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Document user files of nix
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1031 lines
40 KiB
C++
#pragma once
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///@file
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#include "types.hh"
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#include "config.hh"
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#include "util.hh"
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#include <map>
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#include <limits>
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#include <sys/types.h>
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namespace nix {
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typedef enum { smEnabled, smRelaxed, smDisabled } SandboxMode;
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struct MaxBuildJobsSetting : public BaseSetting<unsigned int>
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{
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MaxBuildJobsSetting(Config * options,
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unsigned int def,
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const std::string & name,
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const std::string & description,
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const std::set<std::string> & aliases = {})
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: BaseSetting<unsigned int>(def, true, name, description, aliases)
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{
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options->addSetting(this);
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}
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unsigned int parse(const std::string & str) const override;
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};
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struct PluginFilesSetting : public BaseSetting<Paths>
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{
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bool pluginsLoaded = false;
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PluginFilesSetting(Config * options,
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const Paths & def,
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const std::string & name,
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const std::string & description,
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const std::set<std::string> & aliases = {})
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: BaseSetting<Paths>(def, true, name, description, aliases)
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{
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options->addSetting(this);
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}
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Paths parse(const std::string & str) const override;
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};
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const uint32_t maxIdsPerBuild =
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#if __linux__
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1 << 16
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#else
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1
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#endif
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;
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class Settings : public Config {
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unsigned int getDefaultCores();
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StringSet getDefaultSystemFeatures();
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StringSet getDefaultExtraPlatforms();
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bool isWSL1();
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Path getDefaultSSLCertFile();
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public:
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Settings();
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Path nixPrefix;
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/**
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* The directory where we store sources and derived files.
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*/
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Path nixStore;
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Path nixDataDir; /* !!! fix */
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/**
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* The directory where we log various operations.
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*/
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Path nixLogDir;
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/**
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* The directory where state is stored.
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*/
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Path nixStateDir;
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/**
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* The directory where system configuration files are stored.
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*/
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Path nixConfDir;
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/**
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* A list of user configuration files to load.
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*/
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std::vector<Path> nixUserConfFiles;
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/**
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* The directory where the main programs are stored.
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*/
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Path nixBinDir;
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/**
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* The directory where the man pages are stored.
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*/
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Path nixManDir;
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/**
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* File name of the socket the daemon listens to.
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*/
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Path nixDaemonSocketFile;
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Setting<std::string> storeUri{this, getEnv("NIX_REMOTE").value_or("auto"), "store",
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R"(
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The [URL of the Nix store](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-help-stores.md#store-url-format)
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to use for most operations.
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See [`nix help-stores`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-help-stores.md)
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for supported store types and settings.
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)"};
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Setting<bool> keepFailed{this, false, "keep-failed",
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"Whether to keep temporary directories of failed builds."};
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Setting<bool> keepGoing{this, false, "keep-going",
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"Whether to keep building derivations when another build fails."};
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Setting<bool> tryFallback{
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this, false, "fallback",
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R"(
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If set to `true`, Nix will fall back to building from source if a
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binary substitute fails. This is equivalent to the `--fallback`
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flag. The default is `false`.
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)",
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{"build-fallback"}};
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/**
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* Whether to show build log output in real time.
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*/
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bool verboseBuild = true;
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Setting<size_t> logLines{this, 10, "log-lines",
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"The number of lines of the tail of "
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"the log to show if a build fails."};
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MaxBuildJobsSetting maxBuildJobs{
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this, 1, "max-jobs",
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R"(
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This option defines the maximum number of jobs that Nix will try to
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build in parallel. The default is `1`. The special value `auto`
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causes Nix to use the number of CPUs in your system. `0` is useful
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when using remote builders to prevent any local builds (except for
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`preferLocalBuild` derivation attribute which executes locally
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regardless). It can be overridden using the `--max-jobs` (`-j`)
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command line switch.
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)",
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{"build-max-jobs"}};
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Setting<unsigned int> maxSubstitutionJobs{
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this, 16, "max-substitution-jobs",
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R"(
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This option defines the maximum number of substitution jobs that Nix
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will try to run in parallel. The default is `16`. The minimum value
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one can choose is `1` and lower values will be interpreted as `1`.
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)",
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{"substitution-max-jobs"}};
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Setting<unsigned int> buildCores{
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this,
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getDefaultCores(),
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"cores",
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R"(
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Sets the value of the `NIX_BUILD_CORES` environment variable in the
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invocation of builders. Builders can use this variable at their
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discretion to control the maximum amount of parallelism. For
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instance, in Nixpkgs, if the derivation attribute
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`enableParallelBuilding` is set to `true`, the builder passes the
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`-jN` flag to GNU Make. It can be overridden using the `--cores`
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command line switch and defaults to `1`. The value `0` means that
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the builder should use all available CPU cores in the system.
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)",
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{"build-cores"}, false};
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/**
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* Read-only mode. Don't copy stuff to the store, don't change
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* the database.
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*/
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bool readOnlyMode = false;
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Setting<std::string> thisSystem{
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this, SYSTEM, "system",
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R"(
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This option specifies the canonical Nix system name of the current
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installation, such as `i686-linux` or `x86_64-darwin`. Nix can only
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build derivations whose `system` attribute equals the value
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specified here. In general, it never makes sense to modify this
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value from its default, since you can use it to ‘lie’ about the
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platform you are building on (e.g., perform a Mac OS build on a
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Linux machine; the result would obviously be wrong). It only makes
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sense if the Nix binaries can run on multiple platforms, e.g.,
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‘universal binaries’ that run on `x86_64-linux` and `i686-linux`.
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It defaults to the canonical Nix system name detected by `configure`
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at build time.
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)"};
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Setting<time_t> maxSilentTime{
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this, 0, "max-silent-time",
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R"(
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This option defines the maximum number of seconds that a builder can
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go without producing any data on standard output or standard error.
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This is useful (for instance in an automated build system) to catch
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builds that are stuck in an infinite loop, or to catch remote builds
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that are hanging due to network problems. It can be overridden using
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the `--max-silent-time` command line switch.
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The value `0` means that there is no timeout. This is also the
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default.
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)",
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{"build-max-silent-time"}};
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Setting<time_t> buildTimeout{
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this, 0, "timeout",
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R"(
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This option defines the maximum number of seconds that a builder can
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run. This is useful (for instance in an automated build system) to
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catch builds that are stuck in an infinite loop but keep writing to
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their standard output or standard error. It can be overridden using
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the `--timeout` command line switch.
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The value `0` means that there is no timeout. This is also the
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default.
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)",
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{"build-timeout"}};
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PathSetting buildHook{this, true, "", "build-hook",
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R"(
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The path to the helper program that executes remote builds.
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Nix communicates with the build hook over `stdio` using a custom protocol to request builds that cannot be performed directly by the Nix daemon.
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The default value is the internal Nix binary that implements remote building.
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> **Important**
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>
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> Change this setting only if you really know what you’re doing.
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)"};
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Setting<std::string> builders{
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this, "@" + nixConfDir + "/machines", "builders",
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R"(
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A semicolon-separated list of build machines.
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For the exact format and examples, see [the manual chapter on remote builds](../advanced-topics/distributed-builds.md)
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)"};
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Setting<bool> buildersUseSubstitutes{
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this, false, "builders-use-substitutes",
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R"(
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If set to `true`, Nix will instruct remote build machines to use
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their own binary substitutes if available. In practical terms, this
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means that remote hosts will fetch as many build dependencies as
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possible from their own substitutes (e.g, from `cache.nixos.org`),
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instead of waiting for this host to upload them all. This can
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drastically reduce build times if the network connection between
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this computer and the remote build host is slow.
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)"};
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Setting<off_t> reservedSize{this, 8 * 1024 * 1024, "gc-reserved-space",
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"Amount of reserved disk space for the garbage collector."};
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Setting<bool> fsyncMetadata{
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this, true, "fsync-metadata",
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R"(
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If set to `true`, changes to the Nix store metadata (in
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`/nix/var/nix/db`) are synchronously flushed to disk. This improves
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robustness in case of system crashes, but reduces performance. The
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default is `true`.
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)"};
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Setting<bool> useSQLiteWAL{this, !isWSL1(), "use-sqlite-wal",
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"Whether SQLite should use WAL mode."};
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Setting<bool> syncBeforeRegistering{this, false, "sync-before-registering",
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"Whether to call `sync()` before registering a path as valid."};
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Setting<bool> useSubstitutes{
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this, true, "substitute",
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R"(
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If set to `true` (default), Nix will use binary substitutes if
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available. This option can be disabled to force building from
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source.
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)",
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{"build-use-substitutes"}};
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Setting<std::string> buildUsersGroup{
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this, "", "build-users-group",
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R"(
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This options specifies the Unix group containing the Nix build user
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accounts. In multi-user Nix installations, builds should not be
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performed by the Nix account since that would allow users to
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arbitrarily modify the Nix store and database by supplying specially
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crafted builders; and they cannot be performed by the calling user
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since that would allow him/her to influence the build result.
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Therefore, if this option is non-empty and specifies a valid group,
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builds will be performed under the user accounts that are a member
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of the group specified here (as listed in `/etc/group`). Those user
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accounts should not be used for any other purpose\!
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Nix will never run two builds under the same user account at the
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same time. This is to prevent an obvious security hole: a malicious
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user writing a Nix expression that modifies the build result of a
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legitimate Nix expression being built by another user. Therefore it
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is good to have as many Nix build user accounts as you can spare.
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(Remember: uids are cheap.)
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The build users should have permission to create files in the Nix
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store, but not delete them. Therefore, `/nix/store` should be owned
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by the Nix account, its group should be the group specified here,
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and its mode should be `1775`.
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If the build users group is empty, builds will be performed under
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the uid of the Nix process (that is, the uid of the caller if
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`NIX_REMOTE` is empty, the uid under which the Nix daemon runs if
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`NIX_REMOTE` is `daemon`). Obviously, this should not be used
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with a nix daemon accessible to untrusted clients.
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Defaults to `nixbld` when running as root, *empty* otherwise.
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)",
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{}, false};
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Setting<bool> autoAllocateUids{this, false, "auto-allocate-uids",
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R"(
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Whether to select UIDs for builds automatically, instead of using the
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users in `build-users-group`.
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UIDs are allocated starting at 872415232 (0x34000000) on Linux and 56930 on macOS.
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)"};
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Setting<uint32_t> startId{this,
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#if __linux__
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0x34000000,
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#else
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56930,
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#endif
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"start-id",
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"The first UID and GID to use for dynamic ID allocation."};
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Setting<uint32_t> uidCount{this,
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#if __linux__
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maxIdsPerBuild * 128,
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#else
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128,
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#endif
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"id-count",
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"The number of UIDs/GIDs to use for dynamic ID allocation."};
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#if __linux__
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Setting<bool> useCgroups{
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this, false, "use-cgroups",
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R"(
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Whether to execute builds inside cgroups.
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This is only supported on Linux.
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Cgroups are required and enabled automatically for derivations
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that require the `uid-range` system feature.
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)"};
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#endif
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Setting<bool> impersonateLinux26{this, false, "impersonate-linux-26",
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"Whether to impersonate a Linux 2.6 machine on newer kernels.",
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{"build-impersonate-linux-26"}};
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Setting<bool> keepLog{
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this, true, "keep-build-log",
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R"(
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If set to `true` (the default), Nix will write the build log of a
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derivation (i.e. the standard output and error of its builder) to
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the directory `/nix/var/log/nix/drvs`. The build log can be
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retrieved using the command `nix-store -l path`.
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)",
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{"build-keep-log"}};
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Setting<bool> compressLog{
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this, true, "compress-build-log",
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R"(
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If set to `true` (the default), build logs written to
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`/nix/var/log/nix/drvs` will be compressed on the fly using bzip2.
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Otherwise, they will not be compressed.
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)",
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{"build-compress-log"}};
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Setting<unsigned long> maxLogSize{
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this, 0, "max-build-log-size",
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R"(
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This option defines the maximum number of bytes that a builder can
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write to its stdout/stderr. If the builder exceeds this limit, it’s
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killed. A value of `0` (the default) means that there is no limit.
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)",
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{"build-max-log-size"}};
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Setting<unsigned int> pollInterval{this, 5, "build-poll-interval",
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"How often (in seconds) to poll for locks."};
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Setting<bool> gcKeepOutputs{
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this, false, "keep-outputs",
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R"(
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If `true`, the garbage collector will keep the outputs of
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non-garbage derivations. If `false` (default), outputs will be
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deleted unless they are GC roots themselves (or reachable from other
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roots).
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In general, outputs must be registered as roots separately. However,
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even if the output of a derivation is registered as a root, the
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collector will still delete store paths that are used only at build
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time (e.g., the C compiler, or source tarballs downloaded from the
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network). To prevent it from doing so, set this option to `true`.
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)",
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{"gc-keep-outputs"}};
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Setting<bool> gcKeepDerivations{
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this, true, "keep-derivations",
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R"(
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If `true` (default), the garbage collector will keep the derivations
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from which non-garbage store paths were built. If `false`, they will
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be deleted unless explicitly registered as a root (or reachable from
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other roots).
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Keeping derivation around is useful for querying and traceability
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(e.g., it allows you to ask with what dependencies or options a
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store path was built), so by default this option is on. Turn it off
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to save a bit of disk space (or a lot if `keep-outputs` is also
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turned on).
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)",
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{"gc-keep-derivations"}};
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Setting<bool> autoOptimiseStore{
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this, false, "auto-optimise-store",
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R"(
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If set to `true`, Nix automatically detects files in the store
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that have identical contents, and replaces them with hard links to
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a single copy. This saves disk space. If set to `false` (the
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default), you can still run `nix-store --optimise` to get rid of
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duplicate files.
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)"};
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Setting<bool> envKeepDerivations{
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this, false, "keep-env-derivations",
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R"(
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If `false` (default), derivations are not stored in Nix user
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environments. That is, the derivations of any build-time-only
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dependencies may be garbage-collected.
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If `true`, when you add a Nix derivation to a user environment, the
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path of the derivation is stored in the user environment. Thus, the
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derivation will not be garbage-collected until the user environment
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generation is deleted (`nix-env --delete-generations`). To prevent
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build-time-only dependencies from being collected, you should also
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turn on `keep-outputs`.
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The difference between this option and `keep-derivations` is that
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this one is “sticky”: it applies to any user environment created
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while this option was enabled, while `keep-derivations` only applies
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at the moment the garbage collector is run.
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)",
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{"env-keep-derivations"}};
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Setting<SandboxMode> sandboxMode{
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this,
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#if __linux__
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smEnabled
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#else
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smDisabled
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#endif
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, "sandbox",
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R"(
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If set to `true`, builds will be performed in a *sandboxed
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environment*, i.e., they’re isolated from the normal file system
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hierarchy and will only see their dependencies in the Nix store,
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the temporary build directory, private versions of `/proc`,
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`/dev`, `/dev/shm` and `/dev/pts` (on Linux), and the paths
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configured with the `sandbox-paths` option. This is useful to
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prevent undeclared dependencies on files in directories such as
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`/usr/bin`. In addition, on Linux, builds run in private PID,
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mount, network, IPC and UTS namespaces to isolate them from other
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processes in the system (except that fixed-output derivations do
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not run in private network namespace to ensure they can access the
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network).
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Currently, sandboxing only work on Linux and macOS. The use of a
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sandbox requires that Nix is run as root (so you should use the
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“build users” feature to perform the actual builds under different
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users than root).
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If this option is set to `relaxed`, then fixed-output derivations
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and derivations that have the `__noChroot` attribute set to `true`
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do not run in sandboxes.
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The default is `true` on Linux and `false` on all other platforms.
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)",
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{"build-use-chroot", "build-use-sandbox"}};
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Setting<PathSet> sandboxPaths{
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this, {}, "sandbox-paths",
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R"(
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A list of paths bind-mounted into Nix sandbox environments. You can
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use the syntax `target=source` to mount a path in a different
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location in the sandbox; for instance, `/bin=/nix-bin` will mount
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the path `/nix-bin` as `/bin` inside the sandbox. If *source* is
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followed by `?`, then it is not an error if *source* does not exist;
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for example, `/dev/nvidiactl?` specifies that `/dev/nvidiactl` will
|
||
only be mounted in the sandbox if it exists in the host filesystem.
|
||
|
||
If the source is in the Nix store, then its closure will be added to
|
||
the sandbox as well.
|
||
|
||
Depending on how Nix was built, the default value for this option
|
||
may be empty or provide `/bin/sh` as a bind-mount of `bash`.
|
||
)",
|
||
{"build-chroot-dirs", "build-sandbox-paths"}};
|
||
|
||
Setting<bool> sandboxFallback{this, true, "sandbox-fallback",
|
||
"Whether to disable sandboxing when the kernel doesn't allow it."};
|
||
|
||
#if __linux__
|
||
Setting<std::string> sandboxShmSize{
|
||
this, "50%", "sandbox-dev-shm-size",
|
||
R"(
|
||
This option determines the maximum size of the `tmpfs` filesystem
|
||
mounted on `/dev/shm` in Linux sandboxes. For the format, see the
|
||
description of the `size` option of `tmpfs` in mount8. The default
|
||
is `50%`.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<Path> sandboxBuildDir{this, "/build", "sandbox-build-dir",
|
||
"The build directory inside the sandbox."};
|
||
#endif
|
||
|
||
Setting<PathSet> allowedImpureHostPrefixes{this, {}, "allowed-impure-host-deps",
|
||
"Which prefixes to allow derivations to ask for access to (primarily for Darwin)."};
|
||
|
||
#if __APPLE__
|
||
Setting<bool> darwinLogSandboxViolations{this, false, "darwin-log-sandbox-violations",
|
||
"Whether to log Darwin sandbox access violations to the system log."};
|
||
#endif
|
||
|
||
Setting<bool> runDiffHook{
|
||
this, false, "run-diff-hook",
|
||
R"(
|
||
If true, enable the execution of the `diff-hook` program.
|
||
|
||
When using the Nix daemon, `run-diff-hook` must be set in the
|
||
`nix.conf` configuration file, and cannot be passed at the command
|
||
line.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
PathSetting diffHook{
|
||
this, true, "", "diff-hook",
|
||
R"(
|
||
Absolute path to an executable capable of diffing build
|
||
results. The hook is executed if `run-diff-hook` is true, and the
|
||
output of a build is known to not be the same. This program is not
|
||
executed to determine if two results are the same.
|
||
|
||
The diff hook is executed by the same user and group who ran the
|
||
build. However, the diff hook does not have write access to the
|
||
store path just built.
|
||
|
||
The diff hook program receives three parameters:
|
||
|
||
1. A path to the previous build's results
|
||
|
||
2. A path to the current build's results
|
||
|
||
3. The path to the build's derivation
|
||
|
||
4. The path to the build's scratch directory. This directory will
|
||
exist only if the build was run with `--keep-failed`.
|
||
|
||
The stderr and stdout output from the diff hook will not be
|
||
displayed to the user. Instead, it will print to the nix-daemon's
|
||
log.
|
||
|
||
When using the Nix daemon, `diff-hook` must be set in the `nix.conf`
|
||
configuration file, and cannot be passed at the command line.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<Strings> trustedPublicKeys{
|
||
this,
|
||
{"cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY="},
|
||
"trusted-public-keys",
|
||
R"(
|
||
A whitespace-separated list of public keys.
|
||
|
||
At least one of the following condition must be met
|
||
for Nix to accept copying a store object from another
|
||
Nix store (such as a substituter):
|
||
|
||
- the store object has been signed using a key in the trusted keys list
|
||
- the [`require-sigs`](#conf-require-sigs) option has been set to `false`
|
||
- the store object is [output-addressed](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-output-addressed-store-object)
|
||
)",
|
||
{"binary-cache-public-keys"}};
|
||
|
||
Setting<Strings> secretKeyFiles{
|
||
this, {}, "secret-key-files",
|
||
R"(
|
||
A whitespace-separated list of files containing secret (private)
|
||
keys. These are used to sign locally-built paths. They can be
|
||
generated using `nix-store --generate-binary-cache-key`. The
|
||
corresponding public key can be distributed to other users, who
|
||
can add it to `trusted-public-keys` in their `nix.conf`.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<unsigned int> tarballTtl{
|
||
this, 60 * 60, "tarball-ttl",
|
||
R"(
|
||
The number of seconds a downloaded tarball is considered fresh. If
|
||
the cached tarball is stale, Nix will check whether it is still up
|
||
to date using the ETag header. Nix will download a new version if
|
||
the ETag header is unsupported, or the cached ETag doesn't match.
|
||
|
||
Setting the TTL to `0` forces Nix to always check if the tarball is
|
||
up to date.
|
||
|
||
Nix caches tarballs in `$XDG_CACHE_HOME/nix/tarballs`.
|
||
|
||
Files fetched via `NIX_PATH`, `fetchGit`, `fetchMercurial`,
|
||
`fetchTarball`, and `fetchurl` respect this TTL.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<bool> requireSigs{
|
||
this, true, "require-sigs",
|
||
R"(
|
||
If set to `true` (the default), any non-content-addressed path added
|
||
or copied to the Nix store (e.g. when substituting from a binary
|
||
cache) must have a signature by a trusted key. A trusted key is one
|
||
listed in `trusted-public-keys`, or a public key counterpart to a
|
||
private key stored in a file listed in `secret-key-files`.
|
||
|
||
Set to `false` to disable signature checking and trust all
|
||
non-content-addressed paths unconditionally.
|
||
|
||
(Content-addressed paths are inherently trustworthy and thus
|
||
unaffected by this configuration option.)
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<StringSet> extraPlatforms{
|
||
this,
|
||
getDefaultExtraPlatforms(),
|
||
"extra-platforms",
|
||
R"(
|
||
Platforms other than the native one which this machine is capable of
|
||
building for. This can be useful for supporting additional
|
||
architectures on compatible machines: i686-linux can be built on
|
||
x86\_64-linux machines (and the default for this setting reflects
|
||
this); armv7 is backwards-compatible with armv6 and armv5tel; some
|
||
aarch64 machines can also natively run 32-bit ARM code; and
|
||
qemu-user may be used to support non-native platforms (though this
|
||
may be slow and buggy). Most values for this are not enabled by
|
||
default because build systems will often misdetect the target
|
||
platform and generate incompatible code, so you may wish to
|
||
cross-check the results of using this option against proper
|
||
natively-built versions of your derivations.
|
||
)", {}, false};
|
||
|
||
Setting<StringSet> systemFeatures{
|
||
this,
|
||
getDefaultSystemFeatures(),
|
||
"system-features",
|
||
R"(
|
||
A set of system “features” supported by this machine, e.g. `kvm`.
|
||
Derivations can express a dependency on such features through the
|
||
derivation attribute `requiredSystemFeatures`. For example, the
|
||
attribute
|
||
|
||
requiredSystemFeatures = [ "kvm" ];
|
||
|
||
ensures that the derivation can only be built on a machine with the
|
||
`kvm` feature.
|
||
|
||
This setting by default includes `kvm` if `/dev/kvm` is accessible,
|
||
and the pseudo-features `nixos-test`, `benchmark` and `big-parallel`
|
||
that are used in Nixpkgs to route builds to specific machines.
|
||
)", {}, false};
|
||
|
||
Setting<Strings> substituters{
|
||
this,
|
||
Strings{"https://cache.nixos.org/"},
|
||
"substituters",
|
||
R"(
|
||
A list of [URLs of Nix stores](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-help-stores.md#store-url-format)
|
||
to be used as substituters, separated by whitespace.
|
||
Substituters are tried based on their Priority value, which each substituter can set
|
||
independently. Lower value means higher priority.
|
||
The default is `https://cache.nixos.org`, with a Priority of 40.
|
||
|
||
At least one of the following conditions must be met for Nix to use
|
||
a substituter:
|
||
|
||
- the substituter is in the [`trusted-substituters`](#conf-trusted-substituters) list
|
||
- the user calling Nix is in the [`trusted-users`](#conf-trusted-users) list
|
||
|
||
In addition, each store path should be trusted as described
|
||
in [`trusted-public-keys`](#conf-trusted-public-keys)
|
||
)",
|
||
{"binary-caches"}};
|
||
|
||
Setting<StringSet> trustedSubstituters{
|
||
this, {}, "trusted-substituters",
|
||
R"(
|
||
A list of [URLs of Nix stores](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-help-stores.md#store-url-format),
|
||
separated by whitespace. These are
|
||
not used by default, but can be enabled by users of the Nix daemon
|
||
by specifying `--option substituters urls` on the command
|
||
line. Unprivileged users are only allowed to pass a subset of the
|
||
URLs listed in `substituters` and `trusted-substituters`.
|
||
)",
|
||
{"trusted-binary-caches"}};
|
||
|
||
Setting<unsigned int> ttlNegativeNarInfoCache{
|
||
this, 3600, "narinfo-cache-negative-ttl",
|
||
R"(
|
||
The TTL in seconds for negative lookups. If a store path is queried
|
||
from a substituter but was not found, there will be a negative
|
||
lookup cached in the local disk cache database for the specified
|
||
duration.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<unsigned int> ttlPositiveNarInfoCache{
|
||
this, 30 * 24 * 3600, "narinfo-cache-positive-ttl",
|
||
R"(
|
||
The TTL in seconds for positive lookups. If a store path is queried
|
||
from a substituter, the result of the query will be cached in the
|
||
local disk cache database including some of the NAR metadata. The
|
||
default TTL is a month, setting a shorter TTL for positive lookups
|
||
can be useful for binary caches that have frequent garbage
|
||
collection, in which case having a more frequent cache invalidation
|
||
would prevent trying to pull the path again and failing with a hash
|
||
mismatch if the build isn't reproducible.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<bool> printMissing{this, true, "print-missing",
|
||
"Whether to print what paths need to be built or downloaded."};
|
||
|
||
Setting<std::string> preBuildHook{
|
||
this, "", "pre-build-hook",
|
||
R"(
|
||
If set, the path to a program that can set extra derivation-specific
|
||
settings for this system. This is used for settings that can't be
|
||
captured by the derivation model itself and are too variable between
|
||
different versions of the same system to be hard-coded into nix.
|
||
|
||
The hook is passed the derivation path and, if sandboxes are
|
||
enabled, the sandbox directory. It can then modify the sandbox and
|
||
send a series of commands to modify various settings to stdout. The
|
||
currently recognized commands are:
|
||
|
||
- `extra-sandbox-paths`\
|
||
Pass a list of files and directories to be included in the
|
||
sandbox for this build. One entry per line, terminated by an
|
||
empty line. Entries have the same format as `sandbox-paths`.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<std::string> postBuildHook{
|
||
this, "", "post-build-hook",
|
||
R"(
|
||
Optional. The path to a program to execute after each build.
|
||
|
||
This option is only settable in the global `nix.conf`, or on the
|
||
command line by trusted users.
|
||
|
||
When using the nix-daemon, the daemon executes the hook as `root`.
|
||
If the nix-daemon is not involved, the hook runs as the user
|
||
executing the nix-build.
|
||
|
||
- The hook executes after an evaluation-time build.
|
||
|
||
- The hook does not execute on substituted paths.
|
||
|
||
- The hook's output always goes to the user's terminal.
|
||
|
||
- If the hook fails, the build succeeds but no further builds
|
||
execute.
|
||
|
||
- The hook executes synchronously, and blocks other builds from
|
||
progressing while it runs.
|
||
|
||
The program executes with no arguments. The program's environment
|
||
contains the following environment variables:
|
||
|
||
- `DRV_PATH`
|
||
The derivation for the built paths.
|
||
|
||
Example:
|
||
`/nix/store/5nihn1a7pa8b25l9zafqaqibznlvvp3f-bash-4.4-p23.drv`
|
||
|
||
- `OUT_PATHS`
|
||
Output paths of the built derivation, separated by a space
|
||
character.
|
||
|
||
Example:
|
||
`/nix/store/zf5lbh336mnzf1nlswdn11g4n2m8zh3g-bash-4.4-p23-dev
|
||
/nix/store/rjxwxwv1fpn9wa2x5ssk5phzwlcv4mna-bash-4.4-p23-doc
|
||
/nix/store/6bqvbzjkcp9695dq0dpl5y43nvy37pq1-bash-4.4-p23-info
|
||
/nix/store/r7fng3kk3vlpdlh2idnrbn37vh4imlj2-bash-4.4-p23-man
|
||
/nix/store/xfghy8ixrhz3kyy6p724iv3cxji088dx-bash-4.4-p23`.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<unsigned int> downloadSpeed {
|
||
this, 0, "download-speed",
|
||
R"(
|
||
Specify the maximum transfer rate in kilobytes per second you want
|
||
Nix to use for downloads.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<std::string> netrcFile{
|
||
this, fmt("%s/%s", nixConfDir, "netrc"), "netrc-file",
|
||
R"(
|
||
If set to an absolute path to a `netrc` file, Nix will use the HTTP
|
||
authentication credentials in this file when trying to download from
|
||
a remote host through HTTP or HTTPS. Defaults to
|
||
`$NIX_CONF_DIR/netrc`.
|
||
|
||
The `netrc` file consists of a list of accounts in the following
|
||
format:
|
||
|
||
machine my-machine
|
||
login my-username
|
||
password my-password
|
||
|
||
For the exact syntax, see [the `curl`
|
||
documentation](https://ec.haxx.se/usingcurl-netrc.html).
|
||
|
||
> **Note**
|
||
>
|
||
> This must be an absolute path, and `~` is not resolved. For
|
||
> example, `~/.netrc` won't resolve to your home directory's
|
||
> `.netrc`.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<Path> caFile{
|
||
this, getDefaultSSLCertFile(), "ssl-cert-file",
|
||
R"(
|
||
The path of a file containing CA certificates used to
|
||
authenticate `https://` downloads. Nix by default will use
|
||
the first of the following files that exists:
|
||
|
||
1. `/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt`
|
||
2. `/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt`
|
||
|
||
The path can be overridden by the following environment
|
||
variables, in order of precedence:
|
||
|
||
1. `NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE`
|
||
2. `SSL_CERT_FILE`
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
#if __linux__
|
||
Setting<bool> filterSyscalls{
|
||
this, true, "filter-syscalls",
|
||
R"(
|
||
Whether to prevent certain dangerous system calls, such as
|
||
creation of setuid/setgid files or adding ACLs or extended
|
||
attributes. Only disable this if you're aware of the
|
||
security implications.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<bool> allowNewPrivileges{
|
||
this, false, "allow-new-privileges",
|
||
R"(
|
||
(Linux-specific.) By default, builders on Linux cannot acquire new
|
||
privileges by calling setuid/setgid programs or programs that have
|
||
file capabilities. For example, programs such as `sudo` or `ping`
|
||
will fail. (Note that in sandbox builds, no such programs are
|
||
available unless you bind-mount them into the sandbox via the
|
||
`sandbox-paths` option.) You can allow the use of such programs by
|
||
enabling this option. This is impure and usually undesirable, but
|
||
may be useful in certain scenarios (e.g. to spin up containers or
|
||
set up userspace network interfaces in tests).
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<StringSet> ignoredAcls{
|
||
this, {"security.selinux", "system.nfs4_acl", "security.csm"}, "ignored-acls",
|
||
R"(
|
||
A list of ACLs that should be ignored, normally Nix attempts to
|
||
remove all ACLs from files and directories in the Nix store, but
|
||
some ACLs like `security.selinux` or `system.nfs4_acl` can't be
|
||
removed even by root. Therefore it's best to just ignore them.
|
||
)"};
|
||
#endif
|
||
|
||
Setting<Strings> hashedMirrors{
|
||
this, {}, "hashed-mirrors",
|
||
R"(
|
||
A list of web servers used by `builtins.fetchurl` to obtain files by
|
||
hash. The default is `http://tarballs.nixos.org/`. Given a hash type
|
||
*ht* and a base-16 hash *h*, Nix will try to download the file from
|
||
*hashed-mirror*/*ht*/*h*. This allows files to be downloaded even if
|
||
they have disappeared from their original URI. For example, given
|
||
the default mirror `http://tarballs.nixos.org/`, when building the
|
||
derivation
|
||
|
||
```nix
|
||
builtins.fetchurl {
|
||
url = "https://example.org/foo-1.2.3.tar.xz";
|
||
sha256 = "2c26b46b68ffc68ff99b453c1d30413413422d706483bfa0f98a5e886266e7ae";
|
||
}
|
||
```
|
||
|
||
Nix will attempt to download this file from
|
||
`http://tarballs.nixos.org/sha256/2c26b46b68ffc68ff99b453c1d30413413422d706483bfa0f98a5e886266e7ae`
|
||
first. If it is not available there, if will try the original URI.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<uint64_t> minFree{
|
||
this, 0, "min-free",
|
||
R"(
|
||
When free disk space in `/nix/store` drops below `min-free` during a
|
||
build, Nix performs a garbage-collection until `max-free` bytes are
|
||
available or there is no more garbage. A value of `0` (the default)
|
||
disables this feature.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<uint64_t> maxFree{
|
||
this, std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max(), "max-free",
|
||
R"(
|
||
When a garbage collection is triggered by the `min-free` option, it
|
||
stops as soon as `max-free` bytes are available. The default is
|
||
infinity (i.e. delete all garbage).
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<uint64_t> minFreeCheckInterval{this, 5, "min-free-check-interval",
|
||
"Number of seconds between checking free disk space."};
|
||
|
||
PluginFilesSetting pluginFiles{
|
||
this, {}, "plugin-files",
|
||
R"(
|
||
A list of plugin files to be loaded by Nix. Each of these files will
|
||
be dlopened by Nix, allowing them to affect execution through static
|
||
initialization. In particular, these plugins may construct static
|
||
instances of RegisterPrimOp to add new primops or constants to the
|
||
expression language, RegisterStoreImplementation to add new store
|
||
implementations, RegisterCommand to add new subcommands to the `nix`
|
||
command, and RegisterSetting to add new nix config settings. See the
|
||
constructors for those types for more details.
|
||
|
||
Warning! These APIs are inherently unstable and may change from
|
||
release to release.
|
||
|
||
Since these files are loaded into the same address space as Nix
|
||
itself, they must be DSOs compatible with the instance of Nix
|
||
running at the time (i.e. compiled against the same headers, not
|
||
linked to any incompatible libraries). They should not be linked to
|
||
any Nix libs directly, as those will be available already at load
|
||
time.
|
||
|
||
If an entry in the list is a directory, all files in the directory
|
||
are loaded as plugins (non-recursively).
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<size_t> narBufferSize{this, 32 * 1024 * 1024, "nar-buffer-size",
|
||
"Maximum size of NARs before spilling them to disk."};
|
||
|
||
Setting<bool> allowSymlinkedStore{
|
||
this, false, "allow-symlinked-store",
|
||
R"(
|
||
If set to `true`, Nix will stop complaining if the store directory
|
||
(typically /nix/store) contains symlink components.
|
||
|
||
This risks making some builds "impure" because builders sometimes
|
||
"canonicalise" paths by resolving all symlink components. Problems
|
||
occur if those builds are then deployed to machines where /nix/store
|
||
resolves to a different location from that of the build machine. You
|
||
can enable this setting if you are sure you're not going to do that.
|
||
)"};
|
||
|
||
Setting<bool> useXDGBaseDirectories{
|
||
this, false, "use-xdg-base-directories",
|
||
R"(
|
||
If set to `true`, Nix will conform to the [XDG Base Directory Specification] for files in `$HOME`.
|
||
The environment variables used to implement this are documented in the [Environment Variables section](@docroot@/command-ref/env-common.md).
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[XDG Base Directory Specification]: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html
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> **Warning**
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> This changes the location of some well-known symlinks that Nix creates, which might break tools that rely on the old, non-XDG-conformant locations.
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In particular, the following locations change:
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| Old | New |
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|-------------------|--------------------------------|
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| `~/.nix-profile` | `$XDG_STATE_HOME/nix/profile` |
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| `~/.nix-defexpr` | `$XDG_STATE_HOME/nix/defexpr` |
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| `~/.nix-channels` | `$XDG_STATE_HOME/nix/channels` |
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)"
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};
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||
};
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||
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||
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// FIXME: don't use a global variable.
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extern Settings settings;
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/**
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* This should be called after settings are initialized, but before
|
||
* anything else
|
||
*/
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void initPlugins();
|
||
|
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void loadConfFile();
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||
|
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// Used by the Settings constructor
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||
std::vector<Path> getUserConfigFiles();
|
||
|
||
extern const std::string nixVersion;
|
||
|
||
/**
|
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* NB: This is not sufficient. You need to call initNix()
|
||
*/
|
||
void initLibStore();
|
||
|
||
/**
|
||
* It's important to initialize before doing _anything_, which is why we
|
||
* call upon the programmer to handle this correctly. However, we only add
|
||
* this in a key locations, so as not to litter the code.
|
||
*/
|
||
void assertLibStoreInitialized();
|
||
|
||
}
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