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| author | Francesco Gazzetta <fgaz@fgaz.me> | 2018-12-21 19:17:39 +0100 |
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| committer | Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> | 2018-12-21 17:25:46 -0500 |
| commit | aa42de91d10bf1ab18d61eccb4da35b2298b247c (patch) | |
| tree | 8f671477680ab24c645d0334e7a427bdd91f8c78 | |
| parent | 68210e857eabfd2f17ff28c751f5bb3e8298c37e (diff) | |
| download | sr.ht-docs-aa42de91d10bf1ab18d61eccb4da35b2298b247c.tar.gz | |
Add nixos image docs
| -rw-r--r-- | builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | builds.sr.ht/index.md | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | builds.sr.ht/installation.md | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | builds.sr.ht/manifest.md | 8 |
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diff --git a/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md b/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md index f91bcae..bde8867 100644 --- a/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md +++ b/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md @@ -130,5 +130,19 @@ port (e.g. Debian uses "amd64" while Alpine uses "x86_64"). <td>sparc64</td> <td></td> </tr> + <tr> + <th>NixOS</th> + <td colspan="3">unstable</td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>x86_64</td> + <td>✓</td> + <td>✓</td> + <td>daily<td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td>aarch64</td> + <td></td> + </tr> </tbody> </table> diff --git a/builds.sr.ht/index.md b/builds.sr.ht/index.md index 5917458..1a7c431 100644 --- a/builds.sr.ht/index.md +++ b/builds.sr.ht/index.md @@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Presently, the following build images are available: - debian/sid - debian/stretch - freebsd +- nixos/unstable Additional images are easy to add so long as the guest OS supports SSH and POSIX shell, please [email me](mailto:sir@cmpwn.com) if you'd like something added diff --git a/builds.sr.ht/installation.md b/builds.sr.ht/installation.md index c3bfdba..9c3e30b 100644 --- a/builds.sr.ht/installation.md +++ b/builds.sr.ht/installation.md @@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ provided `genimg` to produce the disk image. A `build.yml` file is also provided for each image to build itself on your build infrastructure once you have it set up. It's recommended that you set up cron jobs to build fresh images frequently. +### Image-specific notes + +* NixOS can be bootstrapped from any distribution. The provided build.yml does + it from Alpine, but it can be easily switched to eg. Archlinux just by + changing the host image and adjusting the packages. + ## Creating new images If you require additional images, study the `control` script to understand how diff --git a/builds.sr.ht/manifest.md b/builds.sr.ht/manifest.md index 7e51006..694daa1 100644 --- a/builds.sr.ht/manifest.md +++ b/builds.sr.ht/manifest.md @@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ A list of package names to install on the image. - **Arch Linux** installs these packages with `yay` - **Debian** installs these packages with `apt-get install` - **FreeBSD** installs these packages with `pkg` +- **NixOS** installs these packages with `nix-env -iA`. Since it's possible to + specify multiple channels, you must provide the full selection path, + for example `nixpkgs.hello`. Note that the `nixpkgs` channel is **not** + added by default. ## repositories @@ -67,6 +71,10 @@ The format is name: url, and the syntax of url varies between images. e.g. `main` or `non-free`, and `key-id` is an optional PGP key ID to add to apt-key. - **FreeBSD** images do not support extra package repositories. +- **NixOS** uses `channel-url`. The repo name is relevant, since + `repo-name: repo-url` wil execute the commands + `nix-channel --add repo-url repo-name` and `nix-channel --update repo-name`. + Given the nature of nix, no channel is added by default. ## sources |