5 commits

Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Eelco Dolstra	0a2bee307b	Make <nix/fetchurl.nix> a builtin builder ... 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 ... For instance, you can install Firefox from a specific Nixpkgs revision like this: $ nix-env -f 63def04891.tar.gz -iA firefox Or build a package from the latest nixpkgs-unstable channel: $ nix-build https://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 ... 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.tar.gz	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