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nixpkgs docs: breakout functions
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manual-full.xml: ${MD_TARGETS} .version *.xml
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<para>
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<para>
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In Nixpkgs, these three platforms are defined as attribute sets under the
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In Nixpkgs, these three platforms are defined as attribute sets under the
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names <literal>buildPlatform</literal>, <literal>hostPlatform</literal>, and
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names <literal>buildPlatform</literal>, <literal>hostPlatform</literal>,
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<literal>targetPlatform</literal>. They are always defined as attributes in
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and <literal>targetPlatform</literal>. They are always defined as
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the standard environment. That means one can access them like:
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attributes in the standard environment. That means one can access them
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like:
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<programlisting>{ stdenv, fooDep, barDep, .. }: ...stdenv.buildPlatform...</programlisting>
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<programlisting>{ stdenv, fooDep, barDep, .. }: ...stdenv.buildPlatform...</programlisting>
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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xml:id="sec-debug">
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<title>Debugging Nix Expressions</title>
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<para>
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Nix is a unityped, dynamic language, this means every value can potentially
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appear anywhere. Since it is also non-strict, evaluation order and what
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ultimately is evaluated might surprise you. Therefore it is important to be
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able to debug nix expressions.
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</para>
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<para>
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In the <literal>lib/debug.nix</literal> file you will find a number of
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functions that help (pretty-)printing values while evaluation is runnnig. You
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can even specify how deep these values should be printed recursively, and
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transform them on the fly. Please consult the docstrings in
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<literal>lib/debug.nix</literal> for usage information.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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xml:id="sec-pkgs-dockerTools">
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<title>pkgs.dockerTools</title>
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<para>
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<varname>pkgs.dockerTools</varname> is a set of functions for creating and
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manipulating Docker images according to the
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<link xlink:href="https://github.com/moby/moby/blob/master/image/spec/v1.2.md#docker-image-specification-v120">
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Docker Image Specification v1.2.0 </link>. Docker itself is not used to
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perform any of the operations done by these functions.
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</para>
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<warning>
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<para>
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The <varname>dockerTools</varname> API is unstable and may be subject to
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backwards-incompatible changes in the future.
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</para>
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</warning>
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<section xml:id="ssec-pkgs-dockerTools-buildImage">
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<title>buildImage</title>
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<para>
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This function is analogous to the <command>docker build</command> command,
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in that can used to build a Docker-compatible repository tarball containing
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a single image with one or multiple layers. As such, the result is suitable
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for being loaded in Docker with <command>docker load</command>.
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</para>
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<para>
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The parameters of <varname>buildImage</varname> with relative example values
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are described below:
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</para>
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<example xml:id='ex-dockerTools-buildImage'>
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<title>Docker build</title>
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<programlisting>
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buildImage {
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name = "redis"; <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-buildImage-1' />
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tag = "latest"; <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-buildImage-2' />
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fromImage = someBaseImage; <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-buildImage-3' />
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fromImageName = null; <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-buildImage-4' />
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fromImageTag = "latest"; <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-buildImage-5' />
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contents = pkgs.redis; <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-buildImage-6' />
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runAsRoot = '' <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-buildImage-runAsRoot' />
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#!${stdenv.shell}
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mkdir -p /data
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'';
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config = { <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-buildImage-8' />
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Cmd = [ "/bin/redis-server" ];
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WorkingDir = "/data";
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Volumes = {
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"/data" = {};
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};
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};
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}
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</programlisting>
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<para>
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The above example will build a Docker image <literal>redis/latest</literal>
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from the given base image. Loading and running this image in Docker results
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in <literal>redis-server</literal> being started automatically.
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</para>
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<calloutlist>
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<callout arearefs='ex-dockerTools-buildImage-1'>
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<para>
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<varname>name</varname> specifies the name of the resulting image. This is
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the only required argument for <varname>buildImage</varname>.
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</para>
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<callout arearefs='ex-dockerTools-buildImage-2'>
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<varname>tag</varname> specifies the tag of the resulting image. By
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default it's <literal>null</literal>, which indicates that the nix output
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hash will be used as tag.
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</para>
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<callout arearefs='ex-dockerTools-buildImage-3'>
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<varname>fromImage</varname> is the repository tarball containing the base
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image. It must be a valid Docker image, such as exported by
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<command>docker save</command>. By default it's <literal>null</literal>,
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<filename>Dockerfile</filename>.
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</para>
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<callout arearefs='ex-dockerTools-buildImage-4'>
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<varname>fromImageName</varname> can be used to further specify the base
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|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Each path directly listed in <varname>contents</varname> will have a
|
||||||
|
symlink in the root of the image.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
For example:
|
||||||
|
<programlisting><![CDATA[
|
||||||
|
pkgs.dockerTools.buildLayeredImage {
|
||||||
|
name = "hello";
|
||||||
|
contents = [ pkgs.hello ];
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
]]></programlisting>
|
||||||
|
will create symlinks for all the paths in the <literal>hello</literal>
|
||||||
|
package:
|
||||||
|
<screen><![CDATA[
|
||||||
|
/bin/hello -> /nix/store/h1zb1padqbbb7jicsvkmrym3r6snphxg-hello-2.10/bin/hello
|
||||||
|
/share/info/hello.info -> /nix/store/h1zb1padqbbb7jicsvkmrym3r6snphxg-hello-2.10/share/info/hello.info
|
||||||
|
/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/hello.mo -> /nix/store/h1zb1padqbbb7jicsvkmrym3r6snphxg-hello-2.10/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/hello.mo
|
||||||
|
]]></screen>
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<section xml:id="dockerTools-buildLayeredImage-arg-config">
|
||||||
|
<title>Automatic inclusion of <varname>config</varname> references</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
The closure of <varname>config</varname> is automatically included in the
|
||||||
|
closure of the final image.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
This allows you to make very simple Docker images with very little code.
|
||||||
|
This container will start up and run <command>hello</command>:
|
||||||
|
<programlisting><![CDATA[
|
||||||
|
pkgs.dockerTools.buildLayeredImage {
|
||||||
|
name = "hello";
|
||||||
|
config.Cmd = [ "${pkgs.hello}/bin/hello" ];
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
]]></programlisting>
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<section xml:id="dockerTools-buildLayeredImage-arg-maxLayers">
|
||||||
|
<title>Adjusting <varname>maxLayers</varname></title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Increasing the <varname>maxLayers</varname> increases the number of layers
|
||||||
|
which have a chance to be shared between different images.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Modern Docker installations support up to 128 layers, however older
|
||||||
|
versions support as few as 42.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
If the produced image will not be extended by other Docker builds, it is
|
||||||
|
safe to set <varname>maxLayers</varname> to <literal>128</literal>. However
|
||||||
|
it will be impossible to extend the image further.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
The first (<literal>maxLayers-2</literal>) most "popular" paths will have
|
||||||
|
their own individual layers, then layer #<literal>maxLayers-1</literal>
|
||||||
|
will contain all the remaining "unpopular" paths, and finally layer
|
||||||
|
#<literal>maxLayers</literal> will contain the Image configuration.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Docker's Layers are not inherently ordered, they are content-addressable
|
||||||
|
and are not explicitly layered until they are composed in to an Image.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<section xml:id="ssec-pkgs-dockerTools-fetchFromRegistry">
|
||||||
|
<title>pullImage</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
This function is analogous to the <command>docker pull</command> command, in
|
||||||
|
that can be used to pull a Docker image from a Docker registry. By default
|
||||||
|
<link xlink:href="https://hub.docker.com/">Docker Hub</link> is used to pull
|
||||||
|
images.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Its parameters are described in the example below:
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<example xml:id='ex-dockerTools-pullImage'>
|
||||||
|
<title>Docker pull</title>
|
||||||
|
<programlisting>
|
||||||
|
pullImage {
|
||||||
|
imageName = "nixos/nix"; <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-pullImage-1' />
|
||||||
|
imageDigest = "sha256:20d9485b25ecfd89204e843a962c1bd70e9cc6858d65d7f5fadc340246e2116b"; <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-pullImage-2' />
|
||||||
|
finalImageTag = "1.11"; <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-pullImage-3' />
|
||||||
|
sha256 = "0mqjy3zq2v6rrhizgb9nvhczl87lcfphq9601wcprdika2jz7qh8"; <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-pullImage-4' />
|
||||||
|
os = "linux"; <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-pullImage-5' />
|
||||||
|
arch = "x86_64"; <co xml:id='ex-dockerTools-pullImage-6' />
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
</programlisting>
|
||||||
|
</example>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<calloutlist>
|
||||||
|
<callout arearefs='ex-dockerTools-pullImage-1'>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
<varname>imageName</varname> specifies the name of the image to be
|
||||||
|
downloaded, which can also include the registry namespace (e.g.
|
||||||
|
<literal>nixos</literal>). This argument is required.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</callout>
|
||||||
|
<callout arearefs='ex-dockerTools-pullImage-2'>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
<varname>imageDigest</varname> specifies the digest of the image to be
|
||||||
|
downloaded. Skopeo can be used to get the digest of an image, with its
|
||||||
|
<varname>inspect</varname> subcommand. Since a given
|
||||||
|
<varname>imageName</varname> may transparently refer to a manifest list of
|
||||||
|
images which support multiple architectures and/or operating systems,
|
||||||
|
supply the `--override-os` and `--override-arch` arguments to specify
|
||||||
|
exactly which image you want. By default it will match the OS and
|
||||||
|
architecture of the host the command is run on.
|
||||||
|
<programlisting>
|
||||||
|
$ nix-shell --packages skopeo jq --command "skopeo --override-os linux --override-arch x86_64 inspect docker://docker.io/nixos/nix:1.11 | jq -r '.Digest'"
|
||||||
|
sha256:20d9485b25ecfd89204e843a962c1bd70e9cc6858d65d7f5fadc340246e2116b
|
||||||
|
</programlisting>
|
||||||
|
This argument is required.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</callout>
|
||||||
|
<callout arearefs='ex-dockerTools-pullImage-3'>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
<varname>finalImageTag</varname>, if specified, this is the tag of the
|
||||||
|
image to be created. Note it is never used to fetch the image since we
|
||||||
|
prefer to rely on the immutable digest ID. By default it's
|
||||||
|
<literal>latest</literal>.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</callout>
|
||||||
|
<callout arearefs='ex-dockerTools-pullImage-4'>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
<varname>sha256</varname> is the checksum of the whole fetched image. This
|
||||||
|
argument is required.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</callout>
|
||||||
|
<callout arearefs='ex-dockerTools-pullImage-5'>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
<varname>os</varname>, if specified, is the operating system of the
|
||||||
|
fetched image. By default it's <literal>linux</literal>.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</callout>
|
||||||
|
<callout arearefs='ex-dockerTools-pullImage-6'>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
<varname>arch</varname>, if specified, is the cpu architecture of the
|
||||||
|
fetched image. By default it's <literal>x86_64</literal>.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</callout>
|
||||||
|
</calloutlist>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<section xml:id="ssec-pkgs-dockerTools-exportImage">
|
||||||
|
<title>exportImage</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
This function is analogous to the <command>docker export</command> command,
|
||||||
|
in that can used to flatten a Docker image that contains multiple layers. It
|
||||||
|
is in fact the result of the merge of all the layers of the image. As such,
|
||||||
|
the result is suitable for being imported in Docker with <command>docker
|
||||||
|
import</command>.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<note>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Using this function requires the <literal>kvm</literal> device to be
|
||||||
|
available.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</note>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
The parameters of <varname>exportImage</varname> are the following:
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<example xml:id='ex-dockerTools-exportImage'>
|
||||||
|
<title>Docker export</title>
|
||||||
|
<programlisting>
|
||||||
|
exportImage {
|
||||||
|
fromImage = someLayeredImage;
|
||||||
|
fromImageName = null;
|
||||||
|
fromImageTag = null;
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
name = someLayeredImage.name;
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
</programlisting>
|
||||||
|
</example>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
The parameters relative to the base image have the same synopsis as
|
||||||
|
described in <xref linkend='ssec-pkgs-dockerTools-buildImage'/>, except that
|
||||||
|
<varname>fromImage</varname> is the only required argument in this case.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
The <varname>name</varname> argument is the name of the derivation output,
|
||||||
|
which defaults to <varname>fromImage.name</varname>.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<section xml:id="ssec-pkgs-dockerTools-shadowSetup">
|
||||||
|
<title>shadowSetup</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
This constant string is a helper for setting up the base files for managing
|
||||||
|
users and groups, only if such files don't exist already. It is suitable for
|
||||||
|
being used in a <varname>runAsRoot</varname>
|
||||||
|
<xref linkend='ex-dockerTools-buildImage-runAsRoot'/> script for cases like
|
||||||
|
in the example below:
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<example xml:id='ex-dockerTools-shadowSetup'>
|
||||||
|
<title>Shadow base files</title>
|
||||||
|
<programlisting>
|
||||||
|
buildImage {
|
||||||
|
name = "shadow-basic";
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
runAsRoot = ''
|
||||||
|
#!${stdenv.shell}
|
||||||
|
${shadowSetup}
|
||||||
|
groupadd -r redis
|
||||||
|
useradd -r -g redis redis
|
||||||
|
mkdir /data
|
||||||
|
chown redis:redis /data
|
||||||
|
'';
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
</programlisting>
|
||||||
|
</example>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Creating base files like <literal>/etc/passwd</literal> or
|
||||||
|
<literal>/etc/login.defs</literal> are necessary for shadow-utils to
|
||||||
|
manipulate users and groups.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
142
doc/functions/fhs-environments.xml
Normal file
142
doc/functions/fhs-environments.xml
Normal file
|
@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
|
||||||
|
<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
|
||||||
|
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
|
||||||
|
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
|
||||||
|
xml:id="sec-fhs-environments">
|
||||||
|
<title>buildFHSUserEnv</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
<function>buildFHSUserEnv</function> provides a way to build and run
|
||||||
|
FHS-compatible lightweight sandboxes. It creates an isolated root with bound
|
||||||
|
<filename>/nix/store</filename>, so its footprint in terms of disk space
|
||||||
|
needed is quite small. This allows one to run software which is hard or
|
||||||
|
unfeasible to patch for NixOS -- 3rd-party source trees with FHS assumptions,
|
||||||
|
games distributed as tarballs, software with integrity checking and/or
|
||||||
|
external self-updated binaries. It uses Linux namespaces feature to create
|
||||||
|
temporary lightweight environments which are destroyed after all child
|
||||||
|
processes exit, without root user rights requirement. Accepted arguments are:
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<variablelist>
|
||||||
|
<varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<term>
|
||||||
|
<literal>name</literal>
|
||||||
|
</term>
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Environment name.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
</varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<term>
|
||||||
|
<literal>targetPkgs</literal>
|
||||||
|
</term>
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Packages to be installed for the main host's architecture (i.e. x86_64 on
|
||||||
|
x86_64 installations). Along with libraries binaries are also installed.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
</varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<term>
|
||||||
|
<literal>multiPkgs</literal>
|
||||||
|
</term>
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Packages to be installed for all architectures supported by a host (i.e.
|
||||||
|
i686 and x86_64 on x86_64 installations). Only libraries are installed by
|
||||||
|
default.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
</varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<term>
|
||||||
|
<literal>extraBuildCommands</literal>
|
||||||
|
</term>
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Additional commands to be executed for finalizing the directory structure.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
</varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<term>
|
||||||
|
<literal>extraBuildCommandsMulti</literal>
|
||||||
|
</term>
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Like <literal>extraBuildCommands</literal>, but executed only on multilib
|
||||||
|
architectures.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
</varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<term>
|
||||||
|
<literal>extraOutputsToInstall</literal>
|
||||||
|
</term>
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Additional derivation outputs to be linked for both target and
|
||||||
|
multi-architecture packages.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
</varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<term>
|
||||||
|
<literal>extraInstallCommands</literal>
|
||||||
|
</term>
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Additional commands to be executed for finalizing the derivation with
|
||||||
|
runner script.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
</varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
<term>
|
||||||
|
<literal>runScript</literal>
|
||||||
|
</term>
|
||||||
|
<listitem>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
A command that would be executed inside the sandbox and passed all the
|
||||||
|
command line arguments. It defaults to <literal>bash</literal>.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</listitem>
|
||||||
|
</varlistentry>
|
||||||
|
</variablelist>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
One can create a simple environment using a <literal>shell.nix</literal> like
|
||||||
|
that:
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<programlisting><![CDATA[
|
||||||
|
{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
(pkgs.buildFHSUserEnv {
|
||||||
|
name = "simple-x11-env";
|
||||||
|
targetPkgs = pkgs: (with pkgs;
|
||||||
|
[ udev
|
||||||
|
alsaLib
|
||||||
|
]) ++ (with pkgs.xorg;
|
||||||
|
[ libX11
|
||||||
|
libXcursor
|
||||||
|
libXrandr
|
||||||
|
]);
|
||||||
|
multiPkgs = pkgs: (with pkgs;
|
||||||
|
[ udev
|
||||||
|
alsaLib
|
||||||
|
]);
|
||||||
|
runScript = "bash";
|
||||||
|
}).env
|
||||||
|
]]></programlisting>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Running <literal>nix-shell</literal> would then drop you into a shell with
|
||||||
|
these libraries and binaries available. You can use this to run closed-source
|
||||||
|
applications which expect FHS structure without hassles: simply change
|
||||||
|
<literal>runScript</literal> to the application path, e.g.
|
||||||
|
<filename>./bin/start.sh</filename> -- relative paths are supported.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
89
doc/functions/generators.xml
Normal file
89
doc/functions/generators.xml
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|
<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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|
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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|
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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|
xml:id="sec-generators">
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||||||
|
<title>Generators</title>
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||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
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||||||
|
Generators are functions that create file formats from nix data structures,
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||||||
|
e. g. for configuration files. There are generators available for:
|
||||||
|
<literal>INI</literal>, <literal>JSON</literal> and <literal>YAML</literal>
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
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||||||
|
All generators follow a similar call interface: <code>generatorName
|
||||||
|
configFunctions data</code>, where <literal>configFunctions</literal> is an
|
||||||
|
attrset of user-defined functions that format nested parts of the content.
|
||||||
|
They each have common defaults, so often they do not need to be set manually.
|
||||||
|
An example is <code>mkSectionName ? (name: libStr.escape [ "[" "]" ]
|
||||||
|
name)</code> from the <literal>INI</literal> generator. It receives the name
|
||||||
|
of a section and sanitizes it. The default <literal>mkSectionName</literal>
|
||||||
|
escapes <literal>[</literal> and <literal>]</literal> with a backslash.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Generators can be fine-tuned to produce exactly the file format required by
|
||||||
|
your application/service. One example is an INI-file format which uses
|
||||||
|
<literal>: </literal> as separator, the strings
|
||||||
|
<literal>"yes"</literal>/<literal>"no"</literal> as boolean values and
|
||||||
|
requires all string values to be quoted:
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<programlisting>
|
||||||
|
with lib;
|
||||||
|
let
|
||||||
|
customToINI = generators.toINI {
|
||||||
|
# specifies how to format a key/value pair
|
||||||
|
mkKeyValue = generators.mkKeyValueDefault {
|
||||||
|
# specifies the generated string for a subset of nix values
|
||||||
|
mkValueString = v:
|
||||||
|
if v == true then ''"yes"''
|
||||||
|
else if v == false then ''"no"''
|
||||||
|
else if isString v then ''"${v}"''
|
||||||
|
# and delegats all other values to the default generator
|
||||||
|
else generators.mkValueStringDefault {} v;
|
||||||
|
} ":";
|
||||||
|
};
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# the INI file can now be given as plain old nix values
|
||||||
|
in customToINI {
|
||||||
|
main = {
|
||||||
|
pushinfo = true;
|
||||||
|
autopush = false;
|
||||||
|
host = "localhost";
|
||||||
|
port = 42;
|
||||||
|
};
|
||||||
|
mergetool = {
|
||||||
|
merge = "diff3";
|
||||||
|
};
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
</programlisting>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
This will produce the following INI file as nix string:
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<programlisting>
|
||||||
|
[main]
|
||||||
|
autopush:"no"
|
||||||
|
host:"localhost"
|
||||||
|
port:42
|
||||||
|
pushinfo:"yes"
|
||||||
|
str\:ange:"very::strange"
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
[mergetool]
|
||||||
|
merge:"diff3"
|
||||||
|
</programlisting>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<note>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Nix store paths can be converted to strings by enclosing a derivation
|
||||||
|
attribute like so: <code>"${drv}"</code>.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</note>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Detailed documentation for each generator can be found in
|
||||||
|
<literal>lib/generators.nix</literal>.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
203
doc/functions/overrides.xml
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203
doc/functions/overrides.xml
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|
@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
|
||||||
|
<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
|
||||||
|
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
|
||||||
|
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
|
||||||
|
xml:id="sec-overrides">
|
||||||
|
<title>Overriding</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Sometimes one wants to override parts of <literal>nixpkgs</literal>, e.g.
|
||||||
|
derivation attributes, the results of derivations or even the whole package
|
||||||
|
set.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<section xml:id="sec-pkg-override">
|
||||||
|
<title><pkg>.override</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
The function <varname>override</varname> is usually available for all the
|
||||||
|
derivations in the nixpkgs expression (<varname>pkgs</varname>).
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
It is used to override the arguments passed to a function.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Example usages:
|
||||||
|
<programlisting>pkgs.foo.override { arg1 = val1; arg2 = val2; ... }</programlisting>
|
||||||
|
<programlisting>
|
||||||
|
import pkgs.path { overlays = [ (self: super: {
|
||||||
|
foo = super.foo.override { barSupport = true ; };
|
||||||
|
})]};
|
||||||
|
</programlisting>
|
||||||
|
<programlisting>
|
||||||
|
mypkg = pkgs.callPackage ./mypkg.nix {
|
||||||
|
mydep = pkgs.mydep.override { ... };
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
</programlisting>
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
In the first example, <varname>pkgs.foo</varname> is the result of a
|
||||||
|
function call with some default arguments, usually a derivation. Using
|
||||||
|
<varname>pkgs.foo.override</varname> will call the same function with the
|
||||||
|
given new arguments.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<section xml:id="sec-pkg-overrideAttrs">
|
||||||
|
<title><pkg>.overrideAttrs</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
The function <varname>overrideAttrs</varname> allows overriding the
|
||||||
|
attribute set passed to a <varname>stdenv.mkDerivation</varname> call,
|
||||||
|
producing a new derivation based on the original one. This function is
|
||||||
|
available on all derivations produced by the
|
||||||
|
<varname>stdenv.mkDerivation</varname> function, which is most packages in
|
||||||
|
the nixpkgs expression <varname>pkgs</varname>.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Example usage:
|
||||||
|
<programlisting>
|
||||||
|
helloWithDebug = pkgs.hello.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
|
||||||
|
separateDebugInfo = true;
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
</programlisting>
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
In the above example, the <varname>separateDebugInfo</varname> attribute is
|
||||||
|
overridden to be true, thus building debug info for
|
||||||
|
<varname>helloWithDebug</varname>, while all other attributes will be
|
||||||
|
retained from the original <varname>hello</varname> package.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
The argument <varname>oldAttrs</varname> is conventionally used to refer to
|
||||||
|
the attr set originally passed to <varname>stdenv.mkDerivation</varname>.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<note>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Note that <varname>separateDebugInfo</varname> is processed only by the
|
||||||
|
<varname>stdenv.mkDerivation</varname> function, not the generated, raw Nix
|
||||||
|
derivation. Thus, using <varname>overrideDerivation</varname> will not work
|
||||||
|
in this case, as it overrides only the attributes of the final derivation.
|
||||||
|
It is for this reason that <varname>overrideAttrs</varname> should be
|
||||||
|
preferred in (almost) all cases to <varname>overrideDerivation</varname>,
|
||||||
|
i.e. to allow using <varname>sdenv.mkDerivation</varname> to process input
|
||||||
|
arguments, as well as the fact that it is easier to use (you can use the
|
||||||
|
same attribute names you see in your Nix code, instead of the ones
|
||||||
|
generated (e.g. <varname>buildInputs</varname> vs
|
||||||
|
<varname>nativeBuildInputs</varname>, and involves less typing.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</note>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<section xml:id="sec-pkg-overrideDerivation">
|
||||||
|
<title><pkg>.overrideDerivation</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<warning>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
You should prefer <varname>overrideAttrs</varname> in almost all cases, see
|
||||||
|
its documentation for the reasons why.
|
||||||
|
<varname>overrideDerivation</varname> is not deprecated and will continue
|
||||||
|
to work, but is less nice to use and does not have as many abilities as
|
||||||
|
<varname>overrideAttrs</varname>.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</warning>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<warning>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Do not use this function in Nixpkgs as it evaluates a Derivation before
|
||||||
|
modifying it, which breaks package abstraction and removes error-checking
|
||||||
|
of function arguments. In addition, this evaluation-per-function
|
||||||
|
application incurs a performance penalty, which can become a problem if
|
||||||
|
many overrides are used. It is only intended for ad-hoc customisation, such
|
||||||
|
as in <filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix</filename>.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</warning>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
The function <varname>overrideDerivation</varname> creates a new derivation
|
||||||
|
based on an existing one by overriding the original's attributes with the
|
||||||
|
attribute set produced by the specified function. This function is available
|
||||||
|
on all derivations defined using the <varname>makeOverridable</varname>
|
||||||
|
function. Most standard derivation-producing functions, such as
|
||||||
|
<varname>stdenv.mkDerivation</varname>, are defined using this function,
|
||||||
|
which means most packages in the nixpkgs expression,
|
||||||
|
<varname>pkgs</varname>, have this function.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Example usage:
|
||||||
|
<programlisting>
|
||||||
|
mySed = pkgs.gnused.overrideDerivation (oldAttrs: {
|
||||||
|
name = "sed-4.2.2-pre";
|
||||||
|
src = fetchurl {
|
||||||
|
url = ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/sed/sed-4.2.2-pre.tar.bz2;
|
||||||
|
sha256 = "11nq06d131y4wmf3drm0yk502d2xc6n5qy82cg88rb9nqd2lj41k";
|
||||||
|
};
|
||||||
|
patches = [];
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
</programlisting>
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
In the above example, the <varname>name</varname>, <varname>src</varname>,
|
||||||
|
and <varname>patches</varname> of the derivation will be overridden, while
|
||||||
|
all other attributes will be retained from the original derivation.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
The argument <varname>oldAttrs</varname> is used to refer to the attribute
|
||||||
|
set of the original derivation.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<note>
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
A package's attributes are evaluated *before* being modified by the
|
||||||
|
<varname>overrideDerivation</varname> function. For example, the
|
||||||
|
<varname>name</varname> attribute reference in <varname>url =
|
||||||
|
"mirror://gnu/hello/${name}.tar.gz";</varname> is filled-in *before* the
|
||||||
|
<varname>overrideDerivation</varname> function modifies the attribute set.
|
||||||
|
This means that overriding the <varname>name</varname> attribute, in this
|
||||||
|
example, *will not* change the value of the <varname>url</varname>
|
||||||
|
attribute. Instead, we need to override both the <varname>name</varname>
|
||||||
|
*and* <varname>url</varname> attributes.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</note>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<section xml:id="sec-lib-makeOverridable">
|
||||||
|
<title>lib.makeOverridable</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
The function <varname>lib.makeOverridable</varname> is used to make the
|
||||||
|
result of a function easily customizable. This utility only makes sense for
|
||||||
|
functions that accept an argument set and return an attribute set.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
Example usage:
|
||||||
|
<programlisting>
|
||||||
|
f = { a, b }: { result = a+b; };
|
||||||
|
c = lib.makeOverridable f { a = 1; b = 2; };
|
||||||
|
</programlisting>
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
The variable <varname>c</varname> is the value of the <varname>f</varname>
|
||||||
|
function applied with some default arguments. Hence the value of
|
||||||
|
<varname>c.result</varname> is <literal>3</literal>, in this example.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
The variable <varname>c</varname> however also has some additional
|
||||||
|
functions, like <link linkend="sec-pkg-override">c.override</link> which can
|
||||||
|
be used to override the default arguments. In this example the value of
|
||||||
|
<varname>(c.override { a = 4; }).result</varname> is 6.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
26
doc/functions/shell.xml
Normal file
26
doc/functions/shell.xml
Normal file
|
@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
|
||||||
|
<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
|
||||||
|
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
|
||||||
|
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
|
||||||
|
xml:id="sec-pkgs-mkShell">
|
||||||
|
<title>pkgs.mkShell</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
<function>pkgs.mkShell</function> is a special kind of derivation that is
|
||||||
|
only useful when using it combined with <command>nix-shell</command>. It will
|
||||||
|
in fact fail to instantiate when invoked with <command>nix-build</command>.
|
||||||
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<section xml:id="sec-pkgs-mkShell-usage">
|
||||||
|
<title>Usage</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
<programlisting><![CDATA[
|
||||||
|
{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
|
||||||
|
pkgs.mkShell {
|
||||||
|
# this will make all the build inputs from hello and gnutar
|
||||||
|
# available to the shell environment
|
||||||
|
inputsFrom = with pkgs; [ hello gnutar ];
|
||||||
|
buildInputs = [ pkgs.gnumake ];
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
]]></programlisting>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
||||||
|
</section>
|
|
@ -668,8 +668,9 @@ overrides = self: super: rec {
|
||||||
plugins = with availablePlugins; [ python perl ];
|
plugins = with availablePlugins; [ python perl ];
|
||||||
}
|
}
|
||||||
}</programlisting>
|
}</programlisting>
|
||||||
If the <literal>configure</literal> function returns an attrset without the <literal>plugins</literal>
|
If the <literal>configure</literal> function returns an attrset without the
|
||||||
attribute, <literal>availablePlugins</literal> will be used automatically.
|
<literal>plugins</literal> attribute, <literal>availablePlugins</literal>
|
||||||
|
will be used automatically.
|
||||||
</para>
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>
|
<para>
|
||||||
|
@ -703,9 +704,11 @@ overrides = self: super: rec {
|
||||||
}; }
|
}; }
|
||||||
</programlisting>
|
</programlisting>
|
||||||
</para>
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>
|
<para>
|
||||||
WeeChat allows to set defaults on startup using the <literal>--run-command</literal>.
|
WeeChat allows to set defaults on startup using the
|
||||||
The <literal>configure</literal> method can be used to pass commands to the program:
|
<literal>--run-command</literal>. The <literal>configure</literal> method
|
||||||
|
can be used to pass commands to the program:
|
||||||
<programlisting>weechat.override {
|
<programlisting>weechat.override {
|
||||||
configure = { availablePlugins, ... }: {
|
configure = { availablePlugins, ... }: {
|
||||||
init = ''
|
init = ''
|
||||||
|
@ -714,12 +717,14 @@ overrides = self: super: rec {
|
||||||
'';
|
'';
|
||||||
};
|
};
|
||||||
}</programlisting>
|
}</programlisting>
|
||||||
Further values can be added to the list of commands when running
|
Further values can be added to the list of commands when running
|
||||||
<literal>weechat --run-command "your-commands"</literal>.
|
<literal>weechat --run-command "your-commands"</literal>.
|
||||||
</para>
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>
|
<para>
|
||||||
Additionally it's possible to specify scripts to be loaded when starting <literal>weechat</literal>.
|
Additionally it's possible to specify scripts to be loaded when starting
|
||||||
These will be loaded before the commands from <literal>init</literal>:
|
<literal>weechat</literal>. These will be loaded before the commands from
|
||||||
|
<literal>init</literal>:
|
||||||
<programlisting>weechat.override {
|
<programlisting>weechat.override {
|
||||||
configure = { availablePlugins, ... }: {
|
configure = { availablePlugins, ... }: {
|
||||||
scripts = with pkgs.weechatScripts; [
|
scripts = with pkgs.weechatScripts; [
|
||||||
|
@ -731,11 +736,13 @@ overrides = self: super: rec {
|
||||||
};
|
};
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</para>
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</para>
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<para>
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<para>
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WeeChat scripts. Such derivations expect a <literal>passthru.scripts</literal> attribute
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derivations for WeeChat scripts. Such derivations expect a
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which contains a list of all scripts inside the store path. Furthermore all scripts
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<literal>passthru.scripts</literal> attribute which contains a list of all
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have to live in <literal>$out/share</literal>. An exemplary derivation looks like this:
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scripts inside the store path. Furthermore all scripts have to live in
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<literal>$out/share</literal>. An exemplary derivation looks like this:
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<programlisting>{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
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<programlisting>{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
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stdenv.mkDerivation {
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stdenv.mkDerivation {
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<section xml:id="sec-ibus-typing-booster">
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<section xml:id="sec-ibus-typing-booster">
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<title>ibus-engines.typing-booster</title>
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<title>ibus-engines.typing-booster</title>
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<para>This package is an ibus-based completion method to speed up typing.</para>
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<para>
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This package is an ibus-based completion method to speed up typing.
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</para>
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<section xml:id="sec-ibus-typing-booster-activate">
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<section xml:id="sec-ibus-typing-booster-activate">
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<title>Activating the engine</title>
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<title>Activating the engine</title>
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<para>
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<para>
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IBus needs to be configured accordingly to activate <literal>typing-booster</literal>. The configuration
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IBus needs to be configured accordingly to activate
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depends on the desktop manager in use. For detailed instructions, please refer to the
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<literal>typing-booster</literal>. The configuration depends on the desktop
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<link xlink:href="https://mike-fabian.github.io/ibus-typing-booster/documentation.html">upstream docs</link>.
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manager in use. For detailed instructions, please refer to the
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<link xlink:href="https://mike-fabian.github.io/ibus-typing-booster/documentation.html">upstream
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docs</link>.
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</para>
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</para>
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<para>
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<para>
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On NixOS you need to explicitly enable <literal>ibus</literal> with given engines
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On NixOS you need to explicitly enable <literal>ibus</literal> with given
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||||||
before customizing your desktop to use <literal>typing-booster</literal>. This can be achieved
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engines before customizing your desktop to use
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using the <literal>ibus</literal> module:
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<literal>typing-booster</literal>. This can be achieved using the
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<literal>ibus</literal> module:
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<programlisting>{ pkgs, ... }: {
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<programlisting>{ pkgs, ... }: {
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i18n.inputMethod = {
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i18n.inputMethod = {
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enabled = "ibus";
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enabled = "ibus";
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@ -841,17 +854,20 @@ citrix_receiver.override {
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<title>Using custom hunspell dictionaries</title>
|
<title>Using custom hunspell dictionaries</title>
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<para>
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<para>
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The IBus engine is based on <literal>hunspell</literal> to support completion in many languages.
|
The IBus engine is based on <literal>hunspell</literal> to support
|
||||||
By default the dictionaries <literal>de-de</literal>, <literal>en-us</literal>, <literal>es-es</literal>,
|
completion in many languages. By default the dictionaries
|
||||||
<literal>it-it</literal>, <literal>sv-se</literal> and <literal>sv-fi</literal>
|
<literal>de-de</literal>, <literal>en-us</literal>,
|
||||||
are in use. To add another dictionary, the package can be overridden like this:
|
<literal>es-es</literal>, <literal>it-it</literal>,
|
||||||
|
<literal>sv-se</literal> and <literal>sv-fi</literal> are in use. To add
|
||||||
|
another dictionary, the package can be overridden like this:
|
||||||
<programlisting>ibus-engines.typing-booster.override {
|
<programlisting>ibus-engines.typing-booster.override {
|
||||||
langs = [ "de-at" "en-gb" ];
|
langs = [ "de-at" "en-gb" ];
|
||||||
}</programlisting>
|
}</programlisting>
|
||||||
</para>
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>
|
<para>
|
||||||
<emphasis>Note: each language passed to <literal>langs</literal> must be an attribute name in
|
<emphasis>Note: each language passed to <literal>langs</literal> must be an
|
||||||
<literal>pkgs.hunspellDicts</literal>.</emphasis>
|
attribute name in <literal>pkgs.hunspellDicts</literal>.</emphasis>
|
||||||
</para>
|
</para>
|
||||||
</section>
|
</section>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
@ -859,10 +875,12 @@ citrix_receiver.override {
|
||||||
<title>Built-in emoji picker</title>
|
<title>Built-in emoji picker</title>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>
|
<para>
|
||||||
The <literal>ibus-engines.typing-booster</literal> package contains a program
|
The <literal>ibus-engines.typing-booster</literal> package contains a
|
||||||
named <literal>emoji-picker</literal>. To display all emojis correctly,
|
program named <literal>emoji-picker</literal>. To display all emojis
|
||||||
a special font such as <literal>noto-fonts-emoji</literal> is needed:
|
correctly, a special font such as <literal>noto-fonts-emoji</literal> is
|
||||||
|
needed:
|
||||||
</para>
|
</para>
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
<para>
|
<para>
|
||||||
On NixOS it can be installed using the following expression:
|
On NixOS it can be installed using the following expression:
|
||||||
<programlisting>{ pkgs, ... }: {
|
<programlisting>{ pkgs, ... }: {
|
||||||
|
|
|
@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
|
||||||
---
|
|
||||||
title: pkgs.mkShell
|
|
||||||
author: zimbatm
|
|
||||||
date: 2017-10-30
|
|
||||||
---
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
# mkShell
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
pkgs.mkShell is a special kind of derivation that is only useful when using
|
|
||||||
it combined with nix-shell. It will in fact fail to instantiate when invoked
|
|
||||||
with nix-build.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
## Usage
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```nix
|
|
||||||
{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
|
|
||||||
pkgs.mkShell {
|
|
||||||
# this will make all the build inputs from hello and gnutar available to the shell environment
|
|
||||||
inputsFrom = with pkgs; [ hello gnutar ];
|
|
||||||
buildInputs = [ pkgs.gnumake ];
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
```
|
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