Eelco Dolstra
0a2bee307b
Make <nix/fetchurl.nix> a builtin builder
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This ensures that 1) the derivation doesn't change when Nix changes;
2) the derivation closure doesn't contain Nix and its dependencies; 3)
we don't have to rely on ugly chroot hacks.
2015-07-20 04:38:46 +02:00
Eelco Dolstra
6519f06f39
nix-env/nix-instantiate/nix-build: Support URIs
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For instance, you can install Firefox from a specific Nixpkgs revision
like this:
$ nix-env -f 63def04891https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable/nixexprs.tar.xz -A hello
2015-05-06 14:54:31 +02:00
Eelco Dolstra
9451ef3731
Allow URLs in the Nix search path
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E.g. to install "hello" from the latest Nixpkgs:
$ nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A hello -I nixpkgs=https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable/nixexprs.tar.xz
Or to install a specific version of NixOS:
$ nixos-rebuild switch -I nixpkgs=63def04891
2015-05-05 17:09:42 +02:00
Eelco Dolstra
4ed2187377
Use cached result if there is a network error
2015-04-09 12:49:13 +02:00
Eelco Dolstra
1fc905ad4c
Move curl stuff into a separate file
2015-04-09 12:12:50 +02:00
