configurations.nix

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ let
   inherit
     (self.inputs)
     nixpkgs
+    lix-module
     home-manager
     agenix
     nur
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ let
     # srvos.nixosModules.mixins-telegraf
     # srvos.nixosModules.mixins-terminfo
 
+    # use lix
+    lix-module.nixosModules.default
+
     agenix.nixosModules.default
     ({ pkgs
      , config
@@ -102,6 +106,12 @@ in
   flake.colmena = {
     meta.nixpkgs = import nixpkgs {
       system = "x86_64-linux";
+      # yikes, this overlay has to be listed twice since colmena makes us
+      # import nixpkgs explicitly here
+      overlays = [
+        # bonking cppnix out of the closure as much as possible
+        lix-module.overlays.default
+      ];
     };
     epyc = {
       imports =

flake.lock

@@ -245,6 +245,39 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "flake-utils_3": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1726560853,
+        "narHash": "sha256-X6rJYSESBVr3hBoH0WbKE5KvhPU5bloyZ2L4K60/fPQ=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "c1dfcf08411b08f6b8615f7d8971a2bfa81d5e8a",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "flakey-profile": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1712898590,
+        "narHash": "sha256-FhGIEU93VHAChKEXx905TSiPZKga69bWl1VB37FK//I=",
+        "owner": "lf-",
+        "repo": "flakey-profile",
+        "rev": "243c903fd8eadc0f63d205665a92d4df91d42d9d",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "lf-",
+        "repo": "flakey-profile",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "home-manager": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -298,11 +331,11 @@
         "pre-commit-hooks": "pre-commit-hooks"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1728506278,
+        "lastModified": 1729296222,
-        "narHash": "sha256-ZAPqzjR86En31Yfau0auQmkDuyzr2QfD8yW+7205e8A=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-fwJyGrkTemR1SwkAPXfxlY0RYCxy34NedmR35amytCc=",
         "ref": "refs/heads/main",
-        "rev": "9865ebaaa618d82a7b7fdccc636cbaa7dfa42427",
+        "rev": "60578b4d7d0dfc296c61cae963b6b2763422788e",
-        "revCount": 16335,
+        "revCount": 16362,
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix.git"
       },
@@ -311,14 +344,37 @@
         "url": "https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix.git"
       }
     },
+    "lix-module": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils_3",
+        "flakey-profile": "flakey-profile",
+        "lix": [
+          "lix"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1727752861,
+        "narHash": "sha256-jowmo2aEzrEpPSM96IWtajuogdJm7DjAWxFTEb7Ct0s=",
+        "rev": "fd186f535a4ac7ae35d98c1dd5d79f0a81b7976d",
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://git.lix.systems/api/v1/repos/lix-project/nixos-module/archive/fd186f535a4ac7ae35d98c1dd5d79f0a81b7976d.tar.gz?rev=fd186f535a4ac7ae35d98c1dd5d79f0a81b7976d"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/nixos-module/archive/main.tar.gz"
+      }
+    },
     "nix2container": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1720642556,
+        "lastModified": 1724996935,
-        "narHash": "sha256-qsnqk13UmREKmRT7c8hEnz26X3GFFyIQrqx4EaRc1Is=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-njRK9vvZ1JJsP8oV2OgkBrpJhgQezI03S7gzskCcHos=",
         "owner": "nlewo",
         "repo": "nix2container",
-        "rev": "3853e5caf9ad24103b13aa6e0e8bcebb47649fe4",
+        "rev": "fa6bb0a1159f55d071ba99331355955ae30b3401",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -424,11 +480,11 @@
     "pre-commit-hooks": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1721042469,
+        "lastModified": 1726745158,
-        "narHash": "sha256-6FPUl7HVtvRHCCBQne7Ylp4p+dpP3P/OYuzjztZ4s70=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-D5AegvGoEjt4rkKedmxlSEmC+nNLMBPWFxvmYnVLhjk=",
         "owner": "cachix",
         "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
-        "rev": "f451c19376071a90d8c58ab1a953c6e9840527fd",
+        "rev": "4e743a6920eab45e8ba0fbe49dc459f1423a4b74",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -447,6 +503,7 @@
         "flake-registry": "flake-registry",
         "home-manager": "home-manager_2",
         "lix": "lix",
+        "lix-module": "lix-module",
         "nixos-hardware": "nixos-hardware",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
         "nur": "nur",
@@ -503,6 +560,21 @@
         "repo": "default",
         "type": "github"
       }
+    },
+    "systems_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
     }
   },
   "root": "root",

flake.nix

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
     lix.url = "git+https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix.git";
     lix.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
 
+    lix-module.url = "https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/nixos-module/archive/main.tar.gz";
+    lix-module.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    lix-module.inputs.lix.follows = "lix";
+
     disko.url = "github:nix-community/disko";
     disko.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
 
@@ -61,9 +65,19 @@
           # ./pkgs/flake-module.nix
           # ./templates
         ];
+
+        # provide debug, allSystems, currentSystem in the resulting flake
+        debug = true;
+
         perSystem =
-          { self', pkgs, ... }:
+          { self', pkgs, system, ... }:
           {
+            # apply the lix overlay to banish CppNix
+            _module.args.pkgs = import inputs.nixpkgs {
+              inherit system;
+              overlays = [ inputs.lix-module.overlays.default ];
+            };
+
             devShells.default = pkgs.mkShellNoCC {
               buildInputs = [
                 pkgs.ipmitool

modules/nix-daemon.nix

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , config
 , pkgs
-, inputs
 , ...
 }:
 
@@ -57,10 +56,6 @@ in
       # Randomize GC to avoid thundering herd effects.
       gc.randomizedDelaySec = "1800";
 
-      # A much better choice.
-      # Raito: We use this machine as a testing bed for cutting edge Lix features.
-      package = inputs.lix.packages.x86_64-linux.default;
-
       # should be enough?
       nrBuildUsers = 128;