «string»:1:3
at «string»:1:12:
1| { a.b = 1; a.b.c.d = 1;
| ^
```
instead of
```ShellSession
$ nix eval --expr '{ a.b = 1; a.b.c.d = 1; }'
error: attribute 'a.b.c.d' already defined at «string»:1:3
at «string»:1:12:
1| { a.b = 1; a.b.c.d = 1;
| ^
```

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---
synopsis: Disallow empty search regex in `nix search`
prs: 9481
credits: [iFreilicht, horrors]
category: Miscellany
---
[`nix search`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-search.md) now requires a search regex to be passed. To show all packages, use `^`.

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---
synopsis: "Add an option `enable-core-dumps` that enables core dumps from builds"
cls: 1088
credits: midnightveil
category: Features
---
In the past, Lix disabled core dumps by setting the soft `RLIMIT_CORE` to 0
unconditionally. Although this rlimit could be altered from the builder since
it is just the soft limit, this was kind of annoying to do. By passing
`--option enable-core-dumps true` to an offending build, one can now cause the
core dumps to be handled by the system in the normal way (winding up in
`coredumpctl`, say, on Linux).

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---
synopsis: The `--debugger` will start more reliably in `let` expressions and function calls
prs: 9917
issues: 6649
credits: [9999years, horrors]
category: Fixes
---
Previously, if you attempted to evaluate this file with the debugger:
```nix
let
a = builtins.trace "before inner break" (
builtins.break "hello"
);
b = builtins.trace "before outer break" (
builtins.break a
);
in
b
```
Lix would correctly enter the debugger at `builtins.break a`, but if you asked
it to `:continue`, it would skip over the `builtins.break "hello"` expression
entirely.
Now, Lix will correctly enter the debugger at both breakpoints.

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---
synopsis: Reduce eval memory usage and wall time
prs: 9658
cls: 207
credits: horrors
category: Improvements
---
Reduce the size of the `Env` struct used in the evaluator by a pointer, or 8 bytes on most modern machines.
This reduces memory usage during eval by around 2% and wall time by around 3%.

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---
synopsis: Add new `eval-system` setting
prs: 4093
credits: [matthewbauer, horrors]
category: Features
---
Add a new `eval-system` option.
Unlike `system`, it just overrides the value of `builtins.currentSystem`.
This is more useful than overriding `system`, because you can build these derivations on remote builders which can work on the given system.
In contrast, `system` also effects scheduling which will cause Lix to build those derivations locally even if that doesn't make sense.
`eval-system` only takes effect if it is non-empty.
If empty (the default) `system` is used as before, so there is no breakage.

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---
synopsis: Creating setuid/setgid binaries with fchmodat2 is now prohibited by the build sandbox
prs: 10501
credits: ma27
category: Fixes
---
The build sandbox blocks any attempt to create setuid/setgid binaries, but didn't check
for the use of the `fchmodat2` syscall which was introduced in Linux 6.6 and is used by
glibc >=2.39. This is fixed now.

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---
synopsis: Fix nested flake input `follows`
prs: 6621
cls: 994
credits: [Kha, ma27]
category: Fixes
significance: significant
---
Previously nested-input overrides were ignored; that is, the following did not
override anything, in spite of the `nix3-flake` manual documenting it working:
```
{
inputs = {
foo.url = "github:bar/foo";
foo.inputs.bar.inputs.nixpkgs = "nixpkgs";
};
}
```
This is useful to avoid the 1000 instances of nixpkgs problem without having
each flake in the dependency tree to expose all of its transitive dependencies
for modification.

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---
synopsis: Nested debuggers are no longer supported
prs: 9920
credits: 9999years
category: Improvements
---
Previously, evaluating an expression that throws an error in the debugger would
enter a second, nested debugger:
```
nix-repl> builtins.throw "what"
error: what
Starting REPL to allow you to inspect the current state of the evaluator.
Welcome to Nix 2.18.1. Type :? for help.
nix-repl>
```
Now, it just prints the error message like `nix repl`:
```
nix-repl> builtins.throw "what"
error:
… while calling the 'throw' builtin
at «string»:1:1:
1| builtins.throw "what"
| ^
error: what
```

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---
synopsis: consistent order of lambda formals in printed expressions
prs: 9874
credits: horrors
category: Fixes
---
Always print lambda formals in lexicographic order rather than the internal, creation-time based symbol order.
This makes printed formals independent of the context they appear in.

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---
synopsis: Find GC roots using libproc on Darwin
cls: 723
credits: artemist
category: Improvements
---
Previously, the garbage collector found runtime roots on Darwin by shelling out to `lsof -n -w -F n` then parsing the result. The version of `lsof` packaged in Nixpkgs is very slow on Darwin, so Lix now uses `libproc` directly to speed up GC root discovery, in some tests taking 250ms now instead of 40s.

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---
synopsis: fix duplicate attribute error positions for `inherit`
prs: 9874
credits: horrors
category: Fixes
---
When an inherit caused a duplicate attribute error, the position of the error was not reported correctly, placing the error with the inherit itself or at the start of the bindings block instead of the offending attribute name.

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---
synopsis: "`inherit (x) ...` evaluates `x` only once"
prs: 9847
category: Fixes
credits: horrors
---
`inherit (x) a b ...` now evaluates the expression `x` only once for all inherited attributes rather than once for each inherited attribute.
This does not usually have a measurable impact, but side-effects (such as `builtins.trace`) would be duplicated and expensive expressions (such as derivations) could cause a measurable slowdown.

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---
synopsis: Store paths are allowed to start with `.`
issues: 912
prs: [9867, 9091, 9095, 9120, 9121, 9122, 9130, 9219, 9224]
credits: [roberth, horrors]
category: Fixes
---
Leading periods were allowed by accident in Nix 2.4. The Nix team has considered this to be a bug, but this behavior has since been relied on by users, leading to unnecessary difficulties.
From now on, leading periods are officially, definitively supported. The names `.` and `..` are disallowed, as well as those starting with `.-` or `..-`.
Nix versions that denied leading periods are documented [in the issue](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/912#issuecomment-1919583286).

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---
synopsis: Increase default stack size on macOS
prs: 9860
credits: 9999years
category: Improvements
---
Increase the default stack size on macOS to the same value as on Linux, subject to system restrictions to maximum stack size.
This should reduce the number of stack overflow crashes on macOS when evaluating Nix code with deep call stacks.

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---
synopsis: Show more log context for failed builds
prs: 9670
credits: DavHau
category: Improvements
---
Show 25 lines of log tail instead of 10 for failed builds.
This increases the chances of having useful information in the shown logs.

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---
synopsis: Lix turns more internal bugs into crashes
cls: [797, 626]
credits: jade
category: Packaging
significance: significant
---
Lix now enables build options such as trapping on signed overflow and enabling
libstdc++ assertions by default. These may find new bugs in Lix, which will
present themselves as Lix processes aborting, potentially without an error
message.
If Lix processes abort on your machine, this is a bug. Please file a bug,
ideally with the core dump (or information from it).
On Linux, run `coredumpctl list`, find the crashed process's PID at
the bottom of the list, then run `coredumpctl info THE-PID`. You can then paste
the output into a bug report.
On macOS, open the Console app from Applications/Utilities, select Crash
Reports, select the crash report in question. Right click on it, select Open In
Finder, then include that file in your bug report. [See the Apple
documentation][apple-crashreport] for more details.
[apple-crashreport]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/acquiring-crash-reports-and-diagnostic-logs#Locate-crash-reports-and-memory-logs-on-the-device

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---
synopsis: rename 'nix show-config' to 'nix config show'
issues: 7672
prs: 9477
cls: 993
credits: [thufschmitt, ma27]
category: Improvements
---
`nix show-config` was renamed to `nix config show` to be more consistent with the rest of the command-line interface.
Running `nix show-config` will now print a deprecation warning saying to use `nix config show` instead.

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---
synopsis: Fix `nix-env --query --drv-path --json`
prs: 9257
credits: [Artturin, horrors]
category: Fixes
---
Fixed a bug where `nix-env --query` ignored `--drv-path` when `--json` was set.

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---
synopsis: Print derivation paths in `nix eval`
cls: 446
credits: 9999years
category: Improvements
---
`nix eval` previously printed derivations as attribute sets, so commands that print derivations (e.g. `nix eval nixpkgs#bash`) would infinitely loop and segfault.
It now prints the `.drv` path the derivation generates instead.

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---
synopsis: "`nix flake check` logs the checks"
issues: 8882
prs: 8893
cls: [259, 260, 261, 262]
credits: [9999years, raito, horrors]
category: Improvements
significance: significant
---
`nix flake check` now logs the checks it runs and the derivations it evaluates:
```
$ nix flake check -v
evaluating flake...
checking flake output 'checks'...
checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-tests'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/nh7dlvsrhds4cxl91mvgj4h5cbq6skmq-ghciwatch-test-0.3.0.drv
checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-clippy'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/9cb5a6wmp6kf6hidqw9wphidvb8bshym-ghciwatch-clippy-0.3.0.drv
checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-doc'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/8brdd3jbawfszpbs7vdpsrhy80as1il8-ghciwatch-doc-0.3.0.drv
checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-fmt'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/wjhs0l1njl5pyji53xlmfjrlya0wmz8p-ghciwatch-fmt-0.3.0.drv
checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-audit'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/z0mps8dyj2ds7c0fn0819y5h5611033z-ghciwatch-audit-0.3.0.drv
checking flake output 'packages'...
checking derivation 'packages.aarch64-darwin.default'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/41abbdyglw5x9vcsvd89xan3ydjf8d7r-ghciwatch-0.3.0.drv
checking flake output 'apps'...
checking flake output 'devShells'...
checking derivation 'devShells.aarch64-darwin.default'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/bc935gz7dylzmcpdb5cczr8gngv8pmdb-nix-shell.drv
running 5 flake checks...
warning: The check omitted these incompatible systems: aarch64-linux, x86_64-darwin, x86_64-linux
Use '--all-systems' to check all.
```

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---
synopsis: "Overhaul `nix flake update` and `nix flake lock` UX"
prs: 8817
credits: [iFreilicht, Lunaphied, thufschmitt]
category: Breaking Changes
---
The interface for creating and updating lock files has been overhauled:
- [`nix flake lock`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-flake-lock.md) only creates lock files and adds missing inputs now.
It will *never* update existing inputs.
- [`nix flake update`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-flake-update.md) does the same, but *will* update inputs.
- Passing no arguments will update all inputs of the current flake, just like it already did.
- Passing input names as arguments will ensure only those are updated. This replaces the functionality of `nix flake lock --update-input`
- To operate on a flake outside the current directory, you must now pass `--flake path/to/flake`.
- The flake-specific flags `--recreate-lock-file` and `--update-input` have been removed from all commands operating on installables.
They are superceded by `nix flake update`.

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---
synopsis: "`nix profile` now allows referring to elements by human-readable name, and no longer accepts indices"
prs: 8678
cls: [978, 980]
category: Breaking Changes
credits: [iFreilicht, Qyriad, edolstra]
---
[`nix profile`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile.md) now uses names to refer to installed packages when running [`list`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile-list.md), [`remove`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile-remove.md) or [`upgrade`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile-upgrade.md) as opposed to indices. Indices have been removed. Profile element names are generated when a package is installed and remain the same until the package is removed.
**Warning**: The `manifest.nix` file used to record the contents of profiles has changed. Lix will automatically upgrade profiles to the new version when you modify the profile. After that, the profile can no longer be used by older versions of Lix.

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---
synopsis: "Add an option `--unpack` to unpack archives in `nix store prefetch-file`"
prs: 9805
cls: 224
credits: [yshui, horrors]
category: Improvements
---
It is now possible to fetch an archive then NAR-hash it (as in, hash it in the
same manner as `builtins.fetchTarball` or fixed-output derivations with
recursive hash type) in one command.
Example:
```
~ » nix store prefetch-file --name source --unpack https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/archive/2.90-beta.1.tar.gz
Downloaded 'https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/archive/2.90-beta.1.tar.gz' to '/nix/store/yvfqnq52ryjc3janw02ziv7kr6gd0cs1-source' (hash 'sha256-REWlo2RYHfJkxnmZTEJu3Cd/2VM+wjjpPy7Xi4BdDTQ=').
```

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---
synopsis: "`builtins.nixVersion` and `builtins.langVersion` return fixed values"
cls: [558, 1144]
credits: jade
category: Breaking Changes
---
`builtins.nixVersion` now returns a fixed value `"2.18.3-lix"`.
`builtins.langVersion` returns a fixed value `6`, matching CppNix 2.18.
This prevents feature detection assuming that features that exist in Nix
post-Lix-branch-off might exist, even though the Lix version is greater than
the Nix version.
In the future, check for builtins for feature detection. If a feature cannot be
detected by *those* means, please file a Lix bug.

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---
synopsis: re-evaluate cached evaluation errors
cls: 771
credits: Qyriad
category: Fixes
---
"cached failure of [expr]" errors have been removed: expressions already in the
eval cache as a failure will now simply be re-evaluated, removing the need to
set `--no-eval-cache` or similar to see the error.

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---
synopsis: "REPL printing improvements"
prs: [9931, 10208]
cls: [375, 492]
credits: [9999years, horrors]
category: Improvements
---
The REPL printer has been improved to do the following:
- If a string is passed to `:print`, it is printed literally to the screen
- Structures will be printed as multiple lines when necessary
Before:
```
nix-repl> { attrs = { a = { b = { c = { }; }; }; }; list = [ 1 ]; list' = [ 1 2 3 ]; }
{ attrs = { ... }; list = [ ... ]; list' = [ ... ]; }
nix-repl> :p { attrs = { a = { b = { c = { }; }; }; }; list = [ 1 ]; list' = [ 1 2 3 ]; }
{ attrs = { a = { b = { c = { }; }; }; }; list = [ 1 ]; list' = [ 1 2 3 ]; }
nix-repl> :p "meow"
"meow"
```
After:
```
nix-repl> { attrs = { a = { b = { c = { }; }; }; }; list = [ 1 ]; list' = [ 1 2 3 ]; }
{
attrs = { ... };
list = [ ... ];
list' = [ ... ];
}
nix-repl> :p { attrs = { a = { b = { c = { }; }; }; }; list = [ 1 ]; list' = [ 1 2 3 ]; }
{
attrs = {
a = {
b = {
c = { };
};
};
};
list = [ 1 ];
list' = [
1
2
3
];
}
nix-repl> :p "meow"
meow
```

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---
synopsis: Coercion errors include the failing value
issues: 561
prs: 9754
credits: [9999years, horrors]
category: Improvements
---
The `error: cannot coerce a <TYPE> to a string` message now includes the value
which caused the error.
Before:
```
error: cannot coerce a set to a string
```
After:
```
error: cannot coerce a set to a string: { aesSupport = «thunk»;
avx2Support = «thunk»; avx512Support = «thunk»; avxSupport = «thunk»;
canExecute = «thunk»; config = «thunk»; darwinArch = «thunk»; darwinMinVersion
= «thunk»; darwinMinVersionVariable = «thunk»; darwinPlatform = «thunk»; «84
attributes elided»}
```

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---
synopsis: New-cli flake commands that expect derivations now print the failing value and its type
credits: Qyriad
category: Improvements
cls: 1177
---
In errors like `flake output attribute 'legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.lib' is not a derivation or path`, the message now includes the failing value and type.
Before:
```
error: flake output attribute 'nixosConfigurations.yuki.config' is not a derivation or path
````
After:
```
error: expected flake output attribute 'nixosConfigurations.yuki.config' to be a derivation or path but found a set: { appstream = «thunk»; assertions = «thunk»; boot = { bcache = «thunk»; binfmt = «thunk»; binfmtMiscRegistrations = «thunk»; blacklistedKernelModules = «thunk»; bootMount = «thunk»; bootspec = «thunk»; cleanTmpDir = «thunk»; consoleLogLevel = «thunk»; «43 attributes elided» }; «48 attributes elided» }
```

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---
synopsis: Type errors include the failing value
issues: 561
prs: 9753
credits: [9999years, horrors]
category: Improvements
---
In errors like `value is an integer while a list was expected`, the message now
includes the failing value.
Before:
```
error: value is a set while a string was expected
```
After:
```
error: expected a string but found a set: { ghc810 = «thunk»;
ghc8102Binary = «thunk»; ghc8107 = «thunk»; ghc8107Binary = «thunk»;
ghc865Binary = «thunk»; ghc90 = «thunk»; ghc902 = «thunk»; ghc92 = «thunk»;
ghc924Binary = «thunk»; ghc925 = «thunk»; «17 attributes elided»}
```

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---
synopsis: "Visual clutter in `--debugger` is reduced"
prs: 9919
category: Improvements
credits: [9999years, horrors]
---
Before:
```
info: breakpoint reached
Starting REPL to allow you to inspect the current state of the evaluator.
Welcome to Nix 2.20.0pre20231222_dirty. Type :? for help.
nix-repl> :continue
error: uh oh
Starting REPL to allow you to inspect the current state of the evaluator.
Welcome to Nix 2.20.0pre20231222_dirty. Type :? for help.
nix-repl>
```
After:
```
info: breakpoint reached
Nix 2.20.0pre20231222_dirty debugger
Type :? for help.
nix-repl> :continue
error: uh oh
nix-repl>
```

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---
synopsis: "`nix repl` now allows tab-completing the special repl :colon commands"
cls: 1367
credits: Qyriad
category: Improvements
---
The REPL (`nix repl`) supports pressing `<TAB>` to complete a partial expression, but now also supports completing the special :colon commands as well (`:b`, `:edit`, `:doc`, etc), if the line starts with a colon.

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---
synopsis: Experimental REPL support for documentation comments using `:doc`
cls: 564
category: Features
credits: [Lunaphied, jade]
significance: significant
---
Using `:doc` in the REPL now supports showing documentation comments when defined on a function.
Previously this was only able to document builtins, however it now will show comments defined on a lambda as well.
This support is experimental and relies on an embedded version of [nix-doc](https://github.com/lf-/nix-doc).
The logic also supports limited Markdown formatting of doccomments and should easily support any [RFC 145](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/blob/master/rfcs/0145-doc-strings.md)
compatible documentation comments in addition to simple commented documentation.

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---
synopsis: "`nix repl` history is saved more reliably"
cls: 1164
credits: puck
---
`nix repl` now saves its history file after each line, rather than at the end
of the session; ensuring that it will remember what you typed even after it
crashes.

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---
synopsis: Interrupting builds in the REPL works more than once
cls: 1097
category: Fixes
credits: alois31
---
Builds in the REPL can be interrupted by pressing Ctrl+C.
Previously, this only worked once per REPL session; further attempts would be ignored.
This issue is now fixed, so that builds can be canceled consistently.

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@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
---
synopsis: Add `repl-overlays` option
prs: 10203
cls: 504
credits: 9999years
significance: significant
category: Features
---
A `repl-overlays` option has been added, which specifies files that can overlay
and modify the top-level bindings in `nix repl`. For example, with the
following contents in `~/.config/nix/repl.nix`:
```nix
info: final: prev: let
optionalAttrs = predicate: attrs:
if predicate
then attrs
else {};
in
optionalAttrs (prev ? legacyPackages && prev.legacyPackages ? ${info.currentSystem})
{
pkgs = prev.legacyPackages.${info.currentSystem};
}
```
We can run `nix repl` and use `pkgs` to refer to `legacyPackages.${currentSystem}`:
```ShellSession
$ nix repl --repl-overlays ~/.config/nix/repl.nix nixpkgs
Lix 2.90.0
Type :? for help.
Loading installable 'flake:nixpkgs#'...
Added 5 variables.
Loading 'repl-overlays'...
Added 6 variables.
nix-repl> pkgs.bash
«derivation /nix/store/g08b5vkwwh0j8ic9rkmd8mpj878rk62z-bash-5.2p26.drv»
```

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@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
---
synopsis: Allow single quotes in nix-shell shebangs
prs: 8470
credits: [ncfavier, horrors]
category: Improvements
---
Example:
```bash
#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
#! nix-shell -i bash --packages 'terraform.withPlugins (plugins: [ plugins.openstack ])'
```

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@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
---
synopsis: reintroduce shortened `-E` form for `--expr` to new CLI
cls: 605
credits: Lunaphied
category: Improvements
---
In the old CLI, it was possible to supply a shorter `-E` flag instead of fully
specifying `--expr` every time you wished to provide an expression that would
be evaluated to produce the given command's input. This was retained for the
`--file` flag when the new CLI utilities were written with `-f`, but `-E` was
dropped.
We now restore the `-E` short form for better UX. This is most useful for
`nix eval` but most any command that takes an Installable argument should benefit
from it as well.

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@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
---
synopsis: "In the debugger, `while evaluating the attribute` errors now include position information"
prs: 9915
credits: 9999years
category: Fixes
---
Before:
```
0: while evaluating the attribute 'python311.pythonForBuild.pkgs'
0x600001522598
```
After:
```
0: while evaluating the attribute 'python311.pythonForBuild.pkgs'
/nix/store/hg65h51xnp74ikahns9hyf3py5mlbbqq-source/overrides/default.nix:132:27
131|
132| bootstrappingBase = pkgs.${self.python.pythonAttr}.pythonForBuild.pkgs;
| ^
133| in
```

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@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
---
synopsis: Source locations are printed more consistently in errors
issues: 561
prs: 9555
credits: [9999years, horrors]
category: Improvements
---
Source location information is now included in error messages more
consistently. Given this code:
```nix
let
attr = {foo = "bar";};
key = {};
in
attr.${key}
```
Previously, Nix would show this unhelpful message when attempting to evaluate
it:
```
error:
… while evaluating an attribute name
error: value is a set while a string was expected
```
Now, the error message displays where the problematic value was found:
```
error:
… while evaluating an attribute name
at bad.nix:4:11:
3| key = {};
4| in attr.${key}
| ^
5|
error: expected a string but found a set: { }
```

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@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
---
synopsis: Include phase reporting in log file for ssh-ng builds
prs: 9280
credits: r-vdp
category: Fixes
---
Store phase information of remote builds run via `ssh-ng` remotes in the local log file, matching logging behavior of local builds.

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@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
---
synopsis: Fix `ssh-ng://` remotes not respecting `--substitute-on-destination`
prs: 9600
credits: SharzyL
category: Fixes
---
`nix copy ssh-ng://` now respects `--substitute-on-destination`, as does `nix-copy-closure` and other commands that operate on remote `ssh-ng` stores.
Previously this was always set by `builders-use-substitutes` setting.

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@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
---
synopsis: Some stack overflow segfaults are fixed
issues: 9616
prs: 9617
cls: 205
category: Improvements
credits: [9999years, horrors]
---
The number of nested function calls has been restricted, to detect and report
infinite function call recursions. The default maximum call depth is 10,000 and
can be set with [the `max-call-depth`
option](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-max-call-depth).
This fixes segfaults or the following unhelpful error message in many cases:
error: stack overflow (possible infinite recursion)
Before:
```
$ nix-instantiate --eval --expr '(x: x x) (x: x x)'
Segmentation fault: 11
```
After:
```
$ nix-instantiate --eval --expr '(x: x x) (x: x x)'
error: stack overflow
at «string»:1:14:
1| (x: x x) (x: x x)
| ^
```

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@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
---
synopsis: add `--store-path` argument to `nix upgrade-nix`, to manually specify the Nix to upgrade to
cls: 953
credits: Qyriad
category: Features
---
`nix upgrade-nix` by default downloads a manifest to find the new Nix version to upgrade to, but now you can specify `--store-path` to upgrade Nix to an arbitrary version from the Nix store.

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@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
---
synopsis: using `nix profile` on `/nix/var/nix/profiles/default` no longer breaks `nix upgrade-nix`
cls: 952
credits: Qyriad
category: Fixes
---
On non-NixOS, Nix is conventionally installed into a `nix-env` style profile at /nix/var/nix/profiles/default.
Like any `nix-env` profile, using `nix profile` on it automatically migrates it to a `nix profile` style profile, which is incompatible with `nix-env`.
`nix upgrade-nix` previously relied solely on `nix-env` to do the upgrade, but now will work fine with either kind of profile.

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@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
---
synopsis: Upstart scripts removed
cls: 574
category: Packaging
credits: jade
---
Upstart scripts have been removed from Lix, since Upstart is obsolete and has
not been shipped by any major distributions for many years. If these are
necessary to your use case, please back port them to your packaging.

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@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
---
synopsis: Warn about ignored client settings
cls: 1026
credits: jade
category: Improvements
---
Emit a warning for every client-provided setting the daemon ignores because the requesting client is not run by a trusted user.
Previously this was only a debug message.

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@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
---
synopsis: Better error reporting for `with` expressions
prs: 9658
cls: 207
credits: horrors
category: Improvements
---
`with` expressions using non-attrset values to resolve variables are now reported with proper positions.
Previously an incorrect `with` expression would report no position at all, making it hard to determine where the error originated:
```
nix-repl> with 1; a
error:
<borked>
at «none»:0: (source not available)
error: value is an integer while a set was expected
```
Now position information is preserved and reported as with most other errors:
```
nix-repl> with 1; a
error:
… while evaluating the first subexpression of a with expression
at «string»:1:1:
1| with 1; a
| ^
error: expected a set but found an integer: 1
```

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@ -196,55 +196,53 @@
- [C++ style guide](contributing/cxx.md)
- [Release Notes](release-notes/release-notes.md)
- [Upcoming release](release-notes/rl-next.md)
<!-- RELENG-AUTO-INSERTION-MARKER (see releng/release_notes.py) -->
- [Lix 2.90 (FIXME date)](release-notes/rl-2.90.md)
- [Nix 2.18 (2023-09-20)](release-notes/rl-2.18.md)
- [Nix 2.17 (2023-07-24)](release-notes/rl-2.17.md)
- [Nix 2.16 (2023-05-31)](release-notes/rl-2.16.md)
- [Nix 2.15 (2023-04-11)](release-notes/rl-2.15.md)
- [Nix 2.14 (2023-02-28)](release-notes/rl-2.14.md)
- [Nix 2.13 (2023-01-17)](release-notes/rl-2.13.md)
- [Nix 2.12 (2022-12-06)](release-notes/rl-2.12.md)
- [Nix 2.11 (2022-08-25)](release-notes/rl-2.11.md)
- [Nix 2.10 (2022-07-11)](release-notes/rl-2.10.md)
- [Nix 2.9 (2022-05-30)](release-notes/rl-2.9.md)
- [Nix 2.8 (2022-04-19)](release-notes/rl-2.8.md)
- [Nix 2.7 (2022-03-07)](release-notes/rl-2.7.md)
- [Nix 2.6 (2022-01-24)](release-notes/rl-2.6.md)
- [Nix 2.5 (2021-12-13)](release-notes/rl-2.5.md)
- [Nix 2.4 (2021-11-01)](release-notes/rl-2.4.md)
- [Nix 2.3 (2019-09-04)](release-notes/rl-2.3.md)
- [Nix 2.2 (2019-01-11)](release-notes/rl-2.2.md)
- [Nix 2.1 (2018-09-02)](release-notes/rl-2.1.md)
- [Nix 2.0 (2018-02-22)](release-notes/rl-2.0.md)
- [Nix 1.11.10 (2017-06-12)](release-notes/rl-1.11.10.md)
- [Nix 1.11 (2016-01-19)](release-notes/rl-1.11.md)
- [Nix 1.10 (2015-09-03)](release-notes/rl-1.10.md)
- [Nix 1.9 (2015-06-12)](release-notes/rl-1.9.md)
- [Nix 1.8 (2014-12-14)](release-notes/rl-1.8.md)
- [Nix 1.7 (2014-04-11)](release-notes/rl-1.7.md)
- [Nix 1.6.1 (2013-10-28)](release-notes/rl-1.6.1.md)
- [Nix 1.6 (2013-09-10)](release-notes/rl-1.6.md)
- [Nix 1.5.2 (2013-05-13)](release-notes/rl-1.5.2.md)
- [Nix 1.5 (2013-02-27)](release-notes/rl-1.5.md)
- [Nix 1.4 (2013-02-26)](release-notes/rl-1.4.md)
- [Nix 1.3 (2013-01-04)](release-notes/rl-1.3.md)
- [Nix 1.2 (2012-12-06)](release-notes/rl-1.2.md)
- [Nix 1.1 (2012-07-18)](release-notes/rl-1.1.md)
- [Nix 1.0 (2012-05-11)](release-notes/rl-1.0.md)
- [Nix 0.16 (2010-08-17)](release-notes/rl-0.16.md)
- [Nix 0.15 (2010-03-17)](release-notes/rl-0.15.md)
- [Nix 0.14 (2010-02-04)](release-notes/rl-0.14.md)
- [Nix 0.13 (2009-11-05)](release-notes/rl-0.13.md)
- [Nix 0.12 (2008-11-20)](release-notes/rl-0.12.md)
- [Nix 0.11 (2007-12-31)](release-notes/rl-0.11.md)
- [Nix 0.10.1 (2006-10-11)](release-notes/rl-0.10.1.md)
- [Nix 0.10 (2006-10-06)](release-notes/rl-0.10.md)
- [Nix 0.9.2 (2005-09-21)](release-notes/rl-0.9.2.md)
- [Nix 0.9.1 (2005-09-20)](release-notes/rl-0.9.1.md)
- [Nix 0.9 (2005-09-16)](release-notes/rl-0.9.md)
- [Nix 0.8.1 (2005-04-13)](release-notes/rl-0.8.1.md)
- [Nix 0.8 (2005-04-11)](release-notes/rl-0.8.md)
- [Nix 0.7 (2005-01-12)](release-notes/rl-0.7.md)
- [Nix 0.6 (2004-11-14)](release-notes/rl-0.6.md)
- [Nix 0.5 and earlier](release-notes/rl-0.5.md)
- [Release 2.18 (2023-09-20)](release-notes/rl-2.18.md)
- [Release 2.17 (2023-07-24)](release-notes/rl-2.17.md)
- [Release 2.16 (2023-05-31)](release-notes/rl-2.16.md)
- [Release 2.15 (2023-04-11)](release-notes/rl-2.15.md)
- [Release 2.14 (2023-02-28)](release-notes/rl-2.14.md)
- [Release 2.13 (2023-01-17)](release-notes/rl-2.13.md)
- [Release 2.12 (2022-12-06)](release-notes/rl-2.12.md)
- [Release 2.11 (2022-08-25)](release-notes/rl-2.11.md)
- [Release 2.10 (2022-07-11)](release-notes/rl-2.10.md)
- [Release 2.9 (2022-05-30)](release-notes/rl-2.9.md)
- [Release 2.8 (2022-04-19)](release-notes/rl-2.8.md)
- [Release 2.7 (2022-03-07)](release-notes/rl-2.7.md)
- [Release 2.6 (2022-01-24)](release-notes/rl-2.6.md)
- [Release 2.5 (2021-12-13)](release-notes/rl-2.5.md)
- [Release 2.4 (2021-11-01)](release-notes/rl-2.4.md)
- [Release 2.3 (2019-09-04)](release-notes/rl-2.3.md)
- [Release 2.2 (2019-01-11)](release-notes/rl-2.2.md)
- [Release 2.1 (2018-09-02)](release-notes/rl-2.1.md)
- [Release 2.0 (2018-02-22)](release-notes/rl-2.0.md)
- [Release 1.11.10 (2017-06-12)](release-notes/rl-1.11.10.md)
- [Release 1.11 (2016-01-19)](release-notes/rl-1.11.md)
- [Release 1.10 (2015-09-03)](release-notes/rl-1.10.md)
- [Release 1.9 (2015-06-12)](release-notes/rl-1.9.md)
- [Release 1.8 (2014-12-14)](release-notes/rl-1.8.md)
- [Release 1.7 (2014-04-11)](release-notes/rl-1.7.md)
- [Release 1.6.1 (2013-10-28)](release-notes/rl-1.6.1.md)
- [Release 1.6 (2013-09-10)](release-notes/rl-1.6.md)
- [Release 1.5.2 (2013-05-13)](release-notes/rl-1.5.2.md)
- [Release 1.5 (2013-02-27)](release-notes/rl-1.5.md)
- [Release 1.4 (2013-02-26)](release-notes/rl-1.4.md)
- [Release 1.3 (2013-01-04)](release-notes/rl-1.3.md)
- [Release 1.2 (2012-12-06)](release-notes/rl-1.2.md)
- [Release 1.1 (2012-07-18)](release-notes/rl-1.1.md)
- [Release 1.0 (2012-05-11)](release-notes/rl-1.0.md)
- [Release 0.16 (2010-08-17)](release-notes/rl-0.16.md)
- [Release 0.15 (2010-03-17)](release-notes/rl-0.15.md)
- [Release 0.14 (2010-02-04)](release-notes/rl-0.14.md)
- [Release 0.13 (2009-11-05)](release-notes/rl-0.13.md)
- [Release 0.12 (2008-11-20)](release-notes/rl-0.12.md)
- [Release 0.11 (2007-12-31)](release-notes/rl-0.11.md)
- [Release 0.10.1 (2006-10-11)](release-notes/rl-0.10.1.md)
- [Release 0.10 (2006-10-06)](release-notes/rl-0.10.md)
- [Release 0.9.2 (2005-09-21)](release-notes/rl-0.9.2.md)
- [Release 0.9.1 (2005-09-20)](release-notes/rl-0.9.1.md)
- [Release 0.9 (2005-09-16)](release-notes/rl-0.9.md)
- [Release 0.8.1 (2005-04-13)](release-notes/rl-0.8.1.md)
- [Release 0.8 (2005-04-11)](release-notes/rl-0.8.md)
- [Release 0.7 (2005-01-12)](release-notes/rl-0.7.md)
- [Release 0.6 (2004-11-14)](release-notes/rl-0.6.md)
- [Release 0.5 and earlier](release-notes/rl-0.5.md)

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# Disambiguation
This man page describes the command `nix-build`, which is distinct from [`nix build`](./new-cli/nix3-build.md).
For documentation on the latter, run `nix build --help` or see `man nix3-build`.
This man page describes the command `nix-build`, which is distinct from `nix
build`. For documentation on the latter, run `nix build --help` or see `man
nix3-build`.
# Description

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@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ $ meson compile -C build nixexpr
All targets may be addressed as their output, relative to the build directory, e.g.:
```bash
$ meson compile -C build src/libexpr/liblixexpr.so
$ meson compile -C build src/libexpr/libnixexpr.so
```
But Meson does not consider intermediate files like object files targets.
To build a specific object file, use Ninja directly and specify the output file relative to the build directory:
```bash
$ ninja -C build src/libexpr/liblixexpr.so.p/nixexpr.cc.o
$ ninja -C build src/libexpr/libnixexpr.so.p/nixexpr.cc.o
```
To inspect the canonical source of truth on what the state of the buildsystem configuration is, use:
@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ You can also build Lix for one of the [supported platforms](#platforms).
Lix can be built for various platforms, as specified in [`flake.nix`]:
[`flake.nix`]: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/src/branch/main/flake.nix
[`flake.nix`]: https://github.com/nixos/nix/blob/master/flake.nix
- `x86_64-linux`
- `x86_64-darwin`

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@ -12,51 +12,44 @@ The unit tests are defined using the [googletest] and [rapidcheck] frameworks.
> An example of some files, demonstrating much of what is described below
>
> ```
> src
> ├── libexpr
> │ ├── value/context.hh
> │ ├── value/context.cc
> │ │
> │ …
> └── tests
> │ ├── value/context.hh
> │ ├── value/context.cc
> │ │
> │ …
> │
> ├── unit-test-data
> │ ├── libstore
> │ │ ├── worker-protocol/content-address.bin
> │ │ …
> │ …
> …
> ├── src
> │   ├── libexpr
> │   │   ├── …
> │   │   ├── value
> │   │   │   ├── context.cc
> │   │   │   └── context.hh
> │ … …
> ├── tests
> │   …
> │   └── unit
> │   ├── libcmd
> │   │   └── args.cc
> │   ├── libexpr
> │   │   ├── …
> │   │   └── value
> │   │   ├── context.cc
> │   │   └── print.cc
> │   ├── libexpr-support
> │   │   └── tests
> │   │   ├── libexpr.hh
> │   │   └── value
> │   │   ├── context.cc
> │   │   └── context.hh
> │   ├── libstore
> │   │   ├── common-protocol.cc
> │   │   ├── data
> │   │   │   ├── libstore
> │   │   │   │   ├── common-protocol
> │   │   │   │   │   ├── content-address.bin
> │   │   │   │   │   ├── drv-output.bin
> … … … … … …
> ```
The unit tests for each Lix library (`liblixexpr`, `liblixstore`, etc..) live inside a directory `src/${library_shortname}/tests` within the directory for the library (`src/${library_shortname}`).
<!-- FIXME(Lix): this might get renamed to liblixexpr, etc? -->
The data is in `tests/unit/LIBNAME/data/LIBNAME`, with one subdir per library, with the same name as where the code goes.
For example, `liblixstore` code is in `src/libstore`, and its test data is in `tests/unit/libstore/data/libstore`.
The path to the unit test data directory is passed to the unit test executable with the environment variable `_NIX_TEST_UNIT_DATA`.
The unit tests for each Lix library (`libnixexpr`, `libnixstore`, etc..) live inside a directory `src/${library_shortname}/tests` within the directory for the library (`src/${library_shortname}`).
The data is in `unit-test-data`, with one subdir per library, with the same name as where the code goes.
For example, `libnixstore` code is in `src/libstore`, and its test data is in `unit-test-data/libstore`.
The path to the `unit-test-data` directory is passed to the unit test executable with the environment variable `_NIX_TEST_UNIT_DATA`.
> **Note**
> Due to the way googletest works, downstream unit test executables will actually include and re-run upstream library tests.
> Therefore it is important that the same value for `_NIX_TEST_UNIT_DATA` be used with the tests for each library.
> That is why we have the test data nested within a single `unit-test-data` directory.
### Running tests
You can run the whole testsuite with `just test` (see justfile for exact invocation of meson), and if you want to run just one test suite, use `just test --suite installcheck functional-init` where `installcheck` is the name of the test suite in this case and `functional-init` is the name of the test.
To get a list of tests, use `meson test -C build --list` (or `just test --list` for short).
To get a list of tests, use `meson test -C build --list`.
For `installcheck` specifically, first run `just install` before running the test suite (this is due to meson limitations that don't let us put a dependency on installing before doing the test).
@ -81,27 +74,20 @@ See [below](#characterization-testing-1) for a broader discussion of characteriz
Like with the functional characterization, `_NIX_TEST_ACCEPT=1` is also used.
For example:
```shell-session
$ _NIX_TEST_ACCEPT=1 just test --suite check libstore-unit-tests
$ _NIX_TEST_ACCEPT=1 make libstore-tests-exe_RUN
...
../tests/unit/libstore/common-protocol.cc:27: Skipped
Cannot read golden master because another test is also updating it
../tests/unit/libstore/common-protocol.cc:62: Skipped
Updating golden master
../tests/unit/libstore/common-protocol.cc:27: Skipped
Cannot read golden master because another test is also updating it
../tests/unit/libstore/common-protocol.cc:62: Skipped
Updating golden master
[ SKIPPED ] WorkerProtoTest.string_read
[ SKIPPED ] WorkerProtoTest.string_write
[ SKIPPED ] WorkerProtoTest.storePath_read
[ SKIPPED ] WorkerProtoTest.storePath_write
...
```
will regenerate the "golden master" expected result for the `liblixstore` characterization tests.
will regenerate the "golden master" expected result for the `libnixstore` characterization tests.
The characterization tests will mark themselves "skipped" since they regenerated the expected result instead of actually testing anything.
## Functional tests
The functional tests reside under the `tests/functional` directory and are listed in `tests/functional/meson.build`.
The functional tests reside under the `tests/functional` directory and are listed in `tests/functional/local.mk`.
Each test is a bash script.
### Running the whole test suite
@ -199,7 +185,7 @@ edit it like so:
```
<div class="warning">
FIXME(meson): the command here is incorrect for meson and this whole functionality may need rebuilding.
FIXME(meson): the command here may be incorrect for meson.
</div>
Then, running the test with `./mk/debug-test.sh` will drop you into GDB once the script reaches that point:
@ -223,11 +209,15 @@ This technique is to include the exact output/behavior of a former version of Ni
For example, this technique is used for the language tests, to check both the printed final value if evaluation was successful, and any errors and warnings encountered.
<div class="warning">
FIXME(meson): this is incorrect for meson. `_NIX_TEST_ACCEPT=1` is still valid but the test invocation needs to change.
</div>
It is frequently useful to regenerate the expected output.
To do that, rerun the failed test(s) with `_NIX_TEST_ACCEPT=1`.
For example:
```bash
_NIX_TEST_ACCEPT=1 just test --suite installcheck -v functional-lang
_NIX_TEST_ACCEPT=1 make tests/functional/lang.sh.test
```
An interesting situation to document is the case when these tests are "overfitted".
@ -330,135 +320,3 @@ solved this need?
~~>
-->
## Magic environment variables
FIXME: maybe this section should be moved elsewhere or turned partially into user docs, but I just need a complete index for now.
I actually want to ban people calling getenv without writing documentation, and produce a comprehensive list of env-vars used by Lix and enforce it.
This is a non-exhaustive list of almost all environment variables, magic or not, accepted or used by various parts of the test suite as well as Lix itself.
Please add more if you find them.
I looked for these in the testsuite with the following bad regexes:
```
rg '(?:[^A-Za-z]|^)(_[A-Z][^-\[ }/:");$(]+)' -r '$1' --no-filename --only-matching tests | sort -u > vars.txt
rg '\$\{?([A-Z][^-\[ }/:");]+)' -r '$1' --no-filename --only-matching tests | sort -u > vars.txt
```
I grepped `src/` for `get[eE]nv\("` to find the mentions in Lix code.
### Used by Lix testing support code
- `_NIX_TEST_ACCEPT` (optional) - Writes out the result of a characterization test as the new expected value.
**Expected value**: 1
- `_NIX_TEST_UNIT_DATA` - The path to the directory for the data for a given unit test suite.
**Expected value**: `tests/unit/libstore/data/libstore` or similar
### Used by Lix
- `_NIX_FORCE_HTTP` - Forces file URIs to be treated as remote ones.
Used by `src/libfetchers/git.cc`, `src/libstore/http-binary-cache-store.cc`,
`src/libstore/local-binary-cache-store.cc`. Seems to be for forcing Git
clones of `git+file://` URLs, making the HTTP binary
cache store accept `file://` URLs (presumably passing them to curl?), and
unknown reasons for the local binary cache.
FIXME(jade): is this obscuring a bug in https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/200?
**Expected value**: 1
- `NIX_ATTRS_SH_FILE`, `NIX_ATTRS_JSON_FILE` (output) - Set by Lix builders; see
`structuredAttrs` documentation.
- `NIX_BIN_DIR`, `NIX_STORE_DIR` (or its inconsistently-used old alias `NIX_STORE`), `NIX_DATA_DIR`,
`NIX_LOG_DIR`, `NIX_LOG_DIR`, `NIX_STATE_DIR`, `NIX_CONF_DIR` -
Overrides compile-time configuration of various locations used by Lix. See `src/libstore/globals.cc`.
**Expected value**: a directory
- `NIX_DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH` (optional) - Overrides the daemon socket path from `$NIX_STATE_DIR/daemon-socket/socket`.
**Expected value**: path to a socket
- `NIX_LOG_FD` (output) - An FD number for logs in `internal-json` format to be sent to.
Used for, mostly, "setPhase" in nixpkgs setup.sh, but can also be creatively used to print verbose log messages from derivations.
**Provided value**: number corresponding to an FD in the builder
- `NIX_PATH` - Search path for `<whatever>`. Documented elsewhere in the manual.
**Expected value**: `:` separated list of things that are not necessarily pointing to filesystem paths
- `NIX_REMOTE` - The default value of the Lix setting `store`.
**Expected value**: "daemon", usually. Could be "auto" or any other value acceptable in `store`.
- `NIX_BUILD_SHELL` - Documented elsewhere; the shell to invoke with `nix-shell` but not `nix develop`/`nix shell`.
The latter ignoring it altogether seems like a bug.
**Expected value**: the path to an executable shell
- `PRINT_PATH` - Undocumented. Used by `nix-prefetch-url` as an alternative form of `--print-path`. Why???
- `_NIX_IN_TEST` - If present with any value, makes `fetchClosure` accept file URLs in addition to HTTP ones. Why is this not `_NIX_FORCE_HTTP`??
Not used anywhere else.
- `NIX_ALLOW_EVAL` - Used by eval-cache tests to block evaluation if set to `0`.
**Expected value**: 1 or 0
- `EDITOR` - Used by `editorFor()`, which has some extremely sketchy editor-detection code for jumping to line numbers.
- `LISTEN_FDS` and `LISTEN_PID` - Used for systemd socket activation using the systemd socket activation protocol.
- `NIX_PAGER` (alternatively, `PAGER`) - Used to select a pager for Lix output. Why does this not use libutil `getEnv()`?
- `LESS` (output) - Sets the pager settings for `less` when invoked by Lix.
- `NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE` - When set, Lix allows the store to be a symlink. Why do we support this?
Apparently [someone was using it enough to fix it](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/4038).
- `NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE` (alternatively, `SSL_CERT_FILE`) - Used to set CA certificates for libcurl.
**Expected value**: "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt" or similar
- `NIX_REMOTE_SYSTEMS` - Used to set `builders`. Can we please deprecate this?
- `NIX_USER_CONF_FILES` - `:` separated list of config files to load before
`/nix/nix.conf` under each of `XDG_CONFIG_DIRS`.
- `NIX_CONFIG` - Newline separated configuration to load into Lix.
- `NIX_GET_COMPLETIONS` - Returns completions.
Unsure of the exact format, someone should document it; either way my shell never had any completions.
**Expected value**: number of completions to return.
- `IN_SYSTEMD` - Used to switch the logging format so that systemd gets the correct log levels. I think.
- `NIX_HELD_LOCKS` - Not used, what is this for?? We should surely remove it right after searching github?
- `GC_INITIAL_HEAP_SIZE` - Used to set the initial heap size, processed by boehmgc.
- `NIX_COUNT_CALLS` - Documented elsewhere; prints call counts for profiling purposes.
- `NIX_SHOW_STATS` - Documented elsewhere; prints various evaluation statistics like function calls, gc info, and similar.
- `NIX_SHOW_STATS_PATH` - Writes those statistics into a file at the given path instead of stdout. Undocumented.
- `NIX_SHOW_SYMBOLS` - Dumps the symbol table into the show-stats json output.
- `TERM` - If `dumb` or unset, disables ANSI colour output.
- `NO_COLOR`, `NOCOLOR` - Disables ANSI colour output.
- `_NIX_DEVELOPER_SHOW_UNKNOWN_LOCATIONS` - Highlights unknown locations in errors.
- `NIX_PROFILE` - Selects which profile `nix-env` will operate on. Documented elsewhere.
- `NIX_SSHOPTS` - Options passed to `ssh(1)` when using a ssh remote store.
Incorrectly documented on `nix-copy-closure` which is *surely* not the only place they are used??
- `_NIX_TEST_NO_LSOF` - Used on non-Linux, non-macOS platforms to disable using `lsof` when finding gc roots.
Since https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/156 was fixed, this should probably just be removed as it was a bad workaround for a macOS issue.
- `_NIX_TEST_GC_SYNC_1` - Path to a pipe that is used to block the GC briefly to validate invariants from the test suite.
- `_NIX_TEST_GC_SYNC_2` - Path to a pipe that is used to block the GC briefly to validate invariants from the test suite.
- `_NIX_TEST_FREE_SPACE_FILE` - Path to a file containing a decimal number with the free space that the GC is to believe it has.
- Various XDG vars
- `NIX_DEBUG_SQLITE_TRACES` - Dump all sqlite queries to the log at `notice` level.
- `_NIX_TEST_NO_SANDBOX` - Disables actually setting up the sandbox on macOS while leaving other logic the same. Unused on other platforms.
- `_NIX_TRACE_BUILT_OUTPUTS` - Dumps all the derivation paths alongside their outputs as lines into a file of the given name.
### Used by the functional test framework
- `NIX_DAEMON_PACKAGE` - Runs the test suite against an alternate Nix daemon with the current client.
**Expected value**: something like `/nix/store/...-nix-2.18.2`
- `NIX_CLIENT_PACKAGE` - Runs the test suite against an alternate Nix client with the current daemon.
**Expected value**: something like `/nix/store/...-nix-2.18.2`
- `NIX_TESTS_CA_BY_DEFAULT` - Pass `__contentAddressed`, `outputHashMode` and `outputHashAlgo` to builds of some input-addressed derivations in the test suite.
**Expected value**: 1
- `TEST_DATA` - Not an environment variable! This is used in repl characterization tests to refer to `tests/functional/repl_characterization/data`.
More specifically, that path is replaced with the string `$TEST_DATA` in output for reproducibility.
- `TEST_HOME` (output) - Set to the temporary directory that is set as `$HOME` inside the tests, underneath `$TEST_ROOT`.
- `TEST_ROOT` (output) - Set to the temporary directory that is created for each test to mess with.
- `_NIX_TEST_DAEMON_PID` (output) - Used to track the daemon pid to be able to kill it.
**Provided value**: Daemon pid as a base-10 integer, e.g. 2345

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# Using Lix within Docker
Lix is available on the following two container registries:
- [ghcr.io/lix-project/lix](https://ghcr.io/lix-project/lix)
- [git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/-/packages/container/lix)
Currently the Lix project doesn't ship docker images. However, we have the infrastructure to do it, it's just not yet been done. See https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/252
<!--
To run the latest stable release of Lix with Docker run the following command:
```console
~ » sudo podman run -it ghcr.io/lix-project/lix:latest
Trying to pull ghcr.io/lix-project/lix:latest...
bash-5.2# nix --version
nix (Lix, like Nix) 2.90.0
$ docker run -ti nixos/nix
Unable to find image 'nixos/nix:latest' locally
latest: Pulling from nixos/nix
5843afab3874: Pull complete
b52bf13f109c: Pull complete
1e2415612aa3: Pull complete
Digest: sha256:27f6e7f60227e959ee7ece361f75d4844a40e1cc6878b6868fe30140420031ff
Status: Downloaded newer image for nixos/nix:latest
35ca4ada6e96:/# nix --version
nix (Nix) 2.3.12
35ca4ada6e96:/# exit
```
# What is included in Lix's Docker image?
The official Docker image is created using [nix2container]
The official Docker image is created using `pkgs.dockerTools.buildLayeredImage`
(and not with `Dockerfile` as it is usual with Docker images). You can still
base your custom Docker image on it as you would do with any other Docker
image.
[nix2container]: https://github.com/nlewo/nix2container
The Docker image is also not based on any other image and includes minimal set
of runtime dependencies that are required to use Lix:
The Docker image is also not based on any other image and includes the nixpkgs
that Lix was built with along with a minimal set of tools in the system profile:
- bashInteractive
- cacert.out
- coreutils-full
- curl
- findutils
- gitMinimal
- gnugrep
- gnutar
- gzip
- iana-etc
- less
- libxml2
- lix
- man
- openssh
- sqlite
- wget
- which
- pkgs.nix
- pkgs.bashInteractive
- pkgs.coreutils-full
- pkgs.gnutar
- pkgs.gzip
- pkgs.gnugrep
- pkgs.which
- pkgs.curl
- pkgs.less
- pkgs.wget
- pkgs.man
- pkgs.cacert.out
- pkgs.findutils
# Docker image with the latest development version of Lix
FIXME: There are not currently images of development versions of Lix. Tracking issue: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/381
You can build a Docker image from source yourself and copy it to either:
Podman: `nix run '.#dockerImage.copyTo' containers-storage:lix`
Docker: `nix run '.#dockerImage.copyToDockerDaemon'`
Then:
To get the latest image that was built by [Hydra](https://hydra.nixos.org) run
the following command:
```console
$ docker run -ti lix
$ curl -L https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/dockerImage.x86_64-linux/latest/download/1 | docker load
$ docker run -ti nix:2.5pre20211105
```
You can also build a Docker image from source yourself:
```console
$ nix build ./\#hydraJobs.dockerImage.x86_64-linux
$ docker load -i ./result/image.tar.gz
$ docker run -ti nix:2.5pre20211105
```
-->

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# Multi-User Mode
To allow a Nix store to be shared safely among multiple users, it is important that users cannot meaningfully influence the execution of derivation builds such that they could inject malicious code into them without changing their (either input- or output- addressed) hash.
If they could do so, they could install a Trojan horse in some package and compromise the accounts of other users.
To allow a Nix store to be shared safely among multiple users, it is
important that users are not able to run builders that modify the Nix
store or database in arbitrary ways, or that interfere with builds
started by other users. If they could do so, they could install a Trojan
horse in some package and compromise the accounts of other users.
To prevent this, the Nix store and database are owned by some privileged user (usually `root`) and builders are executed under unprivileged system user accounts (usually named `nixbld1`, `nixbld2`, etc.).
When an unprivileged user runs a Nix command, actions that operate on the Nix store (such as builds) are forwarded to a *Nix daemon* running under the owner of the Nix store/database that performs the operation.
To prevent this, the Nix store and database are owned by some privileged
user (usually `root`) and builders are executed under special user
accounts (usually named `nixbld1`, `nixbld2`, etc.). When a unprivileged
user runs a Nix command, actions that operate on the Nix store (such as
builds) are forwarded to a *Nix daemon* running under the owner of the
Nix store/database that performs the operation.
The buried lede in the above sentence is that *currently*, even in multi-user mode using a daemon, if executing as the user that owns the store, Lix directly manipulates the store unless `--store daemon` is specified.
[We intend to change this in the future][multi-user-should-not-be-root].
> **Note**
>
> Multi-user mode has one important limitation: only root and a set of
> trusted users specified in `nix.conf` can specify arbitrary binary
> caches. So while unprivileged users may install packages from
> arbitrary Nix expressions, they may not get pre-built binaries.
<div class="warning">
The Lix team considers the goal of the sandbox to be primarily for preventing reproducibility mistakes, and does not consider multi-user mode to be a strong security boundary between users.
Do not evaluate or build untrusted, potentially-malicious, Nix language code on machines that you care deeply about maintaining user isolation on.
Although we would consider any sandbox escapes to be serious security bugs and we intend to fix them, we are not confident enough in the daemon's security to call the daemon a security boundary.
</div>
[multi-user-should-not-be-root]: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/18
## Trust model
There are two categories of users of the Lix daemon: trusted users and untrusted users.
The Lix daemon only allows connections from users that are either trusted users, or are specified in, or are members of groups specified in, [`allowed-users`](../command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-allowed-users) in `nix.conf`.
Trusted users are users and users of groups specified in [`trusted-users`](../command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-trusted-users) in `nix.conf`.
All users of the Lix daemon may do the following to bring things into the Nix store:
- Users may load derivations and output-addressed files into the store with `nix-store --add` or through Nix language code.
- Users may locally build derivations, either of the output-addressed or input-addressed variety, creating output paths.
Note that [fixed-output derivations only consider name and hash](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/969), so it is possible to write a fixed-output derivation for something important with a bogus hash and have it resolve to something else already built in the store.
On systems with `sandbox` enabled (default on Linux; [not *yet* on macOS][sandbox-enable-macos]), derivations are either:
- Input-addressed, so they are run in the sandbox with no network access, with the following exceptions:
- The (poorly named, since it is not *just* about chroot) property `__noChroot` is set on the derivation and `sandbox` is set to `relaxed`.
- On macOS, the derivation property `__darwinAllowLocalNetworking` allows network access to localhost from input-addressed derivations regardless of the `sandbox` setting value. This property exists with such semantics because macOS has no network namespace equivalent to isolate individual processes' localhost networking.
- Output-addressed, so they are run with network access but their result must match an expected hash.
Trusted users may set any setting, including `sandbox = false`, so the sandbox state can be different at runtime from what is described in `nix.conf` for builds invoked with such settings.
- Users may copy appropriately-signed derivation outputs into the store.
By default, any paths *copied into a store* (such as by substitution) must have signatures from [`trusted-public-keys`](../command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-trusted-public-keys) unless they are [output-addressed](../glossary.md#gloss-output-addressed-store-object).
Unsigned paths may be copied into a store if [`require-sigs`](../command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-require-sigs) is disabled in the daemon's configuration (not default), or if the client is a trusted user and passed `--no-check-sigs` to `nix copy`.
- Users may request that the daemon substitutes appropriately-signed derivation outputs from a binary cache in the daemon's [`substituters`](../command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-substituters) list.
Untrusted clients may also specify additional values for `substituters` (via e.g. `--extra-substituters` on a Nix command) that are listed in [`trusted-substituters`](../command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-trusted-substituters).
A client could in principle substitute such paths itself then copy them to the daemon (see clause above) if they are appropriately signed but are *not* from a trusted substituter, however this is not implemented in the current Lix client to our knowledge, at the time of writing.
This probably means that `trusted-substituters` is a redundant setting except insofar as such substitution would have to be done on the client rather than as root on the daemon; and it is highly defensible to not allow random usage of our HTTP client running as root.
[sandbox-enable-macos]: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/386
### The Lix daemon as a security non-boundary
The Lix team and wider community does not consider the Lix daemon to be a *security boundary* against malicious Nix language code.
Although we do our best to make it secure, we do not recommend sharing a Lix daemon with potentially malicious users.
That means that public continuous integration (CI) builds of untrusted Nix code should not share builders with CI that writes into a cache used by trusted infrastructure.
For example, [hydra.nixos.org], which is the builder for [cache.nixos.org], does not execute untrusted Nix language code; a separate system, [ofborg] is used for CI of nixpkgs pull requests.
The build output of pull request CI is never pushed to [cache.nixos.org], and those systems are considered entirely untrusted.
This is because, among other things, the Lix sandbox is *more* susceptible to kernel exploits than Docker, which, unlike Lix, blocks nested user namespaces via `seccomp` in its default policy, and there have been many kernel bugs only exposed to unprivileged users via user namespaces allowing otherwise-root-only system calls.
In general, the Lix sandbox is set up to be relatively unrestricted while maintaining its goals of building useful, reproducible software; security is not its primary goal.
The Lix sandbox is a custom *non-rootless* Linux container implementation that has not been audited to nearly the same degree as Docker and similar systems.
Also, the Lix daemon is a complex and historied C++ executable running as root with very little privilege separation.
All of this means that a security hole in the Lix daemon gives immediate root access.
Systems like Docker (especially non-rootless Docker) should *themselves* probably not be used in a multi-tenant manner with mutually distrusting tenants, but the Lix daemon *especially* should not be used as such as of this writing.
The primary purpose of the sandbox is to strongly encourage packages to be reproducible, a goal which it is generally quite successful at.
[hydra.nixos.org]: https://hydra.nixos.org
[ofborg]: https://github.com/NixOS/ofborg
[cache.nixos.org]: https://cache.nixos.org
### Trusted users
Trusted users are permitted to set any setting and bypass security restrictions on the daemon.
They are currently in widespread use for a couple of reasons such as remote builds (which we [intend to fix](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/171)).
Trusted users are effectively root on Nix daemons running as root (the default configuration) for *at least* the following reasons, and should be thus thought of as equivalent to passwordless sudo.
This is not a comprehensive list.
- They may copy an unsigned malicious built output into the store for `systemd` or anything else that will run as root, then when the system is upgraded, that path will be used from the local store rather than substituted.
- They may set the following settings that are commands the daemon will run as root:
- `build-hook`
- `diff-hook`
- `pre-build-hook`
- `post-build-hook`
- They may set `build-users-group`.
In particular, they may set it to empty string, which runs builds as root with respect to the rest of the system (!!).
We, too, [think that is absurd and intend to not accept such a configuration](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/242).
It is then simply an exercise to the reader to find a daemon that does `SCM_CREDENTIALS` over a `unix(7)` socket and lets you run commands as root, and mount it into the sandbox with `extra-sandbox-paths`.
At the very least, the Lix daemon itself (since `root` is a trusted user by default) and probably `systemd` qualify for this.
- They may set the `builders` list, which will have ssh run as root.
We aren't sure if there is a way to abuse this for command execution but it's plausible.
Note that setting `accept-flake-config` allows arbitrary Nix flakes to set Nix settings in the `nixConfig` stanza.
Do not set this setting or pass `--accept-flake-config` while executing untrusted Nix language code as a trusted user for the reasons above!
## Build users
## Setting up the build users
The *build users* are the special UIDs under which builds are performed.
A build user is selected for a build by looking in the group specified by [`build-users-group`](../command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-build-users-group), by default, `nixbld`, then a member of that group not currently executing a build is selected for the build.
The build users should not be members of any other group.
There can never be more concurrent builds than the number of build users, unless using [`auto-allocate-uids`](../command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-auto-allocate-uids) ([tracking issue][auto-allocate-uids-issue]).
[auto-allocate-uids-issue]: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/387
If, for some reason, you need to create such users manually, the following command will create 10 build users on Linux:
They should all be members of the *build users group* `nixbld`. This
group should have no other members. The build users should not be
members of any other group. On Linux, you can create the group and users
as follows:
```console
$ groupadd -r nixbld
@ -124,12 +35,43 @@ $ for n in $(seq 1 10); do useradd -c "Nix build user $n" \
nixbld$n; done
```
This creates 10 build users. There can never be more concurrent builds
than the number of build users, so you may want to increase this if you
expect to do many builds at the same time.
## Running the daemon
The [Nix daemon](../command-ref/nix-daemon.md) can be started manually as follows (as `root`):
The [Nix daemon](../command-ref/nix-daemon.md) should be started as
follows (as `root`):
```console
# nix-daemon
$ nix-daemon
```
In standard installations of Lix, the daemon is started by a `systemd` unit (Linux) or `launchd` service (macOS).
Youll want to put that line somewhere in your systems boot scripts.
To let unprivileged users use the daemon, they should set the
[`NIX_REMOTE` environment variable](../command-ref/env-common.md) to
`daemon`. So you should put a line like
```console
export NIX_REMOTE=daemon
```
into the users login scripts.
## Restricting access
To limit which users can perform Nix operations, you can use the
permissions on the directory `/nix/var/nix/daemon-socket`. For instance,
if you want to restrict the use of Nix to the members of a group called
`nix-users`, do
```console
$ chgrp nix-users /nix/var/nix/daemon-socket
$ chmod ug=rwx,o= /nix/var/nix/daemon-socket
```
This way, users who are not in the `nix-users` group cannot connect to
the Unix domain socket `/nix/var/nix/daemon-socket/socket`, so they
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@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ management operations. All other users can then use the installed
packages, but they cannot perform package management operations
themselves.
Alternatively, you can configure Lix in “multi-user mode”. In this model, all users can perform package management operations — for instance, every user can install software for themselves without requiring root privileges.
Lix does its best to ensure that this is secure.
For instance, it would be considered a serious security bug for one untrusted user to be able to overwrite a package used by another user with a Trojan horse.
Nevertheless, the Lix team does not consider multi-user mode a strong security boundary, and does not recommend running untrusted user-supplied Nix language code on privileged machines, even if it is secure to the best of our knowledge at any moment in time.
Alternatively, you can configure Lix in “multi-user mode”. In this
model, all users can perform package management operations — for
instance, every user can install software without requiring root
privileges. Lix ensures that this is secure. For instance, its not
possible for one user to overwrite a package used by another user with a
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# Obtaining the Source
The most recent sources of Lix can be obtained from its [Git
repository](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix). For example, the following
The most recent sources of Nix can be obtained from its [Git
repository](https://github.com/NixOS/nix). For example, the following
command will check out the latest revision into a directory called
`nix`:
```console
$ git clone https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix
$ git clone https://github.com/NixOS/nix
```
Likewise, specific releases can be obtained from the
[tags](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/tags) of the repository.
[tags](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/tags) of the repository.

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may also work, but ancient versions like the ubiquitous 2.5.4a
won't.
- The `libseccomp` is used to provide syscall filtering on Linux. To get
- The `libseccomp` is used to provide syscall filtering on Linux. This
is an optional dependency and can be disabled passing a
`--disable-seccomp-sandboxing` option to the `configure` script (Not
recommended unless your system doesn't support `libseccomp`). To get
the library, visit <https://github.com/seccomp/libseccomp>.
- On 64-bit x86 machines only, `libcpuid` library

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{{#include @generated@/language/builtin-constants.md}}
</dl>
## Things which might be mistaken for constants
<dl>
<dt><code>__curPos</code></dt>
<dd>
This is not a constant but a [context-dependent keyword](@docroot@/language/constructs.md#keywords-__curPos)
</dd>
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Comments can be single-line, started with a `#` character, or
inline/multi-line, enclosed within `/* ... */`.
## Context-dependent keywords
<dl>
<dt id="keywords-__curPos">
<a href="#keywords-__curPos"><code>__curPos</code></a>
</dt>
<dd>
A quasi-constant which will be replaced with an attribute set describing
the location where `__curPos` was used, with attributes `file`, `line`,
and `column`. For example, `import ./file.nix` will result in
```nix
{
column = 1;
file = "/path/to/some/file.nix";
line = 1;
}
```
assuming `file.nix` contains nothing but `__curPos`.
In context without a source file (such as `nix-repl`), it will always
be replaced with `null`:
```nix-repl
nix-repl> __curPos
null
```
While it may vaguely look like a builtin, this is a very different beast
that is handled directly by the parser. It thus cannot be shadowed,
bound to a different name, and is also not available under
[`builtins`](@docroot@/language/builtin-constants.md#builtins-builtins).
```nix-repl
nix-repl> let __curPos = "no"; in __curPos
null
```
Despite this `__curPos`, much like `or`, may still be used as an identifier,
it is only treated specially when it appears as an unqualified name:
```nix-repl
nix-repl> { __curPos = 1; }.__curPos
1
```
</dd>
<dt id="keywords-or">
<a href="#keywords-or"><code>or</code></a>
</dt>
<dd>
`or` is used in [Attribute selection](@docroot@/language/operators.html#attribute-selection),
where it is a keyword.
However, it is not a keyword in some other contexts, and can be used as
a binding name in attribute sets, let-bindings, non-initial function
application position, and as a label in attribute paths.
Its use as anything other than a keyword is discouraged.
</dd>
</dl>

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$ curl -sSf -L https://install.lix.systems/lix | sh -s -- install
```
For systems that **already have a Nix implementation installed**, such as NixOS systems, read our [install page](https://lix.systems/install)
For systems that **already have Nix installed**, such as NixOS systems, read our [install page](https://lix.systems/install)
The install script will use `sudo`, so make sure you have sufficient rights.

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@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ This release has the following new features:
<https://cache.nixos.org/> or <ssh://machine>. The following store
types are supported:
- `LocalStore` (store URI `local` or an absolute path) and the
- `LocalStore` (stori URI `local` or an absolute path) and the
misnamed `RemoteStore` (`daemon`) provide access to a local Nix
store, the latter via the Nix daemon. You can use `auto` or the
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# Lix 2.90 "Vanilla Ice Cream" (FIXME date)
# Lix 2.90.0 (FIXME date)
## Breaking Changes
- Deprecate the online flake registries and vendor the default registry [fj#183](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/183) [fj#110](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/110) [fj#116](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/116) [#8953](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/8953) [#9087](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/9087) [cl/1127](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1127)
The online flake registry [https://channels.nixos.org/flake-registry.json](https://channels.nixos.org/flake-registry.json) is not pinned in any way,
and the targets of the indirections can both update or change entirely at any
point. Furthermore, it is refetched on every use of a flake reference, even if
there is a local flake reference, and even if you are offline (which breaks).
For now, we deprecate the (any) online flake registry, and vendor a copy of the
current online flake registry. This makes it work offline, and ensures that
it won't change in the future.
Many thanks to [julia](https://git.lix.systems/midnightveil) for this.
- Enforce syscall filtering and no-new-privileges on Linux [cl/1063](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1063)
In order to improve consistency of the build environment, system call filtering and no-new-privileges are now unconditionally enabled on Linux.
The `filter-syscalls` and `allow-new-privileges` options which could be used to disable these features under some circumstances have been removed.
In order to support building on architectures without libseccomp support, the option to disable syscall filtering at build time remains.
However, other uses of this option are heavily discouraged, since it would reduce the security of the sandbox substantially.
Many thanks to [alois31](https://git.lix.systems/alois31) for this.
- Overhaul `nix flake update` and `nix flake lock` UX [#8817](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/8817)
The interface for creating and updating lock files has been overhauled:
- [`nix flake lock`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-flake-lock.md) only creates lock files and adds missing inputs now.
It will *never* update existing inputs.
- [`nix flake update`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-flake-update.md) does the same, but *will* update inputs.
- Passing no arguments will update all inputs of the current flake, just like it already did.
- Passing input names as arguments will ensure only those are updated. This replaces the functionality of `nix flake lock --update-input`
- To operate on a flake outside the current directory, you must now pass `--flake path/to/flake`.
- The flake-specific flags `--recreate-lock-file` and `--update-input` have been removed from all commands operating on installables.
They are superceded by `nix flake update`.
Many thanks to [iFreilicht](https://github.com/iFreilicht), [Lunaphied](https://git.lix.systems/Lunaphied), and [Théophane Hufschmitt](https://github.com/thufschmitt) for this.
- `nix profile` now allows referring to elements by human-readable name, and no longer accepts indices [#8678](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/8678) [cl/978](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/978) [cl/980](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/980)
[`nix profile`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile.md) now uses names to refer to installed packages when running [`list`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile-list.md), [`remove`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile-remove.md) or [`upgrade`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-profile-upgrade.md) as opposed to indices. Indices have been removed. Profile element names are generated when a package is installed and remain the same until the package is removed.
**Warning**: The `manifest.nix` file used to record the contents of profiles has changed. Lix will automatically upgrade profiles to the new version when you modify the profile. After that, the profile can no longer be used by older versions of Lix.
Many thanks to [iFreilicht](https://github.com/iFreilicht), [Qyriad](https://git.lix.systems/Qyriad), and [Eelco Dolstra](https://github.com/edolstra) for this.
- `builtins.nixVersion` and `builtins.langVersion` return fixed values [cl/558](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/558) [cl/1144](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1144)
`builtins.nixVersion` now returns a fixed value `"2.18.3-lix"`.
`builtins.langVersion` returns a fixed value `6`, matching CppNix 2.18.
This prevents feature detection assuming that features that exist in Nix
post-Lix-branch-off might exist, even though the Lix version is greater than
the Nix version.
In the future, check for builtins for feature detection. If a feature cannot be
detected by *those* means, please file a Lix bug.
Many thanks to [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade) for this.
- Rename all the libraries nixexpr, nixstore, etc to lixexpr, lixstore, etc
The Lix C++ API libraries have had the following changes:
- Includes moved from `include/nix/` to `include/lix/`
- `pkg-config` files renamed from `nix-expr` to `lix-expr` and so on.
- Libraries renamed from `libnixexpr.so` to `liblixexpr.so` and so on.
There are other changes between Nix 2.18 and Lix, since these APIs are not
stable. However, this change in particular is a deliberate compatibility break
to force downstreams linking to Lix to specifically handle Lix and avoid Lix
accidentally getting ensnared in compatibility code for newer CppNix.
Migration path:
- expr.hh -> lix/libexpr/expr.hh
- nix/config.h -> lix/config.h
To apply this migration automatically, remove all `<nix/>` from includes, so `#include <nix/expr.hh>` -> `#include <expr.hh>`.
Then, the correct paths will be resolved from the tangled mess, and the clang-tidy automated fix will work.
Then run the following for out of tree projects (header filter is set to only fix instances in headers in `../src` relative to the compiler's working directory, as would be the case in nix-eval-jobs or other things built with meson, e.g.):
```console
lix_root=$HOME/lix
(cd $lix_root/clang-tidy && nix develop -c 'meson setup build && ninja -C build')
run-clang-tidy -checks='-*,lix-fixincludes' -load=$lix_root/clang-tidy/build/liblix-clang-tidy.so -p build/ -header-filter '\.\./src/.*\.h' -fix src
```
Many thanks to [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade) for this.
## Features
- Experimental REPL support for documentation comments using `:doc` [cl/564](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/564)
Using `:doc` in the REPL now supports showing documentation comments when defined on a function.
Previously this was only able to document builtins, however it now will show comments defined on a lambda as well.
This support is experimental and relies on an embedded version of [nix-doc](https://github.com/lf-/nix-doc).
The logic also supports limited Markdown formatting of doccomments and should easily support any [RFC 145](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/blob/master/rfcs/0145-doc-strings.md)
compatible documentation comments in addition to simple commented documentation.
Many thanks to [Lunaphied](https://git.lix.systems/Lunaphied) and [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade) for this.
- Add `repl-overlays` option [#10203](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/10203) [cl/504](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/504)
A `repl-overlays` option has been added, which specifies files that can overlay
and modify the top-level bindings in `nix repl`. For example, with the
following contents in `~/.config/nix/repl.nix`:
```nix
info: final: prev: let
optionalAttrs = predicate: attrs:
if predicate
then attrs
else {};
in
optionalAttrs (prev ? legacyPackages && prev.legacyPackages ? ${info.currentSystem})
{
pkgs = prev.legacyPackages.${info.currentSystem};
}
```
We can run `nix repl` and use `pkgs` to refer to `legacyPackages.${currentSystem}`:
```ShellSession
$ nix repl --repl-overlays ~/.config/nix/repl.nix nixpkgs
Lix 2.90.0
Type :? for help.
Loading installable 'flake:nixpkgs#'...
Added 5 variables.
Loading 'repl-overlays'...
Added 6 variables.
nix-repl> pkgs.bash
«derivation /nix/store/g08b5vkwwh0j8ic9rkmd8mpj878rk62z-bash-5.2p26.drv»
```
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) for this.
- Add a builtin `addDrvOutputDependencies` [#7910](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/7910) [#9216](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9216)
This builtin allows taking a `drvPath`-like string and turning it into a string
with context such that, when it lands in a derivation, it will create
dependencies on *all the outputs* in its closure (!). Although `drvPath` does this
today, this builtin starts forming a path to migrate to making `drvPath` have a
more normal and less surprising string context behaviour (see linked issue and
PR for more details).
Many thanks to [John Ericson](https://github.com/ericson2314) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- Enter the `--debugger` when `builtins.trace` is called if `debugger-on-trace` is set [#9914](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9914)
If the `debugger-on-trace` option is set and `--debugger` is given,
`builtins.trace` calls will behave similarly to `builtins.break` and will enter
the debug REPL. This is useful for determining where warnings are being emitted
from.
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) for this.
- Add an option `enable-core-dumps` that enables core dumps from builds [cl/1088](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1088)
In the past, Lix disabled core dumps by setting the soft `RLIMIT_CORE` to 0
unconditionally. Although this rlimit could be altered from the builder since
it is just the soft limit, this was kind of annoying to do. By passing
`--option enable-core-dumps true` to an offending build, one can now cause the
core dumps to be handled by the system in the normal way (winding up in
`coredumpctl`, say, on Linux).
Many thanks to [julia](https://git.lix.systems/midnightveil) for this.
- Add new `eval-system` setting [#4093](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/4093)
Add a new `eval-system` option.
Unlike `system`, it just overrides the value of `builtins.currentSystem`.
This is more useful than overriding `system`, because you can build these derivations on remote builders which can work on the given system.
In contrast, `system` also effects scheduling which will cause Lix to build those derivations locally even if that doesn't make sense.
`eval-system` only takes effect if it is non-empty.
If empty (the default) `system` is used as before, so there is no breakage.
Many thanks to [matthewbauer](https://github.com/matthewbauer) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- add `--store-path` argument to `nix upgrade-nix`, to manually specify the Nix to upgrade to [cl/953](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/953)
`nix upgrade-nix` by default downloads a manifest to find the new Nix version to upgrade to, but now you can specify `--store-path` to upgrade Nix to an arbitrary version from the Nix store.
Many thanks to [Qyriad](https://git.lix.systems/Qyriad) for this.
## Improvements
- `nix flake check` logs the checks [#8882](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/8882) [#8893](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/8893) [cl/259](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/259) [cl/260](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/260) [cl/261](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/261) [cl/262](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/262)
`nix flake check` now logs the checks it runs and the derivations it evaluates:
```
$ nix flake check -v
evaluating flake...
checking flake output 'checks'...
checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-tests'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/nh7dlvsrhds4cxl91mvgj4h5cbq6skmq-ghciwatch-test-0.3.0.drv
checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-clippy'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/9cb5a6wmp6kf6hidqw9wphidvb8bshym-ghciwatch-clippy-0.3.0.drv
checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-doc'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/8brdd3jbawfszpbs7vdpsrhy80as1il8-ghciwatch-doc-0.3.0.drv
checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-fmt'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/wjhs0l1njl5pyji53xlmfjrlya0wmz8p-ghciwatch-fmt-0.3.0.drv
checking derivation 'checks.aarch64-darwin.ghciwatch-audit'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/z0mps8dyj2ds7c0fn0819y5h5611033z-ghciwatch-audit-0.3.0.drv
checking flake output 'packages'...
checking derivation 'packages.aarch64-darwin.default'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/41abbdyglw5x9vcsvd89xan3ydjf8d7r-ghciwatch-0.3.0.drv
checking flake output 'apps'...
checking flake output 'devShells'...
checking derivation 'devShells.aarch64-darwin.default'...
derivation evaluated to /nix/store/bc935gz7dylzmcpdb5cczr8gngv8pmdb-nix-shell.drv
running 5 flake checks...
warning: The check omitted these incompatible systems: aarch64-linux, x86_64-darwin, x86_64-linux
Use '--all-systems' to check all.
```
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt), [Raito Bezarius](https://git.lix.systems/raito), and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- Add an option `always-allow-substitutes` to ignore `allowSubstitutes` in derivations [#8047](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/8047)
You can set this setting to force a system to always allow substituting even
trivial derivations like `pkgs.writeText`. This is useful for
[`nix-fast-build --skip-cached`][skip-cached] and similar to be able to also
ignore trivial derivations.
[skip-cached]: https://github.com/Mic92/nix-fast-build?tab=readme-ov-file#avoiding-redundant-package-downloads
Many thanks to [lovesegfault](https://github.com/lovesegfault) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- Concise error printing in `nix repl` [#9928](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9928) [cl/811](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/811)
Previously, if an element of a list or attribute set threw an error while
evaluating, `nix repl` would print the entire error (including source location
information) inline. This output was clumsy and difficult to parse:
```
nix-repl> { err = builtins.throw "uh oh!"; }
{ err = «error:
… while calling the 'throw' builtin
at «string»:1:9:
1| { err = builtins.throw "uh oh!"; }
| ^
error: uh oh!»; }
```
Now, only the error message is displayed, making the output much more readable.
```
nix-repl> { err = builtins.throw "uh oh!"; }
{ err = «error: uh oh!»; }
```
However, if the whole expression being evaluated throws an error, source
locations and (if applicable) a stack trace are printed, just like you'd expect:
```
nix-repl> builtins.throw "uh oh!"
error:
… while calling the 'throw' builtin
at «string»:1:1:
1| builtins.throw "uh oh!"
| ^
error: uh oh!
```
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) for this.
- Show all FOD errors with `nix build --keep-going` [cl/1108](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1108)
`nix build --keep-going` now behaves consistently with `nix-build --keep-going`. This means
that if e.g. multiple FODs fail to build, all hash mismatches are displayed.
Many thanks to [ma27](https://git.lix.systems/ma27) for this.
- Duplicate attribute reports are more accurate [cl/557](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/557)
Duplicate attribute errors are now more accurate, showing the path at which an error was detected rather than the full, possibly longer, path that caused the error.
Error reports are now
```ShellSession
$ nix eval --expr '{ a.b = 1; a.b.c.d = 1; }'
error: attribute 'a.b' already defined at «string»:1:3
at «string»:1:12:
1| { a.b = 1; a.b.c.d = 1;
| ^
```
instead of
```ShellSession
$ nix eval --expr '{ a.b = 1; a.b.c.d = 1; }'
error: attribute 'a.b.c.d' already defined at «string»:1:3
at «string»:1:12:
1| { a.b = 1; a.b.c.d = 1;
| ^
```
Many thanks to [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- Reduce eval memory usage and wall time [#9658](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9658) [cl/207](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/207)
Reduce the size of the `Env` struct used in the evaluator by a pointer, or 8 bytes on most modern machines.
This reduces memory usage during eval by around 2% and wall time by around 3%.
Many thanks to [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- Warn on unknown settings anywhere in the command line [#10701](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/10701)
All `nix` commands will now properly warn when an unknown option is specified anywhere in the command line.
Before:
```console
$ nix-instantiate --option foobar baz --expr '{}'
warning: unknown setting 'foobar'
$ nix-instantiate '{}' --option foobar baz --expr
$ nix eval --expr '{}' --option foobar baz
{ }
```
After:
```console
$ nix-instantiate --option foobar baz --expr '{}'
warning: unknown setting 'foobar'
$ nix-instantiate '{}' --option foobar baz --expr
warning: unknown setting 'foobar'
$ nix eval --expr '{}' --option foobar baz
warning: unknown setting 'foobar'
{ }
```
Many thanks to [Cole Helbling](https://github.com/cole-h) for this.
- Nested debuggers are no longer supported [#9920](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9920)
Previously, evaluating an expression that throws an error in the debugger would
enter a second, nested debugger:
```
nix-repl> builtins.throw "what"
error: what
Starting REPL to allow you to inspect the current state of the evaluator.
Welcome to Nix 2.18.1. Type :? for help.
nix-repl>
```
Now, it just prints the error message like `nix repl`:
```
nix-repl> builtins.throw "what"
error:
… while calling the 'throw' builtin
at «string»:1:1:
1| builtins.throw "what"
| ^
error: what
```
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) for this.
- Find GC roots using libproc on Darwin [cl/723](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/723)
Previously, the garbage collector found runtime roots on Darwin by shelling out to `lsof -n -w -F n` then parsing the result. The version of `lsof` packaged in Nixpkgs is very slow on Darwin, so Lix now uses `libproc` directly to speed up GC root discovery, in some tests taking 250ms now instead of 40s.
Many thanks to [Artemis Tosini](https://git.lix.systems/artemist) for this.
- Increase default stack size on macOS [#9860](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9860)
Increase the default stack size on macOS to the same value as on Linux, subject to system restrictions to maximum stack size.
This should reduce the number of stack overflow crashes on macOS when evaluating Nix code with deep call stacks.
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) for this.
- Show more log context for failed builds [#9670](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9670)
Show 25 lines of log tail instead of 10 for failed builds.
This increases the chances of having useful information in the shown logs.
Many thanks to [DavHau](https://github.com/DavHau) for this.
- rename 'nix show-config' to 'nix config show' [#7672](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/7672) [#9477](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9477) [cl/993](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/993)
`nix show-config` was renamed to `nix config show` to be more consistent with the rest of the command-line interface.
Running `nix show-config` will now print a deprecation warning saying to use `nix config show` instead.
Many thanks to [Théophane Hufschmitt](https://github.com/thufschmitt) and [ma27](https://git.lix.systems/ma27) for this.
- Print derivation paths in `nix eval` [cl/446](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/446)
`nix eval` previously printed derivations as attribute sets, so commands that print derivations (e.g. `nix eval nixpkgs#bash`) would infinitely loop and segfault.
It now prints the `.drv` path the derivation generates instead.
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) for this.
- Add an option `--unpack` to unpack archives in `nix store prefetch-file` [#9805](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9805) [cl/224](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/224)
It is now possible to fetch an archive then NAR-hash it (as in, hash it in the
same manner as `builtins.fetchTarball` or fixed-output derivations with
recursive hash type) in one command.
Example:
```
~ » nix store prefetch-file --name source --unpack https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/archive/2.90-beta.1.tar.gz
Downloaded 'https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/archive/2.90-beta.1.tar.gz' to '/nix/store/yvfqnq52ryjc3janw02ziv7kr6gd0cs1-source' (hash 'sha256-REWlo2RYHfJkxnmZTEJu3Cd/2VM+wjjpPy7Xi4BdDTQ=').
```
Many thanks to [yshui](https://github.com/yshui) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- REPL printing improvements [#9931](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9931) [#10208](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/10208) [cl/375](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/375) [cl/492](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/492)
The REPL printer has been improved to do the following:
- If a string is passed to `:print`, it is printed literally to the screen
- Structures will be printed as multiple lines when necessary
Before:
```
nix-repl> { attrs = { a = { b = { c = { }; }; }; }; list = [ 1 ]; list' = [ 1 2 3 ]; }
{ attrs = { ... }; list = [ ... ]; list' = [ ... ]; }
nix-repl> :p { attrs = { a = { b = { c = { }; }; }; }; list = [ 1 ]; list' = [ 1 2 3 ]; }
{ attrs = { a = { b = { c = { }; }; }; }; list = [ 1 ]; list' = [ 1 2 3 ]; }
nix-repl> :p "meow"
"meow"
```
After:
```
nix-repl> { attrs = { a = { b = { c = { }; }; }; }; list = [ 1 ]; list' = [ 1 2 3 ]; }
{
attrs = { ... };
list = [ ... ];
list' = [ ... ];
}
nix-repl> :p { attrs = { a = { b = { c = { }; }; }; }; list = [ 1 ]; list' = [ 1 2 3 ]; }
{
attrs = {
a = {
b = {
c = { };
};
};
};
list = [ 1 ];
list' = [
1
2
3
];
}
nix-repl> :p "meow"
meow
```
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- Coercion errors include the failing value [#561](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/561) [#9754](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9754)
The `error: cannot coerce a <TYPE> to a string` message now includes the value
which caused the error.
Before:
```
error: cannot coerce a set to a string
```
After:
```
error: cannot coerce a set to a string: { aesSupport = «thunk»;
avx2Support = «thunk»; avx512Support = «thunk»; avxSupport = «thunk»;
canExecute = «thunk»; config = «thunk»; darwinArch = «thunk»; darwinMinVersion
= «thunk»; darwinMinVersionVariable = «thunk»; darwinPlatform = «thunk»; «84
attributes elided»}
```
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- New-cli flake commands that expect derivations now print the failing value and its type [cl/1177](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1177)
In errors like `flake output attribute 'legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.lib' is not a derivation or path`, the message now includes the failing value and type.
Before:
```
error: flake output attribute 'nixosConfigurations.yuki.config' is not a derivation or path
````
After:
```
error: expected flake output attribute 'nixosConfigurations.yuki.config' to be a derivation or path but found a set: { appstream = «thunk»; assertions = «thunk»; boot = { bcache = «thunk»; binfmt = «thunk»; binfmtMiscRegistrations = «thunk»; blacklistedKernelModules = «thunk»; bootMount = «thunk»; bootspec = «thunk»; cleanTmpDir = «thunk»; consoleLogLevel = «thunk»; «43 attributes elided» }; «48 attributes elided» }
```
Many thanks to [Qyriad](https://git.lix.systems/Qyriad) for this.
- Type errors include the failing value [#561](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/561) [#9753](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9753)
In errors like `value is an integer while a list was expected`, the message now
includes the failing value.
Before:
```
error: value is a set while a string was expected
```
After:
```
error: expected a string but found a set: { ghc810 = «thunk»;
ghc8102Binary = «thunk»; ghc8107 = «thunk»; ghc8107Binary = «thunk»;
ghc865Binary = «thunk»; ghc90 = «thunk»; ghc902 = «thunk»; ghc92 = «thunk»;
ghc924Binary = «thunk»; ghc925 = «thunk»; «17 attributes elided»}
```
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- Visual clutter in `--debugger` is reduced [#9919](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9919)
Before:
```
info: breakpoint reached
Starting REPL to allow you to inspect the current state of the evaluator.
Welcome to Nix 2.20.0pre20231222_dirty. Type :? for help.
nix-repl> :continue
error: uh oh
Starting REPL to allow you to inspect the current state of the evaluator.
Welcome to Nix 2.20.0pre20231222_dirty. Type :? for help.
nix-repl>
```
After:
```
info: breakpoint reached
Nix 2.20.0pre20231222_dirty debugger
Type :? for help.
nix-repl> :continue
error: uh oh
nix-repl>
```
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- REPL now supports CTRL+Z to suspend
Editline is now built with SIGTSTP support, so now typing CTRL+Z in the REPL will suspend the REPL and allow it to be resumed later or backgrounded.
Many thanks to [Qyriad](https://git.lix.systems/Qyriad) for this.
- Allow single quotes in nix-shell shebangs [#8470](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/8470)
Example:
```bash
#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
#! nix-shell -i bash --packages 'terraform.withPlugins (plugins: [ plugins.openstack ])'
```
Many thanks to [ncfavier](https://github.com/ncfavier) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- reintroduce shortened `-E` form for `--expr` to new CLI [cl/605](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/605)
In the old CLI, it was possible to supply a shorter `-E` flag instead of fully
specifying `--expr` every time you wished to provide an expression that would
be evaluated to produce the given command's input. This was retained for the
`--file` flag when the new CLI utilities were written with `-f`, but `-E` was
dropped.
We now restore the `-E` short form for better UX. This is most useful for
`nix eval` but most any command that takes an Installable argument should benefit
from it as well.
Many thanks to [Lunaphied](https://git.lix.systems/Lunaphied) for this.
- Source locations are printed more consistently in errors [#561](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/561) [#9555](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9555)
Source location information is now included in error messages more
consistently. Given this code:
```nix
let
attr = {foo = "bar";};
key = {};
in
attr.${key}
```
Previously, Nix would show this unhelpful message when attempting to evaluate
it:
```
error:
… while evaluating an attribute name
error: value is a set while a string was expected
```
Now, the error message displays where the problematic value was found:
```
error:
… while evaluating an attribute name
at bad.nix:4:11:
3| key = {};
4| in attr.${key}
| ^
5|
error: expected a string but found a set: { }
```
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- Some stack overflow segfaults are fixed [#9616](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/9616) [#9617](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9617) [cl/205](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/205)
The number of nested function calls has been restricted, to detect and report
infinite function call recursions. The default maximum call depth is 10,000 and
can be set with [the `max-call-depth`
option](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-max-call-depth).
This fixes segfaults or the following unhelpful error message in many cases:
error: stack overflow (possible infinite recursion)
Before:
```
$ nix-instantiate --eval --expr '(x: x x) (x: x x)'
Segmentation fault: 11
```
After:
```
$ nix-instantiate --eval --expr '(x: x x) (x: x x)'
error: stack overflow
at «string»:1:14:
1| (x: x x) (x: x x)
| ^
```
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- Warn about ignored client settings [cl/1026](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1026)
Emit a warning for every client-provided setting the daemon ignores because the requesting client is not run by a trusted user.
Previously this was only a debug message.
Many thanks to [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade) for this.
- Better error reporting for `with` expressions [#9658](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9658) [cl/207](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/207)
`with` expressions using non-attrset values to resolve variables are now reported with proper positions.
Previously an incorrect `with` expression would report no position at all, making it hard to determine where the error originated:
```
nix-repl> with 1; a
error:
<borked>
at «none»:0: (source not available)
error: value is an integer while a set was expected
```
Now position information is preserved and reported as with most other errors:
```
nix-repl> with 1; a
error:
… while evaluating the first subexpression of a with expression
at «string»:1:1:
1| with 1; a
| ^
error: expected a set but found an integer: 1
```
Many thanks to [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
## Fixes
- Fix nested flake input `follows` [#6621](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/6621) [cl/994](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/994)
Previously nested-input overrides were ignored; that is, the following did not
override anything, in spite of the `nix3-flake` manual documenting it working:
```
{
inputs = {
foo.url = "github:bar/foo";
foo.inputs.bar.inputs.nixpkgs = "nixpkgs";
};
}
```
This is useful to avoid the 1000 instances of nixpkgs problem without having
each flake in the dependency tree to expose all of its transitive dependencies
for modification.
Many thanks to [Kha](https://github.com/Kha) and [ma27](https://git.lix.systems/ma27) for this.
- Fix CVE-2024-27297 (GHSA-2ffj-w4mj-pg37) [cl/266](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/266)
Since Lix fixed-output derivations run in the host network namespace (which we
wish to change in the future, see
[lix#285](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/285)), they may open
abstract-namespace Unix sockets to each other and to programs on the host. Lix
contained a now-fixed time-of-check/time-of-use vulnerability where one
derivation could send writable handles to files in their final location in the
store to another over an abstract-namespace Unix socket, exit, then the other
derivation could wait for Lix to hash the paths and overwrite them.
The impact of this vulnerability is that two malicious fixed-output derivations
could create a poisoned path for the sources to Bash or similarly important
software containing a backdoor, leading to local privilege execution.
CppNix advisory: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/security/advisories/GHSA-2ffj-w4mj-pg37
Many thanks to [puck](https://git.lix.systems/puck), [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade), [Théophane Hufschmitt](https://github.com/thufschmitt), [Tom Bereknyei](https://github.com/tomberek), and [Valentin Gagarin](https://github.com/fricklerhandwerk) for this.
- `--debugger` can now access bindings from `let` expressions [#8827](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/8827) [#9918](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9918)
Breakpoints and errors in the bindings of a `let` expression can now access
those bindings in the debugger. Previously, only the body of `let` expressions
could access those bindings.
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) for this.
- Fix handling of truncated `.drv` files. [#9673](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9673)
Previously a `.drv` that was truncated in the middle of a string would case nix to enter an infinite loop, eventually exhausting all memory and crashing.
Many thanks to [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- The `--debugger` will start more reliably in `let` expressions and function calls [#6649](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/6649) [#9917](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9917)
Previously, if you attempted to evaluate this file with the debugger:
```nix
let
a = builtins.trace "before inner break" (
builtins.break "hello"
);
b = builtins.trace "before outer break" (
builtins.break a
);
in
b
```
Lix would correctly enter the debugger at `builtins.break a`, but if you asked
it to `:continue`, it would skip over the `builtins.break "hello"` expression
entirely.
Now, Lix will correctly enter the debugger at both breakpoints.
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- Creating setuid/setgid binaries with fchmodat2 is now prohibited by the build sandbox [#10501](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/10501)
The build sandbox blocks any attempt to create setuid/setgid binaries, but didn't check
for the use of the `fchmodat2` syscall which was introduced in Linux 6.6 and is used by
glibc >=2.39. This is fixed now.
Many thanks to [ma27](https://git.lix.systems/ma27) for this.
- consistent order of lambda formals in printed expressions [#9874](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9874)
Always print lambda formals in lexicographic order rather than the internal, creation-time based symbol order.
This makes printed formals independent of the context they appear in.
Many thanks to [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- fix duplicate attribute error positions for `inherit` [#9874](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9874)
When an inherit caused a duplicate attribute error, the position of the error was not reported correctly, placing the error with the inherit itself or at the start of the bindings block instead of the offending attribute name.
Many thanks to [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- `inherit (x) ...` evaluates `x` only once [#9847](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9847)
`inherit (x) a b ...` now evaluates the expression `x` only once for all inherited attributes rather than once for each inherited attribute.
This does not usually have a measurable impact, but side-effects (such as `builtins.trace`) would be duplicated and expensive expressions (such as derivations) could cause a measurable slowdown.
Many thanks to [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- Store paths are allowed to start with `.` [#912](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/912) [#9867](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9867) [#9091](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9091) [#9095](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9095) [#9120](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9120) [#9121](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9121) [#9122](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9122) [#9130](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9130) [#9219](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9219) [#9224](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9224)
Leading periods were allowed by accident in Nix 2.4. The Nix team has considered this to be a bug, but this behavior has since been relied on by users, leading to unnecessary difficulties.
From now on, leading periods are officially, definitively supported. The names `.` and `..` are disallowed, as well as those starting with `.-` or `..-`.
Nix versions that denied leading periods are documented [in the issue](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/912#issuecomment-1919583286).
Many thanks to [Robert Hensing](https://github.com/roberth) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- Fix `nix-env --query --drv-path --json` [#9257](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9257)
Fixed a bug where `nix-env --query` ignored `--drv-path` when `--json` was set.
Many thanks to [Artturin](https://github.com/Artturin) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- re-evaluate cached evaluation errors [cl/771](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/771)
"cached failure of [expr]" errors have been removed: expressions already in the
eval cache as a failure will now simply be re-evaluated, removing the need to
set `--no-eval-cache` or similar to see the error.
Many thanks to [Qyriad](https://git.lix.systems/Qyriad) for this.
- Interrupting builds in the REPL works more than once [cl/1097](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1097)
Builds in the REPL can be interrupted by pressing Ctrl+C.
Previously, this only worked once per REPL session; further attempts would be ignored.
This issue is now fixed, so that builds can be canceled consistently.
Many thanks to [alois31](https://git.lix.systems/alois31) for this.
- In the debugger, `while evaluating the attribute` errors now include position information [#9915](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9915)
Before:
```
0: while evaluating the attribute 'python311.pythonForBuild.pkgs'
0x600001522598
```
After:
```
0: while evaluating the attribute 'python311.pythonForBuild.pkgs'
/nix/store/hg65h51xnp74ikahns9hyf3py5mlbbqq-source/overrides/default.nix:132:27
131|
132| bootstrappingBase = pkgs.${self.python.pythonAttr}.pythonForBuild.pkgs;
| ^
133| in
```
Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) for this.
- Include phase reporting in log file for ssh-ng builds [#9280](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9280)
Store phase information of remote builds run via `ssh-ng` remotes in the local log file, matching logging behavior of local builds.
Many thanks to [r-vdp](https://github.com/r-vdp) for this.
- Fix `ssh-ng://` remotes not respecting `--substitute-on-destination` [#9600](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9600)
`nix copy ssh-ng://` now respects `--substitute-on-destination`, as does `nix-copy-closure` and other commands that operate on remote `ssh-ng` stores.
Previously this was always set by `builders-use-substitutes` setting.
Many thanks to [SharzyL](https://github.com/SharzyL) for this.
- using `nix profile` on `/nix/var/nix/profiles/default` no longer breaks `nix upgrade-nix` [cl/952](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/952)
On non-NixOS, Nix is conventionally installed into a `nix-env` style profile at /nix/var/nix/profiles/default.
Like any `nix-env` profile, using `nix profile` on it automatically migrates it to a `nix profile` style profile, which is incompatible with `nix-env`.
`nix upgrade-nix` previously relied solely on `nix-env` to do the upgrade, but now will work fine with either kind of profile.
Many thanks to [Qyriad](https://git.lix.systems/Qyriad) for this.
## Packaging
- Lix turns more internal bugs into crashes [cl/797](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/797) [cl/626](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/626)
Lix now enables build options such as trapping on signed overflow and enabling
libstdc++ assertions by default. These may find new bugs in Lix, which will
present themselves as Lix processes aborting, potentially without an error
message.
If Lix processes abort on your machine, this is a bug. Please file a bug,
ideally with the core dump (or information from it).
On Linux, run `coredumpctl list`, find the crashed process's PID at
the bottom of the list, then run `coredumpctl info THE-PID`. You can then paste
the output into a bug report.
On macOS, open the Console app from Applications/Utilities, select Crash
Reports, select the crash report in question. Right click on it, select Open In
Finder, then include that file in your bug report. [See the Apple
documentation][apple-crashreport] for more details.
[apple-crashreport]: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/acquiring-crash-reports-and-diagnostic-logs#Locate-crash-reports-and-memory-logs-on-the-device
Many thanks to [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade) for this.
- Stop vendoring toml11 [cl/675](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/675)
We don't apply any patches to it, and vendoring it locks users into
bugs (it hasn't been updated since its introduction in late 2021).
Many thanks to [winter](https://git.lix.systems/winter) for this.
- Lix is built with meson [cl/580](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/580) [cl/627](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/627) [cl/628](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/628) [cl/707](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/707) [cl/711](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/711) [cl/712](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/712) [cl/719](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/719)
Lix is built exclusively with the meson build system thanks to a huge team-wide
effort, and the legacy `make`/`autoconf` based build system has been removed
altogether. This improves maintainability of Lix, enables things like saving
20% of compile times with precompiled headers, and generally makes the build
less able to produce obscure incremental compilation bugs.
Non-Nix-based downstream packaging needs rewriting accordingly.
Many thanks to [Qyriad](https://git.lix.systems/Qyriad), [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae), [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade), [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt), and [winter](https://git.lix.systems/winter) for this.
- Upstart scripts removed [cl/574](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/574)
Upstart scripts have been removed from Lix, since Upstart is obsolete and has
not been shipped by any major distributions for many years. If these are
necessary to your use case, please back port them to your packaging.
Many thanks to [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade) for this.
## Development
- Clang build timing analysis [cl/587](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/587)
We now have Clang build profiling available, which generates Chrome
tracing files for each compilation unit. To enable it, run `meson configure
build -Dprofile-build=enabled` in a Clang stdenv (`nix develop
.#native-clangStdenvPackages`) then rerun the compilation.
If you want to make the build go faster, do a clang build with meson, then run
`maintainers/buildtime_report.sh build`, then contemplate how to improve the
build time.
You can also look at individual object files' traces in
<https://ui.perfetto.dev>.
See [the wiki page][improving-build-times-wiki] for more details on how to do
this.
[improving-build-times-wiki]: https://wiki.lix.systems/link/8#bkmrk-page-title
## Miscellany
- Disallow empty search regex in `nix search` [#9481](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9481)
[`nix search`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-search.md) now requires a search regex to be passed. To show all packages, use `^`.
Many thanks to [iFreilicht](https://github.com/iFreilicht) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
- `nix repl` history is saved more reliably [cl/1164](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1164)
`nix repl` now saves its history file after each line, rather than at the end
of the session; ensuring that it will remember what you typed even after it
crashes.
Many thanks to [puck](https://git.lix.systems/puck) for this.

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@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
{
pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { },
# Git commit ID, if available
lixRevision ? null,
nix2container,
lib ? pkgs.lib,
name ? "lix",
name ? "nix",
tag ? "latest",
bundleNixpkgs ? true,
channelName ? "nixpkgs",
@ -15,51 +12,26 @@
flake-registry ? null,
}:
let
layerContents = with pkgs; [
# pulls in glibc and openssl, about 60MB
{ contents = [ coreutils-full ]; }
# some stuff that is low in the closure graph and small ish, mostly to make
# incremental lix updates cheaper
{
contents = [
curl
libxml2
sqlite
];
}
# 50MB of git
{ contents = [ gitMinimal ]; }
# 144MB of nixpkgs
{
contents = [ channel ];
inProfile = false;
}
];
# These packages are left to be auto layered by nix2container, since it is
# less critical that they get layered sensibly and they tend to not be deps
# of anything in particular
autoLayered = with pkgs; [
bashInteractive
gnutar
gzip
gnugrep
which
less
wget
man
cacert.out
findutils
iana-etc
openssh
nix
];
defaultPkgs =
lib.lists.flatten (
map (x: if !(x ? inProfile) || x.inProfile then x.contents else [ ]) layerContents
)
++ autoLayered
with pkgs;
[
nix
bashInteractive
coreutils-full
gnutar
gzip
gnugrep
which
curl
less
wget
man
cacert.out
findutils
iana-etc
git
openssh
]
++ extraPkgs;
users =
@ -167,17 +139,16 @@ let
))
+ "\n";
nixpkgs = pkgs.path;
channel = pkgs.runCommand "channel-nixpkgs" { } ''
mkdir $out
${lib.optionalString bundleNixpkgs ''
ln -s ${nixpkgs} $out/nixpkgs
echo "[]" > $out/manifest.nix
''}
'';
baseSystem =
let
nixpkgs = pkgs.path;
channel = pkgs.runCommand "channel-nixos" { inherit bundleNixpkgs; } ''
mkdir $out
if [ "$bundleNixpkgs" ]; then
ln -s ${nixpkgs} $out/nixpkgs
echo "[]" > $out/manifest.nix
fi
'';
rootEnv = pkgs.buildPackages.buildEnv {
name = "root-profile-env";
paths = defaultPkgs;
@ -216,7 +187,7 @@ let
profile = pkgs.buildPackages.runCommand "user-environment" { } ''
mkdir $out
cp -a ${rootEnv}/* $out/
ln -sf ${manifest} $out/manifest.nix
ln -s ${manifest} $out/manifest.nix
'';
flake-registry-path =
if (flake-registry == null) then
@ -265,7 +236,6 @@ let
ln -s /nix/var/nix/profiles/share $out/usr/
mkdir -p $out/nix/var/nix/gcroots
ln -s /nix/var/nix/profiles $out/nix/var/nix/gcroots/profiles
mkdir $out/tmp
@ -278,14 +248,14 @@ let
mkdir -p $out/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root
ln -s ${profile} $out/nix/var/nix/profiles/default-1-link
ln -s /nix/var/nix/profiles/default-1-link $out/nix/var/nix/profiles/default
ln -s $out/nix/var/nix/profiles/default-1-link $out/nix/var/nix/profiles/default
ln -s /nix/var/nix/profiles/default $out/root/.nix-profile
ln -s ${channel} $out/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels-1-link
ln -s /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels-1-link $out/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels
ln -s $out/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels-1-link $out/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels
mkdir -p $out/root/.nix-defexpr
ln -s /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels $out/root/.nix-defexpr/channels
ln -s $out/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels $out/root/.nix-defexpr/channels
echo "${channelURL} ${channelName}" > $out/root/.nix-channels
mkdir -p $out/bin $out/usr/bin
@ -303,99 +273,43 @@ let
ln -s $globalFlakeRegistryPath $out/nix/var/nix/gcroots/auto/$rootName
'')
);
layers = builtins.foldl' (
layersList: el:
let
layer = nix2container.buildLayer {
deps = el.contents;
layers = layersList;
};
in
layersList ++ [ layer ]
) [ ] layerContents;
image = nix2container.buildImage {
inherit name tag maxLayers;
inherit layers;
copyToRoot = [ baseSystem ];
initializeNixDatabase = true;
perms = [
{
path = baseSystem;
regex = "(/var)?/tmp";
mode = "1777";
}
];
config = {
Cmd = [ "/root/.nix-profile/bin/bash" ];
Env = [
"USER=root"
"PATH=${
lib.concatStringsSep ":" [
"/root/.nix-profile/bin"
"/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin"
"/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/sbin"
]
}"
"MANPATH=${
lib.concatStringsSep ":" [
"/root/.nix-profile/share/man"
"/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/share/man"
]
}"
"SSL_CERT_FILE=/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
"GIT_SSL_CAINFO=/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
"NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
"NIX_PATH=/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels:/root/.nix-defexpr/channels"
];
Labels = {
"org.opencontainers.image.title" = "Lix";
"org.opencontainers.image.source" = "https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix";
"org.opencontainers.image.vendor" = "Lix project";
"org.opencontainers.image.version" = pkgs.nix.version;
"org.opencontainers.image.description" = "Minimal Lix container image, with some batteries included.";
} // lib.optionalAttrs (lixRevision != null) { "org.opencontainers.image.revision" = lixRevision; };
};
meta = {
description = "Docker image for Lix. This is built with nix2container; see that project's README for details";
longDescription = ''
Docker image for Lix, built with nix2container.
To copy it to your docker daemon, nix run .#dockerImage.copyToDockerDaemon
To copy it to podman, nix run .#dockerImage.copyTo containers-storage:lix
'';
};
};
in
image
// {
# We don't ship the tarball as the default output because it is a strange thing to want imo
tarball =
pkgs.buildPackages.runCommand "docker-image-tarball-${pkgs.nix.version}"
{
nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.buildPackages.bubblewrap ];
meta.description = "Docker image tarball with Lix for ${pkgs.system}";
}
''
mkdir -p $out/nix-support
image=$out/image.tar
# bwrap for foolish temp dir selection code that forces /var/tmp:
# https://github.com/containers/skopeo.git/blob/60ee543f7f7c242f46cc3a7541d9ac8ab1c89168/vendor/github.com/containers/image/v5/internal/tmpdir/tmpdir.go#L15-L18
mkdir -p $TMPDIR/fake-var/tmp
args=(--unshare-user --bind "$TMPDIR/fake-var" /var)
for dir in /*; do
args+=(--dev-bind "/$dir" "/$dir")
done
bwrap ''${args[@]} -- ${lib.getExe image.copyTo} docker-archive:$image
gzip $image
echo "file binary-dist $image" >> $out/nix-support/hydra-build-products
'';
pkgs.dockerTools.buildLayeredImageWithNixDb {
inherit name tag maxLayers;
contents = [ baseSystem ];
extraCommands = ''
rm -rf nix-support
ln -s /nix/var/nix/profiles nix/var/nix/gcroots/profiles
'';
fakeRootCommands = ''
chmod 1777 tmp
chmod 1777 var/tmp
'';
config = {
Cmd = [ "/root/.nix-profile/bin/bash" ];
Env = [
"USER=root"
"PATH=${
lib.concatStringsSep ":" [
"/root/.nix-profile/bin"
"/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin"
"/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/sbin"
]
}"
"MANPATH=${
lib.concatStringsSep ":" [
"/root/.nix-profile/share/man"
"/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/share/man"
]
}"
"SSL_CERT_FILE=/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
"GIT_SSL_CAINFO=/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
"NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
"NIX_PATH=/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels:/root/.nix-defexpr/channels"
];
};
}

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@ -16,34 +16,18 @@
"type": "github"
}
},
"nix2container": {
"flake": false,
"locked": {
"lastModified": 1712990762,
"narHash": "sha256-hO9W3w7NcnYeX8u8cleHiSpK2YJo7ecarFTUlbybl7k=",
"owner": "nlewo",
"repo": "nix2container",
"rev": "20aad300c925639d5d6cbe30013c8357ce9f2a2e",
"type": "github"
},
"original": {
"owner": "nlewo",
"repo": "nix2container",
"type": "github"
}
},
"nixpkgs": {
"locked": {
"lastModified": 1718111384,
"narHash": "sha256-7tSst0S5FOmcgvNtfy6cjZX5w8CabCVAfAeCkhY4OVg=",
"lastModified": 1715123187,
"narHash": "sha256-0czuu757t53lK6uWeo1a5/jJbCd9t4sOtLDFpts60DM=",
"owner": "NixOS",
"repo": "nixpkgs",
"rev": "a508a44af0c1b1b57785c34d8b54783536273eeb",
"rev": "0c592f9a288bdf764b6f24c757277c0e49757a46",
"type": "github"
},
"original": {
"owner": "NixOS",
"ref": "nixos-24.05-small",
"ref": "nixos-23.11-small",
"repo": "nixpkgs",
"type": "github"
}
@ -83,7 +67,6 @@
"root": {
"inputs": {
"flake-compat": "flake-compat",
"nix2container": "nix2container",
"nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
"nixpkgs-regression": "nixpkgs-regression",
"pre-commit-hooks": "pre-commit-hooks"

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@ -2,16 +2,12 @@
description = "The purely functional package manager";
inputs = {
nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.05-small";
nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-23.11-small";
nixpkgs-regression.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/215d4d0fd80ca5163643b03a33fde804a29cc1e2";
pre-commit-hooks = {
url = "github:cachix/git-hooks.nix";
flake = false;
};
nix2container = {
url = "github:nlewo/nix2container";
flake = false;
};
flake-compat = {
url = "github:edolstra/flake-compat";
flake = false;
@ -24,7 +20,6 @@
nixpkgs,
nixpkgs-regression,
pre-commit-hooks,
nix2container,
flake-compat,
}:
@ -64,6 +59,7 @@
# Set to true to build the release notes for the next release.
buildUnreleasedNotes = true;
version = lib.fileContents ./.version + versionSuffix;
versionSuffix =
if officialRelease then
""
@ -87,11 +83,10 @@
crossSystems = [
"armv6l-linux"
"armv7l-linux"
"riscv64-linux"
# FIXME: still broken in 24.05: fails to build rustc(??) due to missing -lstdc++ dep
# "x86_64-freebsd"
# FIXME: broken dev shell due to python
# "x86_64-netbsd"
# FIXME: doesn't evaluate, plausibly fixed in >=24.05, so recheck when
# we update to 24.05
# "x86_64-freebsd13"
"x86_64-netbsd"
];
stdenvs = [
@ -136,11 +131,13 @@
{
system = crossSystem;
}
// lib.optionalAttrs (crossSystem == "x86_64-freebsd") { useLLVM = true; };
// lib.optionalAttrs (crossSystem == "x86_64-freebsd13") { useLLVM = true; };
overlays = [
(overlayFor (p: p.${stdenv}))
(final: prev: { nixfmt = final.callPackage ./nix-support/nixfmt.nix { }; })
];
config.permittedInsecurePackages = [ "nix-2.13.6" ];
};
stdenvs = forAllStdenvs (make-pkgs null);
native = stdenvs.stdenvPackages;
@ -152,6 +149,9 @@
}
);
binaryTarball =
nix: pkgs: pkgs.callPackage ./nix-support/binary-tarball.nix { inherit nix version; };
overlayFor =
getStdenv: final: prev:
let
@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
nixUnstable = prev.nixUnstable;
check-headers = final.buildPackages.callPackage ./maintainers/check-headers.nix { };
clangbuildanalyzer = final.buildPackages.callPackage ./misc/clangbuildanalyzer.nix { };
default-busybox-sandbox-shell = final.busybox.override {
useMusl = true;
@ -190,7 +191,7 @@
};
nix = final.callPackage ./package.nix {
inherit versionSuffix officialRelease;
inherit versionSuffix;
stdenv = currentStdenv;
busybox-sandbox-shell = final.busybox-sandbox-shell or final.default-busybox-sandbox-shell;
};
@ -208,14 +209,10 @@
overlays.default = overlayFor (p: p.stdenv);
hydraJobs = {
# Binary package for various platforms.
build = forAllSystems (system: self.packages.${system}.nix);
devShell = forAllSystems (system: {
default = self.devShells.${system}.default;
clang = self.devShells.${system}.native-clangStdenvPackages;
});
rl-next = forAllSystems (
system:
let
@ -230,22 +227,20 @@
in
{
user = rl-next-check "rl-next" ./doc/manual/rl-next;
dev = rl-next-check "rl-next-dev" ./doc/manual/rl-next-dev;
}
);
# Completion tests for the Nix REPL.
repl-completion = forAllSystems (
system: nixpkgsFor.${system}.native.callPackage ./tests/repl-completion.nix { }
);
# Perl bindings for various platforms.
perlBindings = forAllSystems (system: nixpkgsFor.${system}.native.nix.passthru.perl-bindings);
perlBindings = forAllSystems (system: nixpkgsFor.${system}.native.nix.perl-bindings);
# Binary tarball for various platforms, containing a Nix store
# with the closure of 'nix' package.
binaryTarball = forAllSystems (system: nixpkgsFor.${system}.native.nix.passthru.binaryTarball);
binaryTarball = forAllSystems (
system: binaryTarball nixpkgsFor.${system}.native.nix nixpkgsFor.${system}.native
);
# docker image with Lix inside
# docker image with Nix inside
dockerImage = lib.genAttrs linux64BitSystems (system: self.packages.${system}.dockerImage);
# API docs for Nix's unstable internal C++ interfaces.
@ -286,20 +281,9 @@
nixpkgsLibTests = forAllSystems (
system:
let
inherit (self.packages.${system}) nix;
import (nixpkgs + "/lib/tests/release.nix") {
pkgs = nixpkgsFor.${system}.native;
testWithNix = import (nixpkgs + "/lib/tests/test-with-nix.nix") { inherit pkgs lib nix; };
in
pkgs.symlinkJoin {
name = "nixpkgs-lib-tests";
paths =
[ testWithNix ]
# FIXME: This is disabled on darwin due to a nixpkgs bug https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/319147
# After that is fixed, it should be restored to use lib/tests/release.nix as before, rather than this reimplementation.
++ lib.optionals pkgs.stdenv.isLinux [
(import (nixpkgs + "/pkgs/test/release") { inherit pkgs lib nix; })
];
nixVersions = [ self.packages.${system}.nix ];
}
);
};
@ -316,26 +300,18 @@
);
};
release-jobs = import ./releng/release-jobs.nix {
inherit (self) hydraJobs;
pkgs = nixpkgsFor.x86_64-linux.native;
};
# NOTE *do not* add fresh derivations to checks, always add them to
# hydraJobs first (so CI will pick them up) and only link them here
checks = forAvailableSystems (
system:
{
# devShells and packages already get checked by nix flake check, so
# this is just jobs that are special
binaryTarball = self.hydraJobs.binaryTarball.${system};
perlBindings = self.hydraJobs.perlBindings.${system};
nixpkgsLibTests = self.hydraJobs.tests.nixpkgsLibTests.${system};
rl-next = self.hydraJobs.rl-next.${system}.user;
rl-next-dev = self.hydraJobs.rl-next.${system}.dev;
# Will be empty attr set on i686-linux, and filtered out by forAvailableSystems.
pre-commit = self.hydraJobs.pre-commit.${system};
repl-completion = self.hydraJobs.repl-completion.${system};
}
// (lib.optionalAttrs (builtins.elem system linux64BitSystems)) {
dockerImage = self.hydraJobs.dockerImage.${system};
@ -354,13 +330,19 @@
dockerImage =
let
pkgs = nixpkgsFor.${system}.native;
nix2container' = import nix2container { inherit pkgs system; };
image = import ./docker.nix {
inherit pkgs;
tag = version;
};
in
import ./docker.nix {
inherit pkgs;
nix2container = nix2container'.nix2container;
tag = pkgs.nix.version;
};
pkgs.runCommand "docker-image-tarball-${version}"
{ meta.description = "Docker image with Nix for ${system}"; }
''
mkdir -p $out/nix-support
image=$out/image.tar.gz
ln -s ${image} $image
echo "file binary-dist $image" >> $out/nix-support/hydra-build-products
'';
}
// builtins.listToAttrs (
map (crossSystem: {
@ -383,7 +365,7 @@
pkgs: stdenv:
let
nix = pkgs.callPackage ./package.nix {
inherit stdenv officialRelease versionSuffix;
inherit stdenv versionSuffix;
busybox-sandbox-shell = pkgs.busybox-sandbox-shell or pkgs.default-busybox-sandbox;
internalApiDocs = true;
};

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@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ install *OPTIONS: (build OPTIONS)
# Run tests
test *OPTIONS:
meson test -C build --print-errorlogs {{ OPTIONS }}
meson test -C build --print-errorlogs --quiet {{ OPTIONS }}

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@ -9,13 +9,10 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
[[package]]
name = "cbitset"
version = "0.2.0"
name = "countme"
version = "3.0.1"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "29b6ad25ae296159fb0da12b970b2fe179b234584d7cd294c891e2bbb284466b"
dependencies = [
"num-traits",
]
checksum = "7704b5fdd17b18ae31c4c1da5a2e0305a2bf17b5249300a9ee9ed7b72114c636"
[[package]]
name = "dissimilar"
@ -33,19 +30,26 @@ dependencies = [
"once_cell",
]
[[package]]
name = "hashbrown"
version = "0.14.5"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "e5274423e17b7c9fc20b6e7e208532f9b19825d82dfd615708b70edd83df41f1"
[[package]]
name = "lix-doc"
version = "0.0.1"
dependencies = [
"expect-test",
"rnix",
"rowan",
]
[[package]]
name = "num-traits"
version = "0.2.18"
name = "memoffset"
version = "0.9.1"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "da0df0e5185db44f69b44f26786fe401b6c293d1907744beaa7fa62b2e5a517a"
checksum = "488016bfae457b036d996092f6cb448677611ce4449e970ceaf42695203f218a"
dependencies = [
"autocfg",
]
@ -56,44 +60,26 @@ version = "1.19.0"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "3fdb12b2476b595f9358c5161aa467c2438859caa136dec86c26fdd2efe17b92"
[[package]]
name = "proc-macro2"
version = "1.0.79"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "e835ff2298f5721608eb1a980ecaee1aef2c132bf95ecc026a11b7bf3c01c02e"
dependencies = [
"unicode-ident",
]
[[package]]
name = "quote"
version = "1.0.35"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "291ec9ab5efd934aaf503a6466c5d5251535d108ee747472c3977cc5acc868ef"
dependencies = [
"proc-macro2",
]
[[package]]
name = "rnix"
version = "0.8.1"
version = "0.11.0"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "0a9b645f0edba447dbfc6473dd22999f46a1d00ab39e777a2713a1cf34a1597b"
checksum = "bb35cedbeb70e0ccabef2a31bcff0aebd114f19566086300b8f42c725fc2cb5f"
dependencies = [
"cbitset",
"rowan",
]
[[package]]
name = "rowan"
version = "0.9.1"
version = "0.15.15"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "1ea7cadf87a9d8432e85cb4eb86bd2e765ace60c24ef86e79084dcae5d1c5a19"
checksum = "32a58fa8a7ccff2aec4f39cc45bf5f985cec7125ab271cf681c279fd00192b49"
dependencies = [
"countme",
"hashbrown",
"memoffset",
"rustc-hash",
"smol_str",
"text_unit",
"thin-dst",
"text-size",
]
[[package]]
@ -103,59 +89,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "08d43f7aa6b08d49f382cde6a7982047c3426db949b1424bc4b7ec9ae12c6ce2"
[[package]]
name = "serde"
version = "1.0.197"
name = "text-size"
version = "1.1.1"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "3fb1c873e1b9b056a4dc4c0c198b24c3ffa059243875552b2bd0933b1aee4ce2"
dependencies = [
"serde_derive",
]
[[package]]
name = "serde_derive"
version = "1.0.197"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "7eb0b34b42edc17f6b7cac84a52a1c5f0e1bb2227e997ca9011ea3dd34e8610b"
dependencies = [
"proc-macro2",
"quote",
"syn",
]
[[package]]
name = "smol_str"
version = "0.1.24"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "fad6c857cbab2627dcf01ec85a623ca4e7dcb5691cbaa3d7fb7653671f0d09c9"
dependencies = [
"serde",
]
[[package]]
name = "syn"
version = "2.0.53"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "7383cd0e49fff4b6b90ca5670bfd3e9d6a733b3f90c686605aa7eec8c4996032"
dependencies = [
"proc-macro2",
"quote",
"unicode-ident",
]
[[package]]
name = "text_unit"
version = "0.1.10"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "20431e104bfecc1a40872578dbc390e10290a0e9c35fffe3ce6f73c15a9dbfc2"
[[package]]
name = "thin-dst"
version = "1.1.0"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "db3c46be180f1af9673ebb27bc1235396f61ef6965b3fe0dbb2e624deb604f0e"
[[package]]
name = "unicode-ident"
version = "1.0.12"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "3354b9ac3fae1ff6755cb6db53683adb661634f67557942dea4facebec0fee4b"
checksum = "f18aa187839b2bdb1ad2fa35ead8c4c2976b64e4363c386d45ac0f7ee85c9233"

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@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[package]
description = "Nix function documentation tool, stripped down into a library"
edition = "2018"
edition = "2021"
name = "lix-doc"
version = "0.0.1"
license = "BSD-2-Clause OR MIT"
@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ repository = "https://github.com/lf-/nix-doc"
crate_type = ["staticlib"]
[dependencies]
rnix = "0.8.0"
rnix = "0.11.0"
# Necessary because rnix fails to export a critical trait (Rowan's AstNode).
rowan = "0.15.0"
[dev-dependencies]
expect-test = "1.1.0"

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