| 4 Aug 2022 |
 Linux Hackerman | In reply to @rapenne-s:tchncs.de
hi! I found this comment in the nixos installer to be disturbing: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/installer/tools/tools.nix#L188
This commands requires flakes to be enabled :/ not only that but it doesn't actually work :| | 07:55:22 |
 Solène (she/her) | using search.nixos.org may be the good way | 07:55:38 |
| Linux Hackerman | or the classic nix-env -qaP | 07:55:52 |
| Solène (she/her) | what's sure is the current example is not good 😅 nix-env -qaP is extremely slow and requires a lot of memory, I don't think it's a good idea | 08:04:16 |
 fricklerhandwerk | Solène (she/her) Linux Hackerman What about this:
- make a NixOS Wiki page on searching packages, show all the possibilities, explain the trade-offs
- choose a recommended way of doing things, note reasons
- prepare an issue on github.com/NixOS/nix.dev for the documentation
- roll out the recommendation at the relevant points of interaction, e.g. the
configuration.nix template, nix.dev, nixos.wiki
| 08:44:48 |
| fricklerhandwerk | * Solène (she/her) Linux Hackerman What about this:
-
make a NixOS Wiki page on searching packages, show all the possibilities, explain the trade-offs
-
choose a recommended way of doing things, note reasons
- prepare an issue on github.com/NixOS/nix.dev for the documentation team to shepherd the the discussion
-
roll out the recommendation at the relevant points of interaction, e.g. the configuration.nix template, nix.dev, nixos.wiki
| 08:45:10 |
| Solène (she/her) | that seems good! | 08:46:26 |
