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Nikola Knezevic 77007d4eab Improve ref validity checking in fetchGit The previous regex was too strict and did not match what git was allowing. It could lead to `fetchGit` not accepting valid branch names, even though they exist in a repository (for example, branch names containing `/`, which are pretty standard, like `release/1.0` branches). The new regex defines what a branch name should NOT contain. It takes the definitions from `refs.c` in https://github.com/git/git and `git help check-ref-format` pages. This change also introduces a test for ref name validity checking, which compares the result from Nix with the result of `git check-ref-format --branch`.		2020-05-30 12:29:35 +02:00
.github	actions: use latest OS	2020-05-15 10:06:26 +02:00
config	update config/config.{sub,guess}	2018-08-13 20:00:17 +00:00
contrib	function-trace: always show the trace	2019-09-18 23:23:21 +02:00
corepkgs	Move some corepkgs into the nix binary	2020-03-11 16:57:48 +01:00
doc/manual	Manpages: Do not refer to nixpkgs-channels	2020-05-23 15:26:59 +02:00
m4	autoconf: Fix C++17 detection not working on Ubuntu 16.04.	2019-07-03 04:32:25 +02:00
maintainers	Update release script	2020-04-10 17:27:35 +02:00
misc	Make nix-daemon.plist less fragile on macOS	2019-10-09 12:52:01 +01:00
mk	Don't install unit tests	2020-05-08 12:03:27 +02:00
nix-rust	make check: Run unit tests	2020-05-08 11:49:40 +02:00
perl	Get rid of FileIngestionMethod casts in perl bindings, too	2020-03-30 22:40:41 +00:00
scripts	installer: don't require xz on darwin	2020-05-27 20:58:42 +02:00
src	Improve ref validity checking in fetchGit	2020-05-30 12:29:35 +02:00
tests	Improve ref validity checking in fetchGit	2020-05-30 12:29:35 +02:00
.dir-locals.el	.dir-locals.el: Set additional lambda indentation to zero	2020-02-20 07:56:35 +01:00
.editorconfig	Add .editorconfig	2017-06-05 22:57:28 +01:00
.gitignore	ignore error-demo	2020-04-06 12:05:17 -06:00
.version	Bump version	2019-09-04 15:59:33 +02:00
bootstrap.sh	bootstrap: Simplify & make more robust.	2011-09-06 12:11:05 +00:00
configure.ac	configure: Look for gtest	2020-05-08 12:09:37 +02:00
COPYING	* Change this to LGPL to keep the government happy.	2006-04-25 16:41:06 +00:00
local.mk	Remove global -I flags	2020-03-30 15:30:19 +02:00
Makefile	Move unit tests to sr/libutil/tests, use mk make rules	2020-05-08 11:34:09 +02:00
Makefile.config.in	configure: Look for gtest	2020-05-08 12:09:37 +02:00
precompiled-headers.h	precompiled-headers.h: Don't include our own headers	2020-05-04 22:40:02 +02:00
README.md	Tweak README.md	2020-05-01 11:47:26 +02:00
release-common.nix	WIP: add unit tests for libutil	2020-05-06 15:57:05 +02:00
release.nix	fix hydra build products	2020-05-23 12:43:54 +02:00
shell.nix	Remove the tarball job	2020-03-13 18:05:22 +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

Building Nix

You can build Nix using one of the targets provided by release.nix:

$ nix-build ./release.nix -A build.aarch64-linux
$ nix-build ./release.nix -A build.x86_64-darwin
$ nix-build ./release.nix -A build.i686-linux
$ nix-build ./release.nix -A build.x86_64-linux

Development Environment

You can use the provided shell.nix to get a working development environment:

$ nix-shell
$ ./bootstrap.sh
$ ./configure
$ make

Additional Resources

License

Nix is released under the LGPL v2.1.