| 1 Aug 2021 |
 @kraftnix:matrix.org | i guess using the custom command with a modified version of bud to test is the way to go | 21:02:43 |
 @timdeh:matrix.org | hmm I guess I need to take a closer look at bud to understand all this 😆 | 21:03:01 |
| @kraftnix:matrix.org | so I tried a shortcut (which could be causing this next issue), I changed the bud install writer like:
install.writer = lib.mkForce (budUtils.writeBashWithPaths [ installPkgs.nixos-install git mercurial coreutils ]);
but not I get
Please specify the name of the NixOS configuration to be installed, as a URI fragment in the flake-uri.
For example, to use the output nixosConfigurations.foo from the flake.nix, append "#foo" to the flake-uri.
:(
| 21:10:01 |
| @kraftnix:matrix.org | Followup, looks like the flake URI is malformed in bud
[nixos]$ bud install mynewhost
++ HOST=mynewhost
++ attr='/home/nixos/devos#"mynewhost"'
++ nixos-install --flake '/home/nixos/devos#"mynewhost"'
you can do nixos-install --flake /home/nixos/devos#"mynewhost" but you can't also wrap it in ''
| 21:17:36 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | wasn't there a recent pr to fix nixos-install for flake users? Has this been integrated yet? | 21:20:52 |
| @kraftnix:matrix.org | was nixos-install broken for flake users? i've never had an issue with it yet | 21:21:20 |
 David Arnold (blaggacao) | In reply to @kraftnix:matrix.org
Followup, looks like the flake URI is malformed in bud
[nixos]$ bud install mynewhost
++ HOST=mynewhost
++ attr='/home/nixos/devos#"mynewhost"'
++ nixos-install --flake '/home/nixos/devos#"mynewhost"'
you can do nixos-install --flake /home/nixos/devos#"mynewhost" but you can't also wrap it in ''
Damn it! I have immediate plans to move all this brittle nixos stuff to rock solid deploy-rs | 21:22:52 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | BUt I had to leanr rust first to teach deploy-rs how to consume our "sensible defaults" according to context. | 21:23:19 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | * But I had to learn rust first to teach deploy-rs how to consume our "sensible defaults" according to context. | 21:23:34 |
| @kraftnix:matrix.org | looking forward to yeeting everything | 21:23:39 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | My plan was to have something by the end of the day, but the clock is ticking :D | 21:23:58 |
| @kraftnix:matrix.org | yeet install 🤣 | 21:24:02 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | No it would be yeet <myprofile> | 21:24:25 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | or yeet <myhots.myprofile> | 21:24:38 |
| @kraftnix:matrix.org | so would it automagically know it needs to run a nixos install? | 21:24:48 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | * or yeet <my-other-host.myprofile> | 21:24:51 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | In reply to @kraftnix:matrix.org
so would it automagically know it needs to run a nixos install? Good question, I bleeive the only fundamental difference is to yeet a system profile to a special /mnt | 21:25:47 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | In reply to @kraftnix:matrix.org
so would it automagically know it needs to run a nixos install? * Good question, I believe the only fundamental difference is to yeet a system profile to a special /mnt | 21:26:01 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | We could make the boostrapIso, so that you can yeet newhost.profile onto that host over the link lokal connection. Maybe. | 21:26:37 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | It already has a static fe::42 ipv6 | 21:27:02 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | https://github.com/divnix/digga/blob/b52bb1001950eae6aca993232c1a88d0638b1dcf/modules/bootstrap-iso.nix#L67 | 21:27:26 |
| @kraftnix:matrix.org | i do like the idea of being able to run an install from another host, as i mentioned before above, there are normally some modifications to a host that are required after partitioning, so that would massively reduce friction on installing a new system (for me at least) | 21:27:51 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | Last time this was how I did it, just with plain deploy. THe boostrap even tries to do mdns. | 21:28:20 |
| @kraftnix:matrix.org | wait, you can currently use deploy-rs to install nixos first time onto a remote system? | 21:28:52 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | Hm, it has been a while, and my brain is forgiving with the details. Has advantages and disadvantages. But since I'm rowing in the same boat, I guess I'll find out within the next few days. | 21:29:53 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | BUt that would be the target workflow, if possible:
- plug in the USB stick (or have it bplugged in by a local operator)
- get bakc to your main machine
| 21:30:30 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | * But that would be the target workflow, if possible:
- plug in the USB stick (or have it plugged in by a local operator)
- get back to your main machine
| 21:30:42 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | I dunno if deploy-rs can install, but the devs did inform me that it can target even non-nixos systems so maybe it can/ | 21:30:46 |
| @timdeh:matrix.org | * I dunno if deploy-rs can install, but the devs did inform me that it can target even non-nixos systems so maybe it can? | 21:30:51 |
| David Arnold (blaggacao) | I guess it really comes down to this /mnt thing, if any. | 21:31:28 |
