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regnat 04b113f6cb Fix `nix log` with CA derivations Fix #6209 When trying to run `nix log <installable>`, try first to resolve the derivation pointed to by `<installable>` as it is the resolved one that holds the build log. This has a couple of shortcomings: 1. It’s expensive as it requires re-reading the derivation 2. It’s brittle because if the derivation doesn’t exist anymore or can’t be resolved (which is the case if any one of its build inputs is missing), then we can’t access the log anymore However, I don’t think we can do better (at least not right now). The alternatives I see are: 1. Copy the build log for the un-resolved derivation. But that means a lot of duplication 2. Store the results of the resolving in the db. Which might be the best long-term solution, but leads to a whole new class of potential issues.		2022-12-08 16:03:20 -05:00
.github	add template for installer issues	2022-12-07 10:00:27 +01:00
config	Run autoupdate	2021-06-01 11:42:38 +02:00
contrib	function-trace: always show the trace	2019-09-18 23:23:21 +02:00
doc/manual	Merge pull request #7379 from fricklerhandwerk/refactor-generate-options	2022-12-08 06:39:13 +01:00
m4	autoconf: Fix C++17 detection not working on Ubuntu 16.04.	2019-07-03 04:32:25 +02:00
maintainers	maintainers/README.md: Use CET	2022-12-05 16:35:25 +01:00
misc	Apply suggestions from code review	2022-09-02 10:50:02 -05:00
mk	Fix incremental static builds	2022-06-22 17:53:58 +02:00
perl	Remove std::string alias (for real this time)	2022-02-25 16:13:02 +01:00
scripts	Merge pull request #7419 from fricklerhandwerk/installer-contact	2022-12-07 13:27:09 +01:00
src	Fix `nix log` with CA derivations	2022-12-08 16:03:20 -05:00
tests	Fix `nix log` with CA derivations	2022-12-08 16:03:20 -05:00
.dir-locals.el	.dir-locals.el: Set c-block-comment-prefix	2020-07-10 11:21:06 +02:00
.editorconfig	Add .editorconfig	2017-06-05 22:57:28 +01:00
.gitignore	Add fish suport to installer	2022-09-13 12:56:16 -04:00
.version	.version: Add newline	2022-12-07 13:39:10 +01:00
boehmgc-coroutine-sp-fallback.diff	Update boehmgc-coroutine-sp-fallback.diff for darwin	2022-09-01 11:48:50 -05:00
bootstrap.sh	bootstrap: Simplify & make more robust.	2011-09-06 12:11:05 +00:00
configure.ac	Don't use -load_all on darwin	2022-08-03 10:27:25 +02:00
COPYING	* Change this to LGPL to keep the government happy.	2006-04-25 16:41:06 +00:00
default.nix	Remove url literals	2022-01-24 13:28:21 +01:00
docker.nix	Add nobody user/group to Nix docker image	2022-11-29 10:01:46 +00:00
flake.lock	curl: patch for netrc regression in Nix	2022-07-14 17:45:02 -05:00
flake.nix	flake.nix: Use nixpkgs.lib.fileContents	2022-12-07 13:55:31 +01:00
local.mk	Remove 'dist' target	2020-12-03 16:17:58 +01:00
Makefile	Merge branch 'master' into lto	2022-05-25 11:55:13 +00:00
Makefile.config.in	Embed the sandbox shell into the statically linked 'nix' binary	2022-06-23 04:08:28 +02:00
precompiled-headers.h	Config: Use nlohmann/json	2020-08-20 11:02:16 +02:00
README.md	Fix link to hacking doc	2022-07-30 09:12:50 -07:00
shell.nix	Remove url literals	2022-01-24 13:28:21 +01:00

README.md

Nix

Nix is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. Please refer to the Nix manual for more details.

Installation

On Linux and macOS the easiest way to install Nix is to run the following shell command (as a user other than root):

$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh

Information on additional installation methods is available on the Nix download page.

Building And Developing

See our Hacking guide in our manual for instruction on how to build nix from source with nix-build or how to get a development environment.

Additional Resources

License

Nix is released under the LGPL v2.1.