Bump version

Unless the 'tested' job in the Nixpkgs/NixOS jobsets, this job isn't
actually used for anything (e.g. we don't update a channel based on
whether 'release' succeeds).

(cherry picked from commit 5392884eb1)

.dir-locals.el

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ((c++-mode . (
   (c-file-style . "k&r")
   (c-basic-offset . 4)
-  (c-block-comment-prefix . "  ")
   (indent-tabs-mode . nil)
   (tab-width . 4)
   (show-trailing-whitespace . t)
@@ -14,5 +13,4 @@
   (eval . (c-set-offset 'arglist-cont-nonempty '+))
   (eval . (c-set-offset 'substatement-open 0))
   (eval . (c-set-offset 'access-label '-))
-  (eval . (c-set-offset 'inlambda 0))
   )))

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<!--
+
+# Filing a Nix issue
+
+*WAIT* Are you sure you're filing your issue in the right repository?
+
+We appreciate you taking the time to tell us about issues you encounter, but routing the issue to the right place will get you help sooner and save everyone time.
+
+This is the Nix repository, and issues here should be about Nix the build and package management *_tool_*.
+
+If you have a problem with a specific package on NixOS or when using Nix, you probably want to file an issue with _nixpkgs_, whose issue tracker is over at https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues.
+
+Examples of _Nix_ issues:
+
+- Nix segfaults when I run `nix-build -A blahblah`
+- The Nix language needs a new builtin: `builtins.foobar`
+- Regression in the behavior of `nix-env` in Nix 2.0
+
+Examples of _nixpkgs_ issues:
+
+- glibc is b0rked on aarch64
+- chromium in NixOS doesn't support U2F but google-chrome does!
+- The OpenJDK package on macOS is missing a key component
+
+Chances are if you're a newcomer to the Nix world, you'll probably want the [nixpkgs tracker](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues). It also gets a lot more eyeball traffic so you'll probably get a response a lot more quickly.
+
+-->

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Bug report
-about: Create a report to help us improve
-title: ''
-labels: bug
-assignees: ''
-
----
-
-**Describe the bug**
-
-A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
-
-If you have a problem with a specific package or NixOS,
-you probably want to file an issue at https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues. 
-
-**Steps To Reproduce**
-
-1. Go to '...'
-2. Click on '....'
-3. Scroll down to '....'
-4. See error
-
-**Expected behavior**
-
-A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
-
-**`nix-env --version` output**
-
-**Additional context**
-
-Add any other context about the problem here.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Feature request
-about: Suggest an idea for this project
-title: ''
-labels: improvement
-assignees: ''
-
----
-
-**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
-A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...]
-
-**Describe the solution you'd like**
-A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.
-
-**Describe alternatives you've considered**
-A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
-
-**Additional context**
-Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.

.github/STALE-BOT.md

@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-# Stale bot information
-
-- Thanks for your contribution!
-- To remove the stale label, just leave a new comment.
-- _How to find the right people to ping?_ → [`git blame`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-blame) to the rescue! (or GitHub's history and blame buttons.)
-- You can always ask for help on [our Discourse Forum](https://discourse.nixos.org/) or on [Matrix - #nix:nixos.org](https://matrix.to/#/#nix:nixos.org).
-
-## Suggestions for PRs
-
-1. GitHub sometimes doesn't notify people who commented / reviewed a PR previously, when you (force) push commits. If you have addressed the reviews you can [officially ask for a review](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/requesting-a-pull-request-review) from those who commented to you or anyone else.
-2. If it is unfinished but you plan to finish it, please mark it as a draft.
-3. If you don't expect to work on it any time soon, closing it with a short comment may encourage someone else to pick up your work.
-4. To get things rolling again, rebase the PR against the target branch and address valid comments.
-5. If you need a review to move forward, ask in [the Discourse thread for PRs that need help](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/prs-in-distress/3604).
-6. If all you need is a merge, check the git history to find and [request reviews](https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/requesting-a-pull-request-review) from people who usually merge related contributions.
-
-## Suggestions for issues
-
-1. If it is resolved (either for you personally, or in general), please consider closing it.
-2. If this might still be an issue, but you are not interested in promoting its resolution, please consider closing it while encouraging others to take over and reopen an issue if they care enough.
-3. If you still have interest in resolving it, try to ping somebody who you believe might have an interest in the topic. Consider discussing the problem in [our Discourse Forum](https://discourse.nixos.org/).
-4. As with all open source projects, your best option is to submit a Pull Request that addresses this issue. We :heart: this attitude!
-
-**Memorandum on closing issues**
-
-Don't be afraid to close an issue that holds valuable information. Closed issues stay in the system for people to search, read, cross-reference, or even reopen--nothing is lost! Closing obsolete issues is an important way to help maintainers focus their time and effort.
-
-## Useful GitHub search queries
-
-- [Open PRs with any stale-bot interaction](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+commenter%3Aapp%2Fstale+)
-- [Open PRs with any stale-bot interaction and `stale`](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+commenter%3Aapp%2Fstale+label%3A%22stale%22)
-- [Open PRs with any stale-bot interaction and NOT `stale`](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+commenter%3Aapp%2Fstale+-label%3A%22stale%22+)
-- [Open Issues with any stale-bot interaction](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+commenter%3Aapp%2Fstale+)
-- [Open Issues with any stale-bot interaction and `stale`](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+commenter%3Aapp%2Fstale+label%3A%22stale%22+)
-- [Open Issues with any stale-bot interaction and NOT `stale`](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+commenter%3Aapp%2Fstale+-label%3A%22stale%22+)

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"

.github/stale.yml

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# Configuration for probot-stale - https://github.com/probot/stale
-daysUntilStale: 180
-daysUntilClose: 365
-exemptLabels:
-  - "critical"
-staleLabel: "stale"
-markComment: |
-  I marked this as stale due to inactivity. → [More info](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/master/.github/STALE-BOT.md)
-closeComment: |
-  I closed this issue due to inactivity. → [More info](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/master/.github/STALE-BOT.md)

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-name: "Test"
-on:
-  pull_request:
-  push:
-jobs:
-  tests:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v13
-    - run: echo CACHIX_NAME="$(echo $GITHUB_REPOSITORY-install-tests | tr "[A-Z]/" "[a-z]-")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v10
-      with:
-        name: '${{ env.CACHIX_NAME }}'
-        signingKey: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}'
-        authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}'
-    - run: nix-build -A checks.$(nix-instantiate --eval -E '(builtins.currentSystem)')
-  check_cachix:
-    name: Cachix secret present for installer tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      secret: ${{ steps.secret.outputs.secret }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Check for Cachix secret
-        id: secret
-        env:
-          _CACHIX_SECRETS: ${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}
-        run: echo "::set-output name=secret::${{ env._CACHIX_SECRETS != '' }}"
-  installer:
-    needs: [tests, check_cachix]
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && needs.check_cachix.outputs.secret == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      installerURL: ${{ steps.prepare-installer.outputs.installerURL }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - run: echo CACHIX_NAME="$(echo $GITHUB_REPOSITORY-install-tests | tr "[A-Z]/" "[a-z]-")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v13
-    - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v10
-      with:
-        name: '${{ env.CACHIX_NAME }}'
-        signingKey: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}'
-        authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}'
-    - id: prepare-installer
-      run: scripts/prepare-installer-for-github-actions
-  installer_test:
-    needs: [installer, check_cachix]
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && needs.check_cachix.outputs.secret == 'true'
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
-    - run: echo CACHIX_NAME="$(echo $GITHUB_REPOSITORY-install-tests | tr "[A-Z]/" "[a-z]-")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v13
-      with:
-        install_url: '${{needs.installer.outputs.installerURL}}'
-        install_options: "--tarball-url-prefix https://${{ env.CACHIX_NAME }}.cachix.org/serve"
-    - run: nix-instantiate -E 'builtins.currentTime' --eval

.gitignore

@@ -4,27 +4,35 @@ perl/Makefile.config
 # /
 /aclocal.m4
 /autom4te.cache
-/precompiled-headers.h.gch
 /config.*
 /configure
+/nix.spec
 /stamp-h1
 /svn-revision
 /libtool
 
+/corepkgs/config.nix
+
+# /corepkgs/channels/
+/corepkgs/channels/unpack.sh
+
+# /corepkgs/nar/
+/corepkgs/nar/nar.sh
+/corepkgs/nar/unnar.sh
+
 # /doc/manual/
+/doc/manual/manual.html
+/doc/manual/manual.xmli
+/doc/manual/manual.pdf
+/doc/manual/manual.is-valid
 /doc/manual/*.1
 /doc/manual/*.5
 /doc/manual/*.8
-/doc/manual/nix.json
-/doc/manual/conf-file.json
-/doc/manual/builtins.json
-/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md
-/doc/manual/src/command-ref/new-cli
-/doc/manual/src/command-ref/conf-file.md
-/doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins.md
+/doc/manual/version.txt
 
 # /scripts/
 /scripts/nix-profile.sh
+/scripts/nix-copy-closure
 /scripts/nix-reduce-build
 /scripts/nix-http-export.cgi
 /scripts/nix-profile-daemon.sh
@@ -38,10 +46,7 @@ perl/Makefile.config
 /src/libexpr/nix.tbl
 
 # /src/libstore/
-*.gen.*
-
-# /src/libutil/
-/src/libutil/tests/libutil-tests
+/src/libstore/*.gen.hh
 
 /src/nix/nix
 
@@ -69,8 +74,6 @@ perl/Makefile.config
 
 /src/nix-copy-closure/nix-copy-closure
 
-/src/error-demo/error-demo
-
 /src/build-remote/build-remote
 
 # /tests/
@@ -81,8 +84,6 @@ perl/Makefile.config
 /tests/restricted-innocent
 /tests/shell
 /tests/shell.drv
-/tests/config.nix
-/tests/ca/config.nix
 
 # /tests/lang/
 /tests/lang/*.out
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ perl/Makefile.config
 
 /src/resolve-system-dependencies/resolve-system-dependencies
 
-outputs/
+inst/
 
 *.a
 *.o
@@ -116,11 +117,3 @@ GPATH
 GRTAGS
 GSYMS
 GTAGS
-
-# ccls
-/.ccls-cache
-
-# auto-generated compilation database
-compile_commands.json
-
-nix-rust/target

.travis.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+os: osx
+script: ./tests/install-darwin.sh

.version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4
+2.3.5

Makefile

@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 makefiles = \
-  mk/precompiled-headers.mk \
   local.mk \
   src/libutil/local.mk \
-  src/libutil/tests/local.mk \
   src/libstore/local.mk \
-  src/libfetchers/local.mk \
   src/libmain/local.mk \
   src/libexpr/local.mk \
-  src/libcmd/local.mk \
   src/nix/local.mk \
   src/resolve-system-dependencies/local.mk \
   scripts/local.mk \
-  misc/bash/local.mk \
-  misc/zsh/local.mk \
+  corepkgs/local.mk \
   misc/systemd/local.mk \
   misc/launchd/local.mk \
   misc/upstart/local.mk \
@@ -20,16 +15,8 @@ makefiles = \
   tests/local.mk \
   tests/plugins/local.mk
 
+GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -g -Wall -include config.h
+
 -include Makefile.config
 
-OPTIMIZE = 1
-
-ifeq ($(OPTIMIZE), 1)
-  GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -O3
-else
-  GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -O0 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
-endif
-
 include mk/lib.mk
-
-GLOBAL_CXXFLAGS += -g -Wall -include config.h -std=c++17

Makefile.config.in

@@ -1,43 +1,41 @@
 AR = @AR@
 BDW_GC_LIBS = @BDW_GC_LIBS@
-BOOST_LDFLAGS = @BOOST_LDFLAGS@
 BUILD_SHARED_LIBS = @BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@
 CC = @CC@
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
 CXX = @CXX@
 CXXFLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@
-EDITLINE_LIBS = @EDITLINE_LIBS@
-ENABLE_S3 = @ENABLE_S3@
-GTEST_LIBS = @GTEST_LIBS@
-HAVE_LIBCPUID = @HAVE_LIBCPUID@
-HAVE_SECCOMP = @HAVE_SECCOMP@
 LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
-LIBARCHIVE_LIBS = @LIBARCHIVE_LIBS@
-LIBBROTLI_LIBS = @LIBBROTLI_LIBS@
+ENABLE_S3 = @ENABLE_S3@
+HAVE_SODIUM = @HAVE_SODIUM@
+HAVE_SECCOMP = @HAVE_SECCOMP@
+BOOST_LDFLAGS = @BOOST_LDFLAGS@
 LIBCURL_LIBS = @LIBCURL_LIBS@
 OPENSSL_LIBS = @OPENSSL_LIBS@
-LIBSECCOMP_LIBS = @LIBSECCOMP_LIBS@
 PACKAGE_NAME = @PACKAGE_NAME@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
-SHELL = @bash@
 SODIUM_LIBS = @SODIUM_LIBS@
+LIBLZMA_LIBS = @LIBLZMA_LIBS@
 SQLITE3_LIBS = @SQLITE3_LIBS@
+LIBBROTLI_LIBS = @LIBBROTLI_LIBS@
+EDITLINE_LIBS = @EDITLINE_LIBS@
 bash = @bash@
 bindir = @bindir@
+lsof = @lsof@
 datadir = @datadir@
 datarootdir = @datarootdir@
-doc_generate = @doc_generate@
 docdir = @docdir@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
 includedir = @includedir@
 libdir = @libdir@
 libexecdir = @libexecdir@
 localstatedir = @localstatedir@
-lsof = @lsof@
 mandir = @mandir@
 pkglibdir = $(libdir)/$(PACKAGE_NAME)
 prefix = @prefix@
 sandbox_shell = @sandbox_shell@
 storedir = @storedir@
 sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
-system = @system@
+doc_generate = @doc_generate@
+xmllint = @xmllint@
+xsltproc = @xsltproc@

README.md

@@ -1,36 +1,24 @@
-# Nix
-
 [![Open Collective supporters](https://opencollective.com/nixos/tiers/supporter/badge.svg?label=Supporters&color=brightgreen)](https://opencollective.com/nixos)
-[![Test](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/workflows/Test/badge.svg)](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/actions)
 
-Nix is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package
-management reliable and reproducible. Please refer to the [Nix manual](https://nixos.org/nix/manual)
-for more details.
+Nix, the purely functional package manager
+------------------------------------------
 
-## Installation
+Nix is a new take on package management that is fairly unique. Because of its
+purity aspects, a lot of issues found in traditional package managers don't
+appear with Nix.
 
-On Linux and macOS the easiest way to install Nix is to run the following shell command
-(as a user other than root):
+To find out more about the tool, usage and installation instructions, please
+read the manual, which is available on the Nix website at
+<https://nixos.org/nix/manual>.
 
-```console
-$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
-```
+## Contributing
 
-Information on additional installation methods is available on the [Nix download page](https://nixos.org/download.html).
-
-## Building And Developing
-
-See our [Hacking guide](https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/build.x86_64-linux/latest/download-by-type/doc/manual/contributing/hacking.html) in our manual for instruction on how to
-build nix from source with nix-build or how to get a development environment.
-
-## Additional Resources
-
-- [Nix manual](https://nixos.org/nix/manual)
-- [Nix jobsets on hydra.nixos.org](https://hydra.nixos.org/project/nix)
-- [NixOS Discourse](https://discourse.nixos.org/)
-- [Matrix - #nix:nixos.org](https://matrix.to/#/#nix:nixos.org)
-- [IRC - #nixos on libera.chat](irc://irc.libera.chat/#nixos)
+Take a look at the [Hacking Section](https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-hacking)
+of the manual. It helps you to get started with building Nix from source.
 
 ## License
 
-Nix is released under the [LGPL v2.1](./COPYING).
+Nix is released under the LGPL v2.1
+
+This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for
+use in the [OpenSSL Toolkit](https://www.OpenSSL.org/).

config/config.guess

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Attempt to guess a canonical system name.
-#   Copyright 1992-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#   Copyright 1992-2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-timestamp='2021-01-25'
+timestamp='2018-08-02'
 
 # This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ timestamp='2021-01-25'
 # Originally written by Per Bothner; maintained since 2000 by Ben Elliston.
 #
 # You can get the latest version of this script from:
-# https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/plain/config.guess
+# https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.guess
 #
 # Please send patches to <config-patches@gnu.org>.
 
 
-me=$(echo "$0" | sed -e 's,.*/,,')
+me=`echo "$0" | sed -e 's,.*/,,'`
 
 usage="\
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ version="\
 GNU config.guess ($timestamp)
 
 Originally written by Per Bothner.
-Copyright 1992-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright 1992-2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE."
@@ -96,14 +96,13 @@ fi
 
 tmp=
 # shellcheck disable=SC2172
-trap 'test -z "$tmp" || rm -fr "$tmp"' 0 1 2 13 15
+trap 'test -z "$tmp" || rm -fr "$tmp"' 1 2 13 15
+trap 'exitcode=$?; test -z "$tmp" || rm -fr "$tmp"; exit $exitcode' 0
 
 set_cc_for_build() {
-    # prevent multiple calls if $tmp is already set
-    test "$tmp" && return 0
     : "${TMPDIR=/tmp}"
     # shellcheck disable=SC2039
-    { tmp=$( (umask 077 && mktemp -d "$TMPDIR/cgXXXXXX") 2>/dev/null) && test -n "$tmp" && test -d "$tmp" ; } ||
+    { tmp=`(umask 077 && mktemp -d "$TMPDIR/cgXXXXXX") 2>/dev/null` && test -n "$tmp" && test -d "$tmp" ; } ||
 	{ test -n "$RANDOM" && tmp=$TMPDIR/cg$$-$RANDOM && (umask 077 && mkdir "$tmp" 2>/dev/null) ; } ||
 	{ tmp=$TMPDIR/cg-$$ && (umask 077 && mkdir "$tmp" 2>/dev/null) && echo "Warning: creating insecure temp directory" >&2 ; } ||
 	{ echo "$me: cannot create a temporary directory in $TMPDIR" >&2 ; exit 1 ; }
@@ -131,14 +130,16 @@ if test -f /.attbin/uname ; then
 	PATH=$PATH:/.attbin ; export PATH
 fi
 
-UNAME_MACHINE=$( (uname -m) 2>/dev/null) || UNAME_MACHINE=unknown
-UNAME_RELEASE=$( (uname -r) 2>/dev/null) || UNAME_RELEASE=unknown
-UNAME_SYSTEM=$( (uname -s) 2>/dev/null) || UNAME_SYSTEM=unknown
-UNAME_VERSION=$( (uname -v) 2>/dev/null) || UNAME_VERSION=unknown
+UNAME_MACHINE=`(uname -m) 2>/dev/null` || UNAME_MACHINE=unknown
+UNAME_RELEASE=`(uname -r) 2>/dev/null` || UNAME_RELEASE=unknown
+UNAME_SYSTEM=`(uname -s) 2>/dev/null`  || UNAME_SYSTEM=unknown
+UNAME_VERSION=`(uname -v) 2>/dev/null` || UNAME_VERSION=unknown
 
 case "$UNAME_SYSTEM" in
 Linux|GNU|GNU/*)
-	LIBC=unknown
+	# If the system lacks a compiler, then just pick glibc.
+	# We could probably try harder.
+	LIBC=gnu
 
 	set_cc_for_build
 	cat <<-EOF > "$dummy.c"
@@ -147,29 +148,17 @@ Linux|GNU|GNU/*)
 	LIBC=uclibc
 	#elif defined(__dietlibc__)
 	LIBC=dietlibc
-	#elif defined(__GLIBC__)
-	LIBC=gnu
 	#else
-	#include <stdarg.h>
-	/* First heuristic to detect musl libc.  */
-	#ifdef __DEFINED_va_list
-	LIBC=musl
-	#endif
+	LIBC=gnu
 	#endif
 	EOF
-	eval "$($CC_FOR_BUILD -E "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null | grep '^LIBC' | sed 's, ,,g')"
+	eval "`$CC_FOR_BUILD -E "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null | grep '^LIBC' | sed 's, ,,g'`"
 
-	# Second heuristic to detect musl libc.
-	if [ "$LIBC" = unknown ] &&
-	   command -v ldd >/dev/null &&
-	   ldd --version 2>&1 | grep -q ^musl; then
-		LIBC=musl
-	fi
-
-	# If the system lacks a compiler, then just pick glibc.
-	# We could probably try harder.
-	if [ "$LIBC" = unknown ]; then
-		LIBC=gnu
+	# If ldd exists, use it to detect musl libc.
+	if command -v ldd >/dev/null && \
+		ldd --version 2>&1 | grep -q ^musl
+	then
+	    LIBC=musl
 	fi
 	;;
 esac
@@ -188,20 +177,20 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	#
 	# Note: NetBSD doesn't particularly care about the vendor
 	# portion of the name.  We always set it to "unknown".
-	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=$( (uname -p 2>/dev/null || \
-	    /sbin/sysctl -n hw.machine_arch 2>/dev/null || \
-	    /usr/sbin/sysctl -n hw.machine_arch 2>/dev/null || \
-	    echo unknown))
+	sysctl="sysctl -n hw.machine_arch"
+	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=`(uname -p 2>/dev/null || \
+	    "/sbin/$sysctl" 2>/dev/null || \
+	    "/usr/sbin/$sysctl" 2>/dev/null || \
+	    echo unknown)`
 	case "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" in
-	    aarch64eb) machine=aarch64_be-unknown ;;
 	    armeb) machine=armeb-unknown ;;
 	    arm*) machine=arm-unknown ;;
 	    sh3el) machine=shl-unknown ;;
 	    sh3eb) machine=sh-unknown ;;
 	    sh5el) machine=sh5le-unknown ;;
 	    earmv*)
-		arch=$(echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" | sed -e 's,^e\(armv[0-9]\).*$,\1,')
-		endian=$(echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" | sed -ne 's,^.*\(eb\)$,\1,p')
+		arch=`echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" | sed -e 's,^e\(armv[0-9]\).*$,\1,'`
+		endian=`echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" | sed -ne 's,^.*\(eb\)$,\1,p'`
 		machine="${arch}${endian}"-unknown
 		;;
 	    *) machine="$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH"-unknown ;;
@@ -232,7 +221,7 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	case "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" in
 	    earm*)
 		expr='s/^earmv[0-9]/-eabi/;s/eb$//'
-		abi=$(echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" | sed -e "$expr")
+		abi=`echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH" | sed -e "$expr"`
 		;;
 	esac
 	# The OS release
@@ -245,7 +234,7 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 		release='-gnu'
 		;;
 	    *)
-		release=$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[-_].*//' | cut -d. -f1,2)
+		release=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[-_].*//' | cut -d. -f1,2`
 		;;
 	esac
 	# Since CPU_TYPE-MANUFACTURER-KERNEL-OPERATING_SYSTEM:
@@ -254,15 +243,15 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	echo "$machine-${os}${release}${abi-}"
 	exit ;;
     *:Bitrig:*:*)
-	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=$(arch | sed 's/Bitrig.//')
+	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=`arch | sed 's/Bitrig.//'`
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH"-unknown-bitrig"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
     *:OpenBSD:*:*)
-	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=$(arch | sed 's/OpenBSD.//')
+	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=`arch | sed 's/OpenBSD.//'`
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH"-unknown-openbsd"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
     *:LibertyBSD:*:*)
-	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=$(arch | sed 's/^.*BSD\.//')
+	UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH=`arch | sed 's/^.*BSD\.//'`
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE_ARCH"-unknown-libertybsd"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
     *:MidnightBSD:*:*)
@@ -274,9 +263,6 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
     *:SolidBSD:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-solidbsd"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
-    *:OS108:*:*)
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-os108_"$UNAME_RELEASE"
-	exit ;;
     macppc:MirBSD:*:*)
 	echo powerpc-unknown-mirbsd"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
@@ -286,29 +272,26 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
     *:Sortix:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-sortix
 	exit ;;
-    *:Twizzler:*:*)
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-twizzler
-	exit ;;
     *:Redox:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-redox
 	exit ;;
     mips:OSF1:*.*)
-	echo mips-dec-osf1
-	exit ;;
+        echo mips-dec-osf1
+        exit ;;
     alpha:OSF1:*:*)
 	case $UNAME_RELEASE in
 	*4.0)
-		UNAME_RELEASE=$(/usr/sbin/sizer -v | awk '{print $3}')
+		UNAME_RELEASE=`/usr/sbin/sizer -v | awk '{print $3}'`
 		;;
 	*5.*)
-		UNAME_RELEASE=$(/usr/sbin/sizer -v | awk '{print $4}')
+		UNAME_RELEASE=`/usr/sbin/sizer -v | awk '{print $4}'`
 		;;
 	esac
 	# According to Compaq, /usr/sbin/psrinfo has been available on
 	# OSF/1 and Tru64 systems produced since 1995.  I hope that
 	# covers most systems running today.  This code pipes the CPU
 	# types through head -n 1, so we only detect the type of CPU 0.
-	ALPHA_CPU_TYPE=$(/usr/sbin/psrinfo -v | sed -n -e 's/^  The alpha \(.*\) processor.*$/\1/p' | head -n 1)
+	ALPHA_CPU_TYPE=`/usr/sbin/psrinfo -v | sed -n -e 's/^  The alpha \(.*\) processor.*$/\1/p' | head -n 1`
 	case "$ALPHA_CPU_TYPE" in
 	    "EV4 (21064)")
 		UNAME_MACHINE=alpha ;;
@@ -346,7 +329,7 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	# A Tn.n version is a released field test version.
 	# A Xn.n version is an unreleased experimental baselevel.
 	# 1.2 uses "1.2" for uname -r.
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-dec-osf"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/^[PVTX]//' | tr ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz)"
+	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-dec-osf"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/^[PVTX]//' | tr ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz`"
 	# Reset EXIT trap before exiting to avoid spurious non-zero exit code.
 	exitcode=$?
 	trap '' 0
@@ -380,7 +363,7 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	exit ;;
     Pyramid*:OSx*:*:* | MIS*:OSx*:*:* | MIS*:SMP_DC-OSx*:*:*)
 	# akee@wpdis03.wpafb.af.mil (Earle F. Ake) contributed MIS and NILE.
-	if test "$( (/bin/universe) 2>/dev/null)" = att ; then
+	if test "`(/bin/universe) 2>/dev/null`" = att ; then
 		echo pyramid-pyramid-sysv3
 	else
 		echo pyramid-pyramid-bsd
@@ -393,59 +376,54 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	echo sparc-icl-nx6
 	exit ;;
     DRS?6000:UNIX_SV:4.2*:7* | DRS?6000:isis:4.2*:7*)
-	case $(/usr/bin/uname -p) in
+	case `/usr/bin/uname -p` in
 	    sparc) echo sparc-icl-nx7; exit ;;
 	esac ;;
     s390x:SunOS:*:*)
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-ibm-solaris2"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[^.]*//')"
+	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-ibm-solaris2"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[^.]*//'`"
 	exit ;;
     sun4H:SunOS:5.*:*)
-	echo sparc-hal-solaris2"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*//')"
+	echo sparc-hal-solaris2"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*//'`"
 	exit ;;
     sun4*:SunOS:5.*:* | tadpole*:SunOS:5.*:*)
-	echo sparc-sun-solaris2"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[^.]*//')"
+	echo sparc-sun-solaris2"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[^.]*//'`"
 	exit ;;
     i86pc:AuroraUX:5.*:* | i86xen:AuroraUX:5.*:*)
 	echo i386-pc-auroraux"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
     i86pc:SunOS:5.*:* | i86xen:SunOS:5.*:*)
-	set_cc_for_build
-	SUN_ARCH=i386
-	# If there is a compiler, see if it is configured for 64-bit objects.
-	# Note that the Sun cc does not turn __LP64__ into 1 like gcc does.
-	# This test works for both compilers.
-	if test "$CC_FOR_BUILD" != no_compiler_found; then
-	    if (echo '#ifdef __amd64'; echo IS_64BIT_ARCH; echo '#endif') | \
-		(CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -E - 2>/dev/null) | \
-		grep IS_64BIT_ARCH >/dev/null
-	    then
-		SUN_ARCH=x86_64
-	    fi
-	fi
-	echo "$SUN_ARCH"-pc-solaris2"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*//')"
+	UNAME_REL="`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/[^.]*//'`"
+	case `isainfo -b` in
+	    32)
+		echo i386-pc-solaris2"$UNAME_REL"
+		;;
+	    64)
+		echo x86_64-pc-solaris2"$UNAME_REL"
+		;;
+	esac
 	exit ;;
     sun4*:SunOS:6*:*)
 	# According to config.sub, this is the proper way to canonicalize
 	# SunOS6.  Hard to guess exactly what SunOS6 will be like, but
 	# it's likely to be more like Solaris than SunOS4.
-	echo sparc-sun-solaris3"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*//')"
+	echo sparc-sun-solaris3"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*//'`"
 	exit ;;
     sun4*:SunOS:*:*)
-	case "$(/usr/bin/arch -k)" in
+	case "`/usr/bin/arch -k`" in
 	    Series*|S4*)
-		UNAME_RELEASE=$(uname -v)
+		UNAME_RELEASE=`uname -v`
 		;;
 	esac
 	# Japanese Language versions have a version number like `4.1.3-JL'.
-	echo sparc-sun-sunos"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/-/_/')"
+	echo sparc-sun-sunos"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/-/_/'`"
 	exit ;;
     sun3*:SunOS:*:*)
 	echo m68k-sun-sunos"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
     sun*:*:4.2BSD:*)
-	UNAME_RELEASE=$( (sed 1q /etc/motd | awk '{print substr($5,1,3)}') 2>/dev/null)
+	UNAME_RELEASE=`(sed 1q /etc/motd | awk '{print substr($5,1,3)}') 2>/dev/null`
 	test "x$UNAME_RELEASE" = x && UNAME_RELEASE=3
-	case "$(/bin/arch)" in
+	case "`/bin/arch`" in
 	    sun3)
 		echo m68k-sun-sunos"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 		;;
@@ -525,8 +503,8 @@ case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM:$UNAME_RELEASE:$UNAME_VERSION" in
 	}
 EOF
 	$CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" &&
-	  dummyarg=$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -n 's/\([0-9]*\).*/\1/p') &&
-	  SYSTEM_NAME=$("$dummy" "$dummyarg") &&
+	  dummyarg=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -n 's/\([0-9]*\).*/\1/p'` &&
+	  SYSTEM_NAME=`"$dummy" "$dummyarg"` &&
 	    { echo "$SYSTEM_NAME"; exit; }
 	echo mips-mips-riscos"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
@@ -553,11 +531,11 @@ EOF
 	exit ;;
     AViiON:dgux:*:*)
 	# DG/UX returns AViiON for all architectures
-	UNAME_PROCESSOR=$(/usr/bin/uname -p)
-	if test "$UNAME_PROCESSOR" = mc88100 || test "$UNAME_PROCESSOR" = mc88110
+	UNAME_PROCESSOR=`/usr/bin/uname -p`
+	if [ "$UNAME_PROCESSOR" = mc88100 ] || [ "$UNAME_PROCESSOR" = mc88110 ]
 	then
-	    if test "$TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE"x = m88kdguxelfx || \
-	       test "$TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE"x = x
+	    if [ "$TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE"x = m88kdguxelfx ] || \
+	       [ "$TARGET_BINARY_INTERFACE"x = x ]
 	    then
 		echo m88k-dg-dgux"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	    else
@@ -581,17 +559,17 @@ EOF
 	echo m68k-tektronix-bsd
 	exit ;;
     *:IRIX*:*:*)
-	echo mips-sgi-irix"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/-/_/g')"
+	echo mips-sgi-irix"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/-/_/g'`"
 	exit ;;
     ????????:AIX?:[12].1:2)   # AIX 2.2.1 or AIX 2.1.1 is RT/PC AIX.
 	echo romp-ibm-aix     # uname -m gives an 8 hex-code CPU id
-	exit ;;               # Note that: echo "'$(uname -s)'" gives 'AIX '
+	exit ;;               # Note that: echo "'`uname -s`'" gives 'AIX '
     i*86:AIX:*:*)
 	echo i386-ibm-aix
 	exit ;;
     ia64:AIX:*:*)
-	if test -x /usr/bin/oslevel ; then
-		IBM_REV=$(/usr/bin/oslevel)
+	if [ -x /usr/bin/oslevel ] ; then
+		IBM_REV=`/usr/bin/oslevel`
 	else
 		IBM_REV="$UNAME_VERSION.$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	fi
@@ -611,7 +589,7 @@ EOF
 			exit(0);
 			}
 EOF
-		if $CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" && SYSTEM_NAME=$("$dummy")
+		if $CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" && SYSTEM_NAME=`"$dummy"`
 		then
 			echo "$SYSTEM_NAME"
 		else
@@ -624,15 +602,15 @@ EOF
 	fi
 	exit ;;
     *:AIX:*:[4567])
-	IBM_CPU_ID=$(/usr/sbin/lsdev -C -c processor -S available | sed 1q | awk '{ print $1 }')
+	IBM_CPU_ID=`/usr/sbin/lsdev -C -c processor -S available | sed 1q | awk '{ print $1 }'`
 	if /usr/sbin/lsattr -El "$IBM_CPU_ID" | grep ' POWER' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		IBM_ARCH=rs6000
 	else
 		IBM_ARCH=powerpc
 	fi
-	if test -x /usr/bin/lslpp ; then
-		IBM_REV=$(/usr/bin/lslpp -Lqc bos.rte.libc |
-			   awk -F: '{ print $3 }' | sed s/[0-9]*$/0/)
+	if [ -x /usr/bin/lslpp ] ; then
+		IBM_REV=`/usr/bin/lslpp -Lqc bos.rte.libc |
+			   awk -F: '{ print $3 }' | sed s/[0-9]*$/0/`
 	else
 		IBM_REV="$UNAME_VERSION.$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	fi
@@ -660,14 +638,14 @@ EOF
 	echo m68k-hp-bsd4.4
 	exit ;;
     9000/[34678]??:HP-UX:*:*)
-	HPUX_REV=$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*.[0B]*//')
+	HPUX_REV=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*.[0B]*//'`
 	case "$UNAME_MACHINE" in
 	    9000/31?)            HP_ARCH=m68000 ;;
 	    9000/[34]??)         HP_ARCH=m68k ;;
 	    9000/[678][0-9][0-9])
-		if test -x /usr/bin/getconf; then
-		    sc_cpu_version=$(/usr/bin/getconf SC_CPU_VERSION 2>/dev/null)
-		    sc_kernel_bits=$(/usr/bin/getconf SC_KERNEL_BITS 2>/dev/null)
+		if [ -x /usr/bin/getconf ]; then
+		    sc_cpu_version=`/usr/bin/getconf SC_CPU_VERSION 2>/dev/null`
+		    sc_kernel_bits=`/usr/bin/getconf SC_KERNEL_BITS 2>/dev/null`
 		    case "$sc_cpu_version" in
 		      523) HP_ARCH=hppa1.0 ;; # CPU_PA_RISC1_0
 		      528) HP_ARCH=hppa1.1 ;; # CPU_PA_RISC1_1
@@ -679,7 +657,7 @@ EOF
 			esac ;;
 		    esac
 		fi
-		if test "$HP_ARCH" = ""; then
+		if [ "$HP_ARCH" = "" ]; then
 		    set_cc_for_build
 		    sed 's/^		//' << EOF > "$dummy.c"
 
@@ -714,11 +692,11 @@ EOF
 		    exit (0);
 		}
 EOF
-		    (CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null) && HP_ARCH=$("$dummy")
+		    (CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null) && HP_ARCH=`"$dummy"`
 		    test -z "$HP_ARCH" && HP_ARCH=hppa
 		fi ;;
 	esac
-	if test "$HP_ARCH" = hppa2.0w
+	if [ "$HP_ARCH" = hppa2.0w ]
 	then
 	    set_cc_for_build
 
@@ -742,7 +720,7 @@ EOF
 	echo "$HP_ARCH"-hp-hpux"$HPUX_REV"
 	exit ;;
     ia64:HP-UX:*:*)
-	HPUX_REV=$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*.[0B]*//')
+	HPUX_REV=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*.[0B]*//'`
 	echo ia64-hp-hpux"$HPUX_REV"
 	exit ;;
     3050*:HI-UX:*:*)
@@ -772,7 +750,7 @@ EOF
 	  exit (0);
 	}
 EOF
-	$CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" && SYSTEM_NAME=$("$dummy") &&
+	$CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" && SYSTEM_NAME=`"$dummy"` &&
 		{ echo "$SYSTEM_NAME"; exit; }
 	echo unknown-hitachi-hiuxwe2
 	exit ;;
@@ -792,7 +770,7 @@ EOF
 	echo hppa1.0-hp-osf
 	exit ;;
     i*86:OSF1:*:*)
-	if test -x /usr/sbin/sysversion ; then
+	if [ -x /usr/sbin/sysversion ] ; then
 	    echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-osf1mk
 	else
 	    echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-osf1
@@ -841,14 +819,14 @@ EOF
 	echo craynv-cray-unicosmp"$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/\.[^.]*$/.X/'
 	exit ;;
     F30[01]:UNIX_System_V:*:* | F700:UNIX_System_V:*:*)
-	FUJITSU_PROC=$(uname -m | tr ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz)
-	FUJITSU_SYS=$(uname -p | tr ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz | sed -e 's/\///')
-	FUJITSU_REL=$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/ /_/')
+	FUJITSU_PROC=`uname -m | tr ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz`
+	FUJITSU_SYS=`uname -p | tr ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz | sed -e 's/\///'`
+	FUJITSU_REL=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/ /_/'`
 	echo "${FUJITSU_PROC}-fujitsu-${FUJITSU_SYS}${FUJITSU_REL}"
 	exit ;;
     5000:UNIX_System_V:4.*:*)
-	FUJITSU_SYS=$(uname -p | tr ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz | sed -e 's/\///')
-	FUJITSU_REL=$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | tr ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz | sed -e 's/ /_/')
+	FUJITSU_SYS=`uname -p | tr ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz | sed -e 's/\///'`
+	FUJITSU_REL=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | tr ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz | sed -e 's/ /_/'`
 	echo "sparc-fujitsu-${FUJITSU_SYS}${FUJITSU_REL}"
 	exit ;;
     i*86:BSD/386:*:* | i*86:BSD/OS:*:* | *:Ascend\ Embedded/OS:*:*)
@@ -860,26 +838,26 @@ EOF
     *:BSD/OS:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-bsdi"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
-    arm:FreeBSD:*:*)
-	UNAME_PROCESSOR=$(uname -p)
+    arm*:FreeBSD:*:*)
+	UNAME_PROCESSOR=`uname -p`
 	set_cc_for_build
 	if echo __ARM_PCS_VFP | $CC_FOR_BUILD -E - 2>/dev/null \
 	    | grep -q __ARM_PCS_VFP
 	then
-	    echo "${UNAME_PROCESSOR}"-unknown-freebsd"$(echo ${UNAME_RELEASE}|sed -e 's/[-(].*//')"-gnueabi
+	    echo "${UNAME_PROCESSOR}"-unknown-freebsd"`echo ${UNAME_RELEASE}|sed -e 's/[-(].*//'`"-gnueabi
 	else
-	    echo "${UNAME_PROCESSOR}"-unknown-freebsd"$(echo ${UNAME_RELEASE}|sed -e 's/[-(].*//')"-gnueabihf
+	    echo "${UNAME_PROCESSOR}"-unknown-freebsd"`echo ${UNAME_RELEASE}|sed -e 's/[-(].*//'`"-gnueabihf
 	fi
 	exit ;;
     *:FreeBSD:*:*)
-	UNAME_PROCESSOR=$(/usr/bin/uname -p)
+	UNAME_PROCESSOR=`/usr/bin/uname -p`
 	case "$UNAME_PROCESSOR" in
 	    amd64)
 		UNAME_PROCESSOR=x86_64 ;;
 	    i386)
 		UNAME_PROCESSOR=i586 ;;
 	esac
-	echo "$UNAME_PROCESSOR"-unknown-freebsd"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[-(].*//')"
+	echo "$UNAME_PROCESSOR"-unknown-freebsd"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[-(].*//'`"
 	exit ;;
     i*:CYGWIN*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-pc-cygwin
@@ -912,18 +890,18 @@ EOF
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-pc-uwin
 	exit ;;
     amd64:CYGWIN*:*:* | x86_64:CYGWIN*:*:*)
-	echo x86_64-pc-cygwin
+	echo x86_64-unknown-cygwin
 	exit ;;
     prep*:SunOS:5.*:*)
-	echo powerpcle-unknown-solaris2"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*//')"
+	echo powerpcle-unknown-solaris2"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[^.]*//'`"
 	exit ;;
     *:GNU:*:*)
 	# the GNU system
-	echo "$(echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"|sed -e 's,[-/].*$,,')-unknown-$LIBC$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's,/.*$,,')"
+	echo "`echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"|sed -e 's,[-/].*$,,'`-unknown-$LIBC`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's,/.*$,,'`"
 	exit ;;
     *:GNU/*:*:*)
 	# other systems with GNU libc and userland
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-$(echo "$UNAME_SYSTEM" | sed 's,^[^/]*/,,' | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[-(].*//')-$LIBC"
+	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-`echo "$UNAME_SYSTEM" | sed 's,^[^/]*/,,' | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]"``echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[-(].*//'`-$LIBC"
 	exit ;;
     *:Minix:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-minix
@@ -936,7 +914,7 @@ EOF
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-linux-"$LIBC"
 	exit ;;
     alpha:Linux:*:*)
-	case $(sed -n '/^cpu model/s/^.*: \(.*\)/\1/p' /proc/cpuinfo 2>/dev/null) in
+	case `sed -n '/^cpu model/s/^.*: \(.*\)/\1/p' < /proc/cpuinfo` in
 	  EV5)   UNAME_MACHINE=alphaev5 ;;
 	  EV56)  UNAME_MACHINE=alphaev56 ;;
 	  PCA56) UNAME_MACHINE=alphapca56 ;;
@@ -995,9 +973,6 @@ EOF
     k1om:Linux:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-linux-"$LIBC"
 	exit ;;
-    loongarch32:Linux:*:* | loongarch64:Linux:*:* | loongarchx32:Linux:*:*)
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-linux-"$LIBC"
-	exit ;;
     m32r*:Linux:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-linux-"$LIBC"
 	exit ;;
@@ -1006,50 +981,22 @@ EOF
 	exit ;;
     mips:Linux:*:* | mips64:Linux:*:*)
 	set_cc_for_build
-	IS_GLIBC=0
-	test x"${LIBC}" = xgnu && IS_GLIBC=1
 	sed 's/^	//' << EOF > "$dummy.c"
 	#undef CPU
-	#undef mips
-	#undef mipsel
-	#undef mips64
-	#undef mips64el
-	#if ${IS_GLIBC} && defined(_ABI64)
-	LIBCABI=gnuabi64
-	#else
-	#if ${IS_GLIBC} && defined(_ABIN32)
-	LIBCABI=gnuabin32
-	#else
-	LIBCABI=${LIBC}
-	#endif
-	#endif
-
-	#if ${IS_GLIBC} && defined(__mips64) && defined(__mips_isa_rev) && __mips_isa_rev>=6
-	CPU=mipsisa64r6
-	#else
-	#if ${IS_GLIBC} && !defined(__mips64) && defined(__mips_isa_rev) && __mips_isa_rev>=6
-	CPU=mipsisa32r6
-	#else
-	#if defined(__mips64)
-	CPU=mips64
-	#else
-	CPU=mips
-	#endif
-	#endif
-	#endif
-
+	#undef ${UNAME_MACHINE}
+	#undef ${UNAME_MACHINE}el
 	#if defined(__MIPSEL__) || defined(__MIPSEL) || defined(_MIPSEL) || defined(MIPSEL)
-	MIPS_ENDIAN=el
+	CPU=${UNAME_MACHINE}el
 	#else
 	#if defined(__MIPSEB__) || defined(__MIPSEB) || defined(_MIPSEB) || defined(MIPSEB)
-	MIPS_ENDIAN=
+	CPU=${UNAME_MACHINE}
 	#else
-	MIPS_ENDIAN=
+	CPU=
 	#endif
 	#endif
 EOF
-	eval "$($CC_FOR_BUILD -E "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null | grep '^CPU\|^MIPS_ENDIAN\|^LIBCABI')"
-	test "x$CPU" != x && { echo "$CPU${MIPS_ENDIAN}-unknown-linux-$LIBCABI"; exit; }
+	eval "`$CC_FOR_BUILD -E "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null | grep '^CPU'`"
+	test "x$CPU" != x && { echo "$CPU-unknown-linux-$LIBC"; exit; }
 	;;
     mips64el:Linux:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-linux-"$LIBC"
@@ -1068,7 +1015,7 @@ EOF
 	exit ;;
     parisc:Linux:*:* | hppa:Linux:*:*)
 	# Look for CPU level
-	case $(grep '^cpu[^a-z]*:' /proc/cpuinfo 2>/dev/null | cut -d' ' -f2) in
+	case `grep '^cpu[^a-z]*:' /proc/cpuinfo 2>/dev/null | cut -d' ' -f2` in
 	  PA7*) echo hppa1.1-unknown-linux-"$LIBC" ;;
 	  PA8*) echo hppa2.0-unknown-linux-"$LIBC" ;;
 	  *)    echo hppa-unknown-linux-"$LIBC" ;;
@@ -1086,7 +1033,7 @@ EOF
     ppcle:Linux:*:*)
 	echo powerpcle-unknown-linux-"$LIBC"
 	exit ;;
-    riscv32:Linux:*:* | riscv32be:Linux:*:* | riscv64:Linux:*:* | riscv64be:Linux:*:*)
+    riscv32:Linux:*:* | riscv64:Linux:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-linux-"$LIBC"
 	exit ;;
     s390:Linux:*:* | s390x:Linux:*:*)
@@ -1108,17 +1055,7 @@ EOF
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-dec-linux-"$LIBC"
 	exit ;;
     x86_64:Linux:*:*)
-	set_cc_for_build
-	LIBCABI=$LIBC
-	if test "$CC_FOR_BUILD" != no_compiler_found; then
-	    if (echo '#ifdef __ILP32__'; echo IS_X32; echo '#endif') | \
-		(CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -E - 2>/dev/null) | \
-		grep IS_X32 >/dev/null
-	    then
-		LIBCABI="$LIBC"x32
-	    fi
-	fi
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-pc-linux-"$LIBCABI"
+	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-pc-linux-"$LIBC"
 	exit ;;
     xtensa*:Linux:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-linux-"$LIBC"
@@ -1158,7 +1095,7 @@ EOF
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-pc-msdosdjgpp
 	exit ;;
     i*86:*:4.*:*)
-	UNAME_REL=$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed 's/\/MP$//')
+	UNAME_REL=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed 's/\/MP$//'`
 	if grep Novell /usr/include/link.h >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
 		echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-univel-sysv"$UNAME_REL"
 	else
@@ -1167,19 +1104,19 @@ EOF
 	exit ;;
     i*86:*:5:[678]*)
 	# UnixWare 7.x, OpenUNIX and OpenServer 6.
-	case $(/bin/uname -X | grep "^Machine") in
+	case `/bin/uname -X | grep "^Machine"` in
 	    *486*)	     UNAME_MACHINE=i486 ;;
 	    *Pentium)	     UNAME_MACHINE=i586 ;;
 	    *Pent*|*Celeron) UNAME_MACHINE=i686 ;;
 	esac
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-sysv${UNAME_RELEASE}${UNAME_SYSTEM}${UNAME_VERSION}"
+	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-sysv${UNAME_RELEASE}${UNAME_SYSTEM}{$UNAME_VERSION}"
 	exit ;;
     i*86:*:3.2:*)
 	if test -f /usr/options/cb.name; then
-		UNAME_REL=$(sed -n 's/.*Version //p' </usr/options/cb.name)
+		UNAME_REL=`sed -n 's/.*Version //p' </usr/options/cb.name`
 		echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-pc-isc"$UNAME_REL"
 	elif /bin/uname -X 2>/dev/null >/dev/null ; then
-		UNAME_REL=$( (/bin/uname -X|grep Release|sed -e 's/.*= //'))
+		UNAME_REL=`(/bin/uname -X|grep Release|sed -e 's/.*= //')`
 		(/bin/uname -X|grep i80486 >/dev/null) && UNAME_MACHINE=i486
 		(/bin/uname -X|grep '^Machine.*Pentium' >/dev/null) \
 			&& UNAME_MACHINE=i586
@@ -1229,7 +1166,7 @@ EOF
     3[345]??:*:4.0:3.0 | 3[34]??A:*:4.0:3.0 | 3[34]??,*:*:4.0:3.0 | 3[34]??/*:*:4.0:3.0 | 4400:*:4.0:3.0 | 4850:*:4.0:3.0 | SKA40:*:4.0:3.0 | SDS2:*:4.0:3.0 | SHG2:*:4.0:3.0 | S7501*:*:4.0:3.0)
 	OS_REL=''
 	test -r /etc/.relid \
-	&& OS_REL=.$(sed -n 's/[^ ]* [^ ]* \([0-9][0-9]\).*/\1/p' < /etc/.relid)
+	&& OS_REL=.`sed -n 's/[^ ]* [^ ]* \([0-9][0-9]\).*/\1/p' < /etc/.relid`
 	/bin/uname -p 2>/dev/null | grep 86 >/dev/null \
 	  && { echo i486-ncr-sysv4.3"$OS_REL"; exit; }
 	/bin/uname -p 2>/dev/null | /bin/grep entium >/dev/null \
@@ -1240,7 +1177,7 @@ EOF
     NCR*:*:4.2:* | MPRAS*:*:4.2:*)
 	OS_REL='.3'
 	test -r /etc/.relid \
-	    && OS_REL=.$(sed -n 's/[^ ]* [^ ]* \([0-9][0-9]\).*/\1/p' < /etc/.relid)
+	    && OS_REL=.`sed -n 's/[^ ]* [^ ]* \([0-9][0-9]\).*/\1/p' < /etc/.relid`
 	/bin/uname -p 2>/dev/null | grep 86 >/dev/null \
 	    && { echo i486-ncr-sysv4.3"$OS_REL"; exit; }
 	/bin/uname -p 2>/dev/null | /bin/grep entium >/dev/null \
@@ -1273,7 +1210,7 @@ EOF
 	exit ;;
     *:SINIX-*:*:*)
 	if uname -p 2>/dev/null >/dev/null ; then
-		UNAME_MACHINE=$( (uname -p) 2>/dev/null)
+		UNAME_MACHINE=`(uname -p) 2>/dev/null`
 		echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-sni-sysv4
 	else
 		echo ns32k-sni-sysv
@@ -1307,7 +1244,7 @@ EOF
 	echo mips-sony-newsos6
 	exit ;;
     R[34]000:*System_V*:*:* | R4000:UNIX_SYSV:*:* | R*000:UNIX_SV:*:*)
-	if test -d /usr/nec; then
+	if [ -d /usr/nec ]; then
 		echo mips-nec-sysv"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	else
 		echo mips-unknown-sysv"$UNAME_RELEASE"
@@ -1355,48 +1292,44 @@ EOF
     *:Rhapsody:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-apple-rhapsody"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
-    arm64:Darwin:*:*)
-	echo aarch64-apple-darwin"$UNAME_RELEASE"
-	exit ;;
     *:Darwin:*:*)
-	UNAME_PROCESSOR=$(uname -p)
-	case $UNAME_PROCESSOR in
-	    unknown) UNAME_PROCESSOR=powerpc ;;
-	esac
-	if command -v xcode-select > /dev/null 2> /dev/null && \
-		! xcode-select --print-path > /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; then
-	    # Avoid executing cc if there is no toolchain installed as
-	    # cc will be a stub that puts up a graphical alert
-	    # prompting the user to install developer tools.
-	    CC_FOR_BUILD=no_compiler_found
-	else
-	    set_cc_for_build
+	UNAME_PROCESSOR=`uname -p` || UNAME_PROCESSOR=unknown
+	set_cc_for_build
+	if test "$UNAME_PROCESSOR" = unknown ; then
+	    UNAME_PROCESSOR=powerpc
 	fi
-	if test "$CC_FOR_BUILD" != no_compiler_found; then
-	    if (echo '#ifdef __LP64__'; echo IS_64BIT_ARCH; echo '#endif') | \
-		   (CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -E - 2>/dev/null) | \
-		   grep IS_64BIT_ARCH >/dev/null
-	    then
-		case $UNAME_PROCESSOR in
-		    i386) UNAME_PROCESSOR=x86_64 ;;
-		    powerpc) UNAME_PROCESSOR=powerpc64 ;;
-		esac
-	    fi
-	    # On 10.4-10.6 one might compile for PowerPC via gcc -arch ppc
-	    if (echo '#ifdef __POWERPC__'; echo IS_PPC; echo '#endif') | \
-		   (CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -E - 2>/dev/null) | \
-		   grep IS_PPC >/dev/null
-	    then
-		UNAME_PROCESSOR=powerpc
+	if test "`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/\..*//'`" -le 10 ; then
+	    if [ "$CC_FOR_BUILD" != no_compiler_found ]; then
+		if (echo '#ifdef __LP64__'; echo IS_64BIT_ARCH; echo '#endif') | \
+		       (CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -E - 2>/dev/null) | \
+		       grep IS_64BIT_ARCH >/dev/null
+		then
+		    case $UNAME_PROCESSOR in
+			i386) UNAME_PROCESSOR=x86_64 ;;
+			powerpc) UNAME_PROCESSOR=powerpc64 ;;
+		    esac
+		fi
+		# On 10.4-10.6 one might compile for PowerPC via gcc -arch ppc
+		if (echo '#ifdef __POWERPC__'; echo IS_PPC; echo '#endif') | \
+		       (CCOPTS="" $CC_FOR_BUILD -E - 2>/dev/null) | \
+		       grep IS_PPC >/dev/null
+		then
+		    UNAME_PROCESSOR=powerpc
+		fi
 	    fi
 	elif test "$UNAME_PROCESSOR" = i386 ; then
-	    # uname -m returns i386 or x86_64
-	    UNAME_PROCESSOR=$UNAME_MACHINE
+	    # Avoid executing cc on OS X 10.9, as it ships with a stub
+	    # that puts up a graphical alert prompting to install
+	    # developer tools.  Any system running Mac OS X 10.7 or
+	    # later (Darwin 11 and later) is required to have a 64-bit
+	    # processor. This is not true of the ARM version of Darwin
+	    # that Apple uses in portable devices.
+	    UNAME_PROCESSOR=x86_64
 	fi
 	echo "$UNAME_PROCESSOR"-apple-darwin"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
     *:procnto*:*:* | *:QNX:[0123456789]*:*)
-	UNAME_PROCESSOR=$(uname -p)
+	UNAME_PROCESSOR=`uname -p`
 	if test "$UNAME_PROCESSOR" = x86; then
 		UNAME_PROCESSOR=i386
 		UNAME_MACHINE=pc
@@ -1464,10 +1397,10 @@ EOF
 	echo mips-sei-seiux"$UNAME_RELEASE"
 	exit ;;
     *:DragonFly:*:*)
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-dragonfly"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[-(].*//')"
+	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-dragonfly"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE"|sed -e 's/[-(].*//'`"
 	exit ;;
     *:*VMS:*:*)
-	UNAME_MACHINE=$( (uname -p) 2>/dev/null)
+	UNAME_MACHINE=`(uname -p) 2>/dev/null`
 	case "$UNAME_MACHINE" in
 	    A*) echo alpha-dec-vms ; exit ;;
 	    I*) echo ia64-dec-vms ; exit ;;
@@ -1477,13 +1410,13 @@ EOF
 	echo i386-pc-xenix
 	exit ;;
     i*86:skyos:*:*)
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-pc-skyos"$(echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/ .*$//')"
+	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-pc-skyos"`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/ .*$//'`"
 	exit ;;
     i*86:rdos:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-pc-rdos
 	exit ;;
-    *:AROS:*:*)
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-aros
+    i*86:AROS:*:*)
+	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-pc-aros
 	exit ;;
     x86_64:VMkernel:*:*)
 	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-esx
@@ -1491,148 +1424,8 @@ EOF
     amd64:Isilon\ OneFS:*:*)
 	echo x86_64-unknown-onefs
 	exit ;;
-    *:Unleashed:*:*)
-	echo "$UNAME_MACHINE"-unknown-unleashed"$UNAME_RELEASE"
-	exit ;;
 esac
 
-# No uname command or uname output not recognized.
-set_cc_for_build
-cat > "$dummy.c" <<EOF
-#ifdef _SEQUENT_
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/utsname.h>
-#endif
-#if defined(ultrix) || defined(_ultrix) || defined(__ultrix) || defined(__ultrix__)
-#if defined (vax) || defined (__vax) || defined (__vax__) || defined(mips) || defined(__mips) || defined(__mips__) || defined(MIPS) || defined(__MIPS__)
-#include <signal.h>
-#if defined(_SIZE_T_) || defined(SIGLOST)
-#include <sys/utsname.h>
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
-main ()
-{
-#if defined (sony)
-#if defined (MIPSEB)
-  /* BFD wants "bsd" instead of "newsos".  Perhaps BFD should be changed,
-     I don't know....  */
-  printf ("mips-sony-bsd\n"); exit (0);
-#else
-#include <sys/param.h>
-  printf ("m68k-sony-newsos%s\n",
-#ifdef NEWSOS4
-  "4"
-#else
-  ""
-#endif
-  ); exit (0);
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#if defined (NeXT)
-#if !defined (__ARCHITECTURE__)
-#define __ARCHITECTURE__ "m68k"
-#endif
-  int version;
-  version=$( (hostinfo | sed -n 's/.*NeXT Mach \([0-9]*\).*/\1/p') 2>/dev/null);
-  if (version < 4)
-    printf ("%s-next-nextstep%d\n", __ARCHITECTURE__, version);
-  else
-    printf ("%s-next-openstep%d\n", __ARCHITECTURE__, version);
-  exit (0);
-#endif
-
-#if defined (MULTIMAX) || defined (n16)
-#if defined (UMAXV)
-  printf ("ns32k-encore-sysv\n"); exit (0);
-#else
-#if defined (CMU)
-  printf ("ns32k-encore-mach\n"); exit (0);
-#else
-  printf ("ns32k-encore-bsd\n"); exit (0);
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#if defined (__386BSD__)
-  printf ("i386-pc-bsd\n"); exit (0);
-#endif
-
-#if defined (sequent)
-#if defined (i386)
-  printf ("i386-sequent-dynix\n"); exit (0);
-#endif
-#if defined (ns32000)
-  printf ("ns32k-sequent-dynix\n"); exit (0);
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#if defined (_SEQUENT_)
-  struct utsname un;
-
-  uname(&un);
-  if (strncmp(un.version, "V2", 2) == 0) {
-    printf ("i386-sequent-ptx2\n"); exit (0);
-  }
-  if (strncmp(un.version, "V1", 2) == 0) { /* XXX is V1 correct? */
-    printf ("i386-sequent-ptx1\n"); exit (0);
-  }
-  printf ("i386-sequent-ptx\n"); exit (0);
-#endif
-
-#if defined (vax)
-#if !defined (ultrix)
-#include <sys/param.h>
-#if defined (BSD)
-#if BSD == 43
-  printf ("vax-dec-bsd4.3\n"); exit (0);
-#else
-#if BSD == 199006
-  printf ("vax-dec-bsd4.3reno\n"); exit (0);
-#else
-  printf ("vax-dec-bsd\n"); exit (0);
-#endif
-#endif
-#else
-  printf ("vax-dec-bsd\n"); exit (0);
-#endif
-#else
-#if defined(_SIZE_T_) || defined(SIGLOST)
-  struct utsname un;
-  uname (&un);
-  printf ("vax-dec-ultrix%s\n", un.release); exit (0);
-#else
-  printf ("vax-dec-ultrix\n"); exit (0);
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
-#if defined(ultrix) || defined(_ultrix) || defined(__ultrix) || defined(__ultrix__)
-#if defined(mips) || defined(__mips) || defined(__mips__) || defined(MIPS) || defined(__MIPS__)
-#if defined(_SIZE_T_) || defined(SIGLOST)
-  struct utsname *un;
-  uname (&un);
-  printf ("mips-dec-ultrix%s\n", un.release); exit (0);
-#else
-  printf ("mips-dec-ultrix\n"); exit (0);
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#if defined (alliant) && defined (i860)
-  printf ("i860-alliant-bsd\n"); exit (0);
-#endif
-
-  exit (1);
-}
-EOF
-
-$CC_FOR_BUILD -o "$dummy" "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null && SYSTEM_NAME=$($dummy) &&
-	{ echo "$SYSTEM_NAME"; exit; }
-
-# Apollos put the system type in the environment.
-test -d /usr/apollo && { echo "$ISP-apollo-$SYSTYPE"; exit; }
-
 echo "$0: unable to guess system type" >&2
 
 case "$UNAME_MACHINE:$UNAME_SYSTEM" in
@@ -1652,15 +1445,9 @@ This script (version $timestamp), has failed to recognize the
 operating system you are using. If your script is old, overwrite *all*
 copies of config.guess and config.sub with the latest versions from:
 
-  https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/plain/config.guess
+  https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.guess
 and
-  https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/plain/config.sub
-EOF
-
-year=$(echo $timestamp | sed 's,-.*,,')
-# shellcheck disable=SC2003
-if test "$(expr "$(date +%Y)" - "$year")" -lt 3 ; then
-   cat >&2 <<EOF
+  https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.sub
 
 If $0 has already been updated, send the following data and any
 information you think might be pertinent to config-patches@gnu.org to
@@ -1668,27 +1455,26 @@ provide the necessary information to handle your system.
 
 config.guess timestamp = $timestamp
 
-uname -m = $( (uname -m) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
-uname -r = $( (uname -r) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
-uname -s = $( (uname -s) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
-uname -v = $( (uname -v) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
+uname -m = `(uname -m) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown`
+uname -r = `(uname -r) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown`
+uname -s = `(uname -s) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown`
+uname -v = `(uname -v) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown`
 
-/usr/bin/uname -p = $( (/usr/bin/uname -p) 2>/dev/null)
-/bin/uname -X     = $( (/bin/uname -X) 2>/dev/null)
+/usr/bin/uname -p = `(/usr/bin/uname -p) 2>/dev/null`
+/bin/uname -X     = `(/bin/uname -X) 2>/dev/null`
 
-hostinfo               = $( (hostinfo) 2>/dev/null)
-/bin/universe          = $( (/bin/universe) 2>/dev/null)
-/usr/bin/arch -k       = $( (/usr/bin/arch -k) 2>/dev/null)
-/bin/arch              = $( (/bin/arch) 2>/dev/null)
-/usr/bin/oslevel       = $( (/usr/bin/oslevel) 2>/dev/null)
-/usr/convex/getsysinfo = $( (/usr/convex/getsysinfo) 2>/dev/null)
+hostinfo               = `(hostinfo) 2>/dev/null`
+/bin/universe          = `(/bin/universe) 2>/dev/null`
+/usr/bin/arch -k       = `(/usr/bin/arch -k) 2>/dev/null`
+/bin/arch              = `(/bin/arch) 2>/dev/null`
+/usr/bin/oslevel       = `(/usr/bin/oslevel) 2>/dev/null`
+/usr/convex/getsysinfo = `(/usr/convex/getsysinfo) 2>/dev/null`
 
 UNAME_MACHINE = "$UNAME_MACHINE"
 UNAME_RELEASE = "$UNAME_RELEASE"
 UNAME_SYSTEM  = "$UNAME_SYSTEM"
 UNAME_VERSION = "$UNAME_VERSION"
 EOF
-fi
 
 exit 1
 

configure.ac

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([nix],[m4_esyscmd(bash -c "echo -n $(cat ./.version)$VERSION_SUFFIX")])
+AC_INIT(nix, m4_esyscmd([bash -c "echo -n $(cat ./.version)$VERSION_SUFFIX"]))
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(README.md)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ AC_PROG_SED
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for the canonical Nix system name])
 
-AC_ARG_WITH(system, AS_HELP_STRING([--with-system=SYSTEM],[Platform identifier (e.g., `i686-linux').]),
+AC_ARG_WITH(system, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-system=SYSTEM],
+  [Platform identifier (e.g., `i686-linux').]),
   [system=$withval],
   [case "$host_cpu" in
      i*86)
@@ -49,11 +50,14 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SYSTEM, ["$system"], [platform identifier ('cpu-os')])
 test "$localstatedir" = '${prefix}/var' && localstatedir=/nix/var
 
 
-CFLAGS=
-CXXFLAGS=
+# Set default flags for nix (as per AC_PROG_CC/CXX docs),
+# while still allowing the user to override them from the command line.
+: ${CFLAGS="-O3"}
+: ${CXXFLAGS="-O3"}
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_CPP
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_17([noext], [mandatory])
 
 AC_CHECK_TOOL([AR], [ar])
 
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
 AC_STRUCT_DIRENT_D_TYPE
 if test "$sys_name" = sunos; then
     # Solaris requires -lsocket -lnsl for network functions
-    LDFLAGS="-lsocket -lnsl $LDFLAGS"
+    LIBS="-lsocket -lnsl $LIBS"
 fi
 
 
@@ -116,17 +120,30 @@ fi
 ])
 
 NEED_PROG(bash, bash)
+NEED_PROG(patch, patch)
+AC_PATH_PROG(xmllint, xmllint, false)
+AC_PATH_PROG(xsltproc, xsltproc, false)
 AC_PATH_PROG(flex, flex, false)
 AC_PATH_PROG(bison, bison, false)
+NEED_PROG(sed, sed)
+NEED_PROG(tar, tar)
+NEED_PROG(bzip2, bzip2)
+NEED_PROG(gzip, gzip)
+NEED_PROG(xz, xz)
 AC_PATH_PROG(dot, dot)
 AC_PATH_PROG(lsof, lsof, lsof)
-NEED_PROG(jq, jq)
 
 
-AC_SUBST(coreutils, [$(dirname $(type -p cat))])
+NEED_PROG(cat, cat)
+NEED_PROG(tr, tr)
+AC_ARG_WITH(coreutils-bin, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-coreutils-bin=PATH],
+  [path of cat, mkdir, etc.]),
+  coreutils=$withval, coreutils=$(dirname $cat))
+AC_SUBST(coreutils)
 
 
-AC_ARG_WITH(store-dir, AS_HELP_STRING([--with-store-dir=PATH],[path of the Nix store (defaults to /nix/store)]),
+AC_ARG_WITH(store-dir, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-store-dir=PATH],
+  [path of the Nix store (defaults to /nix/store)]),
   storedir=$withval, storedir='/nix/store')
 AC_SUBST(storedir)
 
@@ -140,45 +157,22 @@ AX_BOOST_BASE([1.66], [CXXFLAGS="$BOOST_CPPFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Nix
 # ends up with LDFLAGS being empty, so we set it afterwards.
 LDFLAGS="$BOOST_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
 
-# On some platforms, new-style atomics need a helper library
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether -latomic is needed)
-AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
-#include <stdint.h>
-uint64_t v;
-int main() {
-    return (int)__atomic_load_n(&v, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
-}]])], GCC_ATOMIC_BUILTINS_NEED_LIBATOMIC=no, GCC_ATOMIC_BUILTINS_NEED_LIBATOMIC=yes)
-AC_MSG_RESULT($GCC_ATOMIC_BUILTINS_NEED_LIBATOMIC)
-if test "x$GCC_ATOMIC_BUILTINS_NEED_LIBATOMIC" = xyes; then
-    LDFLAGS="-latomic $LDFLAGS"
-fi
 
-PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
-
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(shared, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-shared],[Build shared libraries for Nix [default=yes]]),
-  shared=$enableval, shared=yes)
-if test "$shared" = yes; then
-  AC_SUBST(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS, 1, [Whether to build shared libraries.])
-else
-  AC_SUBST(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS, 0, [Whether to build shared libraries.])
-  PKG_CONFIG="$PKG_CONFIG --static"
-fi
-
-# Look for OpenSSL, a required dependency. FIXME: this is only (maybe)
-# used by S3BinaryCacheStore.
+# Look for OpenSSL, a required dependency.
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([OPENSSL], [libcrypto], [CXXFLAGS="$OPENSSL_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
 
 
-# Checks for libarchive
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBARCHIVE], [libarchive >= 3.1.2], [CXXFLAGS="$LIBARCHIVE_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
-# Workaround until https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1446 is fixed
-if test "$shared" != yes; then
-    LIBARCHIVE_LIBS+=' -lz'
-fi
+# Look for libbz2, a required dependency.
+AC_CHECK_LIB([bz2], [BZ2_bzWriteOpen], [true],
+  [AC_MSG_ERROR([Nix requires libbz2, which is part of bzip2.  See https://web.archive.org/web/20180624184756/http://www.bzip.org/.])])
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([bzlib.h], [true],
+  [AC_MSG_ERROR([Nix requires libbz2, which is part of bzip2.  See https://web.archive.org/web/20180624184756/http://www.bzip.org/.])])
+
 
 # Look for SQLite, a required dependency.
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SQLITE3], [sqlite3 >= 3.6.19], [CXXFLAGS="$SQLITE3_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
 
+
 # Look for libcurl, a required dependency.
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBCURL], [libcurl], [CXXFLAGS="$LIBCURL_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
 
@@ -195,25 +189,29 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EDITLINE], [libeditline], [CXXFLAGS="$EDITLINE_CFLAGS $CXXFLA
 ])
 
 # Look for libsodium, an optional dependency.
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SODIUM], [libsodium], [CXXFLAGS="$SODIUM_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SODIUM], [libsodium],
+  [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SODIUM], [1], [Whether to use libsodium for cryptography.])
+   CXXFLAGS="$SODIUM_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
+   have_sodium=1], [have_sodium=])
+AC_SUBST(HAVE_SODIUM, [$have_sodium])
+
+
+# Look for liblzma, a required dependency.
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBLZMA], [liblzma], [CXXFLAGS="$LIBLZMA_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([lzma], [lzma_stream_encoder_mt],
+  [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LZMA_MT], [1], [xz multithreaded compression support])])
+
 
 # Look for libbrotli{enc,dec}.
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBBROTLI], [libbrotlienc libbrotlidec], [CXXFLAGS="$LIBBROTLI_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
 
-# Look for libcpuid.
-if test "$machine_name" = "x86_64"; then
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBCPUID], [libcpuid], [CXXFLAGS="$LIBCPUID_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
-  have_libcpuid=1
-  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBCPUID], [1], [Use libcpuid])
-fi
-AC_SUBST(HAVE_LIBCPUID, [$have_libcpuid])
-
 
 # Look for libseccomp, required for Linux sandboxing.
 if test "$sys_name" = linux; then
   AC_ARG_ENABLE([seccomp-sandboxing],
-                AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-seccomp-sandboxing],[Don't build support for seccomp sandboxing (only recommended if your arch doesn't support libseccomp yet!)
-                              ]))
+                AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-seccomp-sandboxing],
+                               [Don't build support for seccomp sandboxing (only recommended if your arch doesn't support libseccomp yet!)]
+                              ))
   if test "x$enable_seccomp_sandboxing" != "xno"; then
     PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBSECCOMP], [libseccomp],
                       [CXXFLAGS="$LIBSECCOMP_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
@@ -231,8 +229,8 @@ AC_SUBST(HAVE_SECCOMP, [$have_seccomp])
 # Look for aws-cpp-sdk-s3.
 AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([aws/s3/S3Client.h],
-  [AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_S3], [1], [Whether to enable S3 support via aws-sdk-cpp.]) enable_s3=1], 
-  [AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_S3], [0], [Whether to enable S3 support via aws-sdk-cpp.]) enable_s3=])
+  [AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_S3], [1], [Whether to enable S3 support via aws-sdk-cpp.])
+  enable_s3=1], [enable_s3=])
 AC_SUBST(ENABLE_S3, [$enable_s3])
 AC_LANG_POP(C++)
 
@@ -240,13 +238,13 @@ if test -n "$enable_s3"; then
   declare -a aws_version_tokens=($(printf '#include <aws/core/VersionConfig.h>\nAWS_SDK_VERSION_STRING' | $CPP $CPPFLAGS - | grep -v '^#.*' | sed 's/"//g' | tr '.' ' '))
   AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([AWS_VERSION_MAJOR], ${aws_version_tokens@<:@0@:>@}, [Major version of aws-sdk-cpp.])
   AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([AWS_VERSION_MINOR], ${aws_version_tokens@<:@1@:>@}, [Minor version of aws-sdk-cpp.])
-  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([AWS_VERSION_PATCH], ${aws_version_tokens@<:@2@:>@}, [Patch version of aws-sdk-cpp.])
 fi
 
 
 # Whether to use the Boehm garbage collector.
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(gc, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-gc],[enable garbage collection in the Nix expression evaluator (requires Boehm GC) [default=yes]]),
-  gc=$enableval, gc=yes)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(gc, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-gc],
+  [enable garbage collection in the Nix expression evaluator (requires Boehm GC) [default=no]]),
+  gc=$enableval, gc=no)
 if test "$gc" = yes; then
   PKG_CHECK_MODULES([BDW_GC], [bdw-gc])
   CXXFLAGS="$BDW_GC_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
@@ -254,12 +252,9 @@ if test "$gc" = yes; then
 fi
 
 
-# Look for gtest.
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GTEST], [gtest_main])
-
-
 # documentation generation switch
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(doc-gen, AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-doc-gen],[disable documentation generation]),
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(doc-gen, AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-doc-gen],
+  [disable documentation generation]),
   doc_generate=$enableval, doc_generate=yes)
 AC_SUBST(doc_generate)
 
@@ -279,10 +274,32 @@ if test "$(uname)" = "Darwin"; then
 fi
 
 
-AC_ARG_WITH(sandbox-shell, AS_HELP_STRING([--with-sandbox-shell=PATH],[path of a statically-linked shell to use as /bin/sh in sandboxes]),
+# Do we have GNU tar?
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([if you have a recent GNU tar])
+if $tar --version 2> /dev/null | grep -q GNU && tar cvf /dev/null --warning=no-timestamp ./config.log > /dev/null; then
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+    tarFlags="--warning=no-timestamp"
+else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+fi
+AC_SUBST(tarFlags)
+
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(sandbox-shell, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-sandbox-shell=PATH],
+  [path of a statically-linked shell to use as /bin/sh in sandboxes]),
   sandbox_shell=$withval)
 AC_SUBST(sandbox_shell)
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(shared, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-shared],
+  [Build shared libraries for Nix [default=yes]]),
+  shared=$enableval, shared=yes)
+if test "$shared" = yes; then
+  AC_SUBST(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS, 1, [Whether to build shared libraries.])
+else
+  AC_SUBST(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS, 0, [Whether to build shared libraries.])
+fi
+
+
 # Expand all variables in config.status.
 test "$prefix" = NONE && prefix=$ac_default_prefix
 test "$exec_prefix" = NONE && exec_prefix='${prefix}'
@@ -294,6 +311,6 @@ done
 
 rm -f Makefile.config
 
-AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([])
 AC_OUTPUT

corepkgs/config.nix.in

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+let
+  fromEnv = var: def:
+    let val = builtins.getEnv var; in
+    if val != "" then val else def;
+in rec {
+  shell = "@bash@";
+  coreutils = "@coreutils@";
+  bzip2 = "@bzip2@";
+  gzip = "@gzip@";
+  xz = "@xz@";
+  tar = "@tar@";
+  tarFlags = "@tarFlags@";
+  tr = "@tr@";
+  nixBinDir = fromEnv "NIX_BIN_DIR" "@bindir@";
+  nixPrefix = "@prefix@";
+  nixLibexecDir = fromEnv "NIX_LIBEXEC_DIR" "@libexecdir@";
+  nixLocalstateDir = "@localstatedir@";
+  nixSysconfDir = "@sysconfdir@";
+  nixStoreDir = fromEnv "NIX_STORE_DIR" "@storedir@";
+
+  # If Nix is installed in the Nix store, then automatically add it as
+  # a dependency to the core packages. This ensures that they work
+  # properly in a chroot.
+  chrootDeps =
+    if dirOf nixPrefix == builtins.storeDir then
+      [ (builtins.storePath nixPrefix) ]
+    else
+      [ ];
+}

corepkgs/fetchurl.nix

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { system ? "" # obsolete
 , url
-, hash ? "" # an SRI hash
+, hash ? "" # an SRI ash
 
 # Legacy hash specification
 , md5 ? "", sha1 ? "", sha256 ? "", sha512 ? ""

corepkgs/local.mk

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+corepkgs_FILES = buildenv.nix unpack-channel.nix derivation.nix fetchurl.nix imported-drv-to-derivation.nix
+
+$(foreach file,config.nix $(corepkgs_FILES),$(eval $(call install-data-in,$(d)/$(file),$(datadir)/nix/corepkgs)))
+
+template-files += $(d)/config.nix

corepkgs/unpack-channel.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+with import <nix/config.nix>;
+
+let
+
+  builder = builtins.toFile "unpack-channel.sh"
+    ''
+      mkdir $out
+      cd $out
+      xzpat="\.xz\$"
+      gzpat="\.gz\$"
+      if [[ "$src" =~ $xzpat ]]; then
+        ${xz} -d < $src | ${tar} xf - ${tarFlags}
+      elif [[ "$src" =~ $gzpat ]]; then
+        ${gzip} -d < $src | ${tar} xf - ${tarFlags}
+      else
+        ${bzip2} -d < $src | ${tar} xf - ${tarFlags}
+      fi
+      if [ * != $channelName ]; then
+        mv * $out/$channelName
+      fi
+    '';
+
+in
+
+{ name, channelName, src }:
+
+derivation {
+  system = builtins.currentSystem;
+  builder = shell;
+  args = [ "-e" builder ];
+  inherit name channelName src;
+
+  PATH = "${nixBinDir}:${coreutils}";
+
+  # No point in doing this remotely.
+  preferLocalBuild = true;
+
+  inherit chrootDeps;
+}

default.nix

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-(import (fetchTarball https://github.com/edolstra/flake-compat/archive/master.tar.gz) {
-  src = ./.;
-}).defaultNix

doc/manual/advanced-topics/advanced-topics.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<part xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      xml:id="part-advanced-topics"
+      version="5.0">
+
+<title>Advanced Topics</title>
+
+<xi:include href="distributed-builds.xml" />
+<xi:include href="cores-vs-jobs.xml" />
+<xi:include href="diff-hook.xml" />
+<xi:include href="post-build-hook.xml" />
+
+</part>

doc/manual/advanced-topics/cores-vs-jobs.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="chap-tuning-cores-and-jobs">
+
+<title>Tuning Cores and Jobs</title>
+
+<para>Nix has two relevant settings with regards to how your CPU cores
+will be utilized: <xref linkend="conf-cores" /> and
+<xref linkend="conf-max-jobs" />. This chapter will talk about what
+they are, how they interact, and their configuration trade-offs.</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+  <varlistentry>
+    <term><xref linkend="conf-max-jobs" /></term>
+    <listitem><para>
+      Dictates how many separate derivations will be built at the same
+      time. If you set this to zero, the local machine will do no
+      builds. Nix will still substitute from binary caches, and build
+      remotely if remote builders are configured.
+    </para></listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+  <varlistentry>
+    <term><xref linkend="conf-cores" /></term>
+    <listitem><para>
+      Suggests how many cores each derivation should use. Similar to
+      <command>make -j</command>.
+    </para></listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+<para>The <xref linkend="conf-cores" /> setting determines the value of
+<envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar>. <envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar> is equal
+to <xref linkend="conf-cores" />, unless <xref linkend="conf-cores" />
+equals <literal>0</literal>, in which case <envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar>
+will be the total number of cores in the system.</para>
+
+<para>The total number of consumed cores is a simple multiplication,
+<xref linkend="conf-cores" /> * <envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar>.</para>
+
+<para>The balance on how to set these two independent variables depends
+upon each builder's workload and hardware. Here are a few example
+scenarios on a machine with 24 cores:</para>
+
+<table>
+  <caption>Balancing 24 Build Cores</caption>
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th><xref linkend="conf-max-jobs" /></th>
+      <th><xref linkend="conf-cores" /></th>
+      <th><envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar></th>
+      <th>Maximum Processes</th>
+      <th>Result</th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td>1</td>
+      <td>24</td>
+      <td>24</td>
+      <td>24</td>
+      <td>
+        One derivation will be built at a time, each one can use 24
+        cores. Undersold if a job can’t use 24 cores.
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td>4</td>
+      <td>6</td>
+      <td>6</td>
+      <td>24</td>
+      <td>
+        Four derivations will be built at once, each given access to
+        six cores.
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>12</td>
+      <td>6</td>
+      <td>6</td>
+      <td>72</td>
+      <td>
+        12 derivations will be built at once, each given access to six
+        cores. This configuration is over-sold. If all 12 derivations
+        being built simultaneously try to use all six cores, the
+        machine's performance will be degraded due to extensive context
+        switching between the 12 builds.
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>24</td>
+      <td>1</td>
+      <td>1</td>
+      <td>24</td>
+      <td>
+        24 derivations can build at the same time, each using a single
+        core. Never oversold, but derivations which require many cores
+        will be very slow to compile.
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>24</td>
+      <td>0</td>
+      <td>24</td>
+      <td>576</td>
+      <td>
+        24 derivations can build at the same time, each using all the
+        available cores of the machine. Very likely to be oversold,
+        and very likely to suffer context switches.
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<para>It is up to the derivations' build script to respect
+host's requested cores-per-build by following the value of the
+<envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar> environment variable.</para>
+
+</chapter>

doc/manual/advanced-topics/diff-hook.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      xml:id="chap-diff-hook"
+      version="5.0"
+      >
+
+<title>Verifying Build Reproducibility with <option linkend="conf-diff-hook">diff-hook</option></title>
+
+<subtitle>Check build reproducibility by running builds multiple times
+and comparing their results.</subtitle>
+
+<para>Specify a program with Nix's <xref linkend="conf-diff-hook" /> to
+compare build results when two builds produce different results. Note:
+this hook is only executed if the results are not the same, this hook
+is not used for determining if the results are the same.</para>
+
+<para>For purposes of demonstration, we'll use the following Nix file,
+<filename>deterministic.nix</filename> for testing:</para>
+
+<programlisting>
+let
+  inherit (import &lt;nixpkgs&gt; {}) runCommand;
+in {
+  stable = runCommand "stable" {} ''
+    touch $out
+  '';
+
+  unstable = runCommand "unstable" {} ''
+    echo $RANDOM > $out
+  '';
+}
+</programlisting>
+
+<para>Additionally, <filename>nix.conf</filename> contains:
+
+<programlisting>
+diff-hook = /etc/nix/my-diff-hook
+run-diff-hook = true
+</programlisting>
+
+where <filename>/etc/nix/my-diff-hook</filename> is an executable
+file containing:
+
+<programlisting>
+#!/bin/sh
+exec &gt;&amp;2
+echo "For derivation $3:"
+/run/current-system/sw/bin/diff -r "$1" "$2"
+</programlisting>
+
+</para>
+
+<para>The diff hook is executed by the same user and group who ran the
+build. However, the diff hook does not have write access to the store
+path just built.</para>
+
+<section>
+  <title>
+    Spot-Checking Build Determinism
+  </title>
+
+  <para>
+    Verify a path which already exists in the Nix store by passing
+    <option>--check</option> to the build command.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>If the build passes and is deterministic, Nix will exit with a
+  status code of 0:</para>
+
+  <screen>
+$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A stable
+these derivations will be built:
+  /nix/store/z98fasz2jqy9gs0xbvdj939p27jwda38-stable.drv
+building '/nix/store/z98fasz2jqy9gs0xbvdj939p27jwda38-stable.drv'...
+/nix/store/yyxlzw3vqaas7wfp04g0b1xg51f2czgq-stable
+
+$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A stable --check
+checking outputs of '/nix/store/z98fasz2jqy9gs0xbvdj939p27jwda38-stable.drv'...
+/nix/store/yyxlzw3vqaas7wfp04g0b1xg51f2czgq-stable
+</screen>
+
+  <para>If the build is not deterministic, Nix will exit with a status
+  code of 1:</para>
+
+  <screen>
+$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A unstable
+these derivations will be built:
+  /nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv
+building '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv'...
+/nix/store/krpqk0l9ib0ibi1d2w52z293zw455cap-unstable
+
+$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A unstable --check
+checking outputs of '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv'...
+error: derivation '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv' may not be deterministic: output '/nix/store/krpqk0l9ib0ibi1d2w52z293zw455cap-unstable' differs
+</screen>
+
+<para>In the Nix daemon's log, we will now see:
+<screen>
+For derivation /nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv:
+1c1
+&lt; 8108
+---
+&gt; 30204
+</screen>
+</para>
+
+  <para>Using <option>--check</option> with <option>--keep-failed</option>
+  will cause Nix to keep the second build's output in a special,
+  <literal>.check</literal> path:</para>
+
+  <screen>
+$ nix-build ./deterministic.nix -A unstable --check --keep-failed
+checking outputs of '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv'...
+note: keeping build directory '/tmp/nix-build-unstable.drv-0'
+error: derivation '/nix/store/cgl13lbj1w368r5z8gywipl1ifli7dhk-unstable.drv' may not be deterministic: output '/nix/store/krpqk0l9ib0ibi1d2w52z293zw455cap-unstable' differs from '/nix/store/krpqk0l9ib0ibi1d2w52z293zw455cap-unstable.check'
+</screen>
+
+  <para>In particular, notice the
+  <literal>/nix/store/krpqk0l9ib0ibi1d2w52z293zw455cap-unstable.check</literal>
+  output. Nix has copied the build results to that directory where you
+  can examine it.</para>
+
+  <note xml:id="check-dirs-are-unregistered">
+    <title><literal>.check</literal> paths are not registered store paths</title>
+
+    <para>Check paths are not protected against garbage collection,
+    and this path will be deleted on the next garbage collection.</para>
+
+    <para>The path is guaranteed to be alive for the duration of
+    <xref linkend="conf-diff-hook" />'s execution, but may be deleted
+    any time after.</para>
+
+    <para>If the comparison is performed as part of automated tooling,
+    please use the diff-hook or author your tooling to handle the case
+    where the build was not deterministic and also a check path does
+    not exist.</para>
+  </note>
+
+  <para>
+    <option>--check</option> is only usable if the derivation has
+    been built on the system already. If the derivation has not been
+    built Nix will fail with the error:
+    <screen>
+error: some outputs of '/nix/store/hzi1h60z2qf0nb85iwnpvrai3j2w7rr6-unstable.drv' are not valid, so checking is not possible
+</screen>
+
+    Run the build without <option>--check</option>, and then try with
+    <option>--check</option> again.
+  </para>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+  <title>
+    Automatic and Optionally Enforced Determinism Verification
+  </title>
+
+  <para>
+    Automatically verify every build at build time by executing the
+    build multiple times.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+    Setting <xref linkend="conf-repeat" /> and
+    <xref linkend="conf-enforce-determinism" /> in your
+    <filename>nix.conf</filename> permits the automated verification
+    of every build Nix performs.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+    The following configuration will run each build three times, and
+    will require the build to be deterministic:
+
+    <programlisting>
+enforce-determinism = true
+repeat = 2
+</programlisting>
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+    Setting <xref linkend="conf-enforce-determinism" /> to false as in
+    the following configuration will run the build multiple times,
+    execute the build hook, but will allow the build to succeed even
+    if it does not build reproducibly:
+
+    <programlisting>
+enforce-determinism = false
+repeat = 1
+</programlisting>
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+    An example output of this configuration:
+    <screen>
+$ nix-build ./test.nix -A unstable
+these derivations will be built:
+  /nix/store/ch6llwpr2h8c3jmnf3f2ghkhx59aa97f-unstable.drv
+building '/nix/store/ch6llwpr2h8c3jmnf3f2ghkhx59aa97f-unstable.drv' (round 1/2)...
+building '/nix/store/ch6llwpr2h8c3jmnf3f2ghkhx59aa97f-unstable.drv' (round 2/2)...
+output '/nix/store/6xg356v9gl03hpbbg8gws77n19qanh02-unstable' of '/nix/store/ch6llwpr2h8c3jmnf3f2ghkhx59aa97f-unstable.drv' differs from '/nix/store/6xg356v9gl03hpbbg8gws77n19qanh02-unstable.check' from previous round
+/nix/store/6xg356v9gl03hpbbg8gws77n19qanh02-unstable
+</screen>
+  </para>
+</section>
+</chapter>

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+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id='chap-distributed-builds'>
+
+<title>Remote Builds</title>
+
+<para>Nix supports remote builds, where a local Nix installation can
+forward Nix builds to other machines.  This allows multiple builds to
+be performed in parallel and allows Nix to perform multi-platform
+builds in a semi-transparent way.  For instance, if you perform a
+build for a <literal>x86_64-darwin</literal> on an
+<literal>i686-linux</literal> machine, Nix can automatically forward
+the build to a <literal>x86_64-darwin</literal> machine, if
+available.</para>
+
+<para>To forward a build to a remote machine, it’s required that the
+remote machine is accessible via SSH and that it has Nix
+installed. You can test whether connecting to the remote Nix instance
+works, e.g.
+
+<screen>
+$ nix ping-store --store ssh://mac
+</screen>
+
+will try to connect to the machine named <literal>mac</literal>. It is
+possible to specify an SSH identity file as part of the remote store
+URI, e.g.
+
+<screen>
+$ nix ping-store --store ssh://mac?ssh-key=/home/alice/my-key
+</screen>
+
+Since builds should be non-interactive, the key should not have a
+passphrase. Alternatively, you can load identities ahead of time into
+<command>ssh-agent</command> or <command>gpg-agent</command>.</para>
+
+<para>If you get the error
+
+<screen>
+bash: nix-store: command not found
+error: cannot connect to 'mac'
+</screen>
+
+then you need to ensure that the <envar>PATH</envar> of
+non-interactive login shells contains Nix.</para>
+
+<warning><para>If you are building via the Nix daemon, it is the Nix
+daemon user account (that is, <literal>root</literal>) that should
+have SSH access to the remote machine. If you can’t or don’t want to
+configure <literal>root</literal> to be able to access to remote
+machine, you can use a private Nix store instead by passing
+e.g. <literal>--store ~/my-nix</literal>.</para></warning>
+
+<para>The list of remote machines can be specified on the command line
+or in the Nix configuration file. The former is convenient for
+testing. For example, the following command allows you to build a
+derivation for <literal>x86_64-darwin</literal> on a Linux machine:
+
+<screen>
+$ uname
+Linux
+
+$ nix build \
+  '(with import &lt;nixpkgs> { system = "x86_64-darwin"; }; runCommand "foo" {} "uname > $out")' \
+  --builders 'ssh://mac x86_64-darwin'
+[1/0/1 built, 0.0 MiB DL] building foo on ssh://mac
+
+$ cat ./result
+Darwin
+</screen>
+
+It is possible to specify multiple builders separated by a semicolon
+or a newline, e.g.
+
+<screen>
+  --builders 'ssh://mac x86_64-darwin ; ssh://beastie x86_64-freebsd'
+</screen>
+</para>
+
+<para>Each machine specification consists of the following elements,
+separated by spaces. Only the first element is required.
+To leave a field at its default, set it to <literal>-</literal>.
+
+<orderedlist>
+
+  <listitem><para>The URI of the remote store in the format
+  <literal>ssh://[<replaceable>username</replaceable>@]<replaceable>hostname</replaceable></literal>,
+  e.g. <literal>ssh://nix@mac</literal> or
+  <literal>ssh://mac</literal>. For backward compatibility,
+  <literal>ssh://</literal> may be omitted. The hostname may be an
+  alias defined in your
+  <filename>~/.ssh/config</filename>.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>A comma-separated list of Nix platform type
+  identifiers, such as <literal>x86_64-darwin</literal>.  It is
+  possible for a machine to support multiple platform types, e.g.,
+  <literal>i686-linux,x86_64-linux</literal>. If omitted, this
+  defaults to the local platform type.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The SSH identity file to be used to log in to the
+  remote machine. If omitted, SSH will use its regular
+  identities.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The maximum number of builds that Nix will execute
+  in parallel on the machine.  Typically this should be equal to the
+  number of CPU cores.  For instance, the machine
+  <literal>itchy</literal> in the example will execute up to 8 builds
+  in parallel.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The “speed factor”, indicating the relative speed of
+  the machine.  If there are multiple machines of the right type, Nix
+  will prefer the fastest, taking load into account.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>A comma-separated list of <emphasis>supported
+  features</emphasis>.  If a derivation has the
+  <varname>requiredSystemFeatures</varname> attribute, then Nix will
+  only perform the derivation on a machine that has the specified
+  features.  For instance, the attribute
+
+<programlisting>
+requiredSystemFeatures = [ "kvm" ];
+</programlisting>
+
+  will cause the build to be performed on a machine that has the
+  <literal>kvm</literal> feature.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>A comma-separated list of <emphasis>mandatory
+  features</emphasis>.  A machine will only be used to build a
+  derivation if all of the machine’s mandatory features appear in the
+  derivation’s <varname>requiredSystemFeatures</varname>
+  attribute..</para></listitem>
+
+</orderedlist>
+
+For example, the machine specification
+
+<programlisting>
+nix@scratchy.labs.cs.uu.nl  i686-linux      /home/nix/.ssh/id_scratchy_auto        8 1 kvm
+nix@itchy.labs.cs.uu.nl     i686-linux      /home/nix/.ssh/id_scratchy_auto        8 2
+nix@poochie.labs.cs.uu.nl   i686-linux      /home/nix/.ssh/id_scratchy_auto        1 2 kvm benchmark
+</programlisting>
+
+specifies several machines that can perform
+<literal>i686-linux</literal> builds. However,
+<literal>poochie</literal> will only do builds that have the attribute
+
+<programlisting>
+requiredSystemFeatures = [ "benchmark" ];
+</programlisting>
+
+or
+
+<programlisting>
+requiredSystemFeatures = [ "benchmark" "kvm" ];
+</programlisting>
+
+<literal>itchy</literal> cannot do builds that require
+<literal>kvm</literal>, but <literal>scratchy</literal> does support
+such builds. For regular builds, <literal>itchy</literal> will be
+preferred over <literal>scratchy</literal> because it has a higher
+speed factor.</para>
+
+<para>Remote builders can also be configured in
+<filename>nix.conf</filename>, e.g.
+
+<programlisting>
+builders = ssh://mac x86_64-darwin ; ssh://beastie x86_64-freebsd
+</programlisting>
+
+Finally, remote builders can be configured in a separate configuration
+file included in <option>builders</option> via the syntax
+<literal>@<replaceable>file</replaceable></literal>. For example,
+
+<programlisting>
+builders = @/etc/nix/machines
+</programlisting>
+
+causes the list of machines in <filename>/etc/nix/machines</filename>
+to be included. (This is the default.)</para>
+
+<para>If you want the builders to use caches, you likely want to set
+the option <link linkend='conf-builders-use-substitutes'><literal>builders-use-substitutes</literal></link>
+in your local <filename>nix.conf</filename>.</para>
+
+<para>To build only on remote builders and disable building on the local machine,
+you can use the option <option>--max-jobs 0</option>.</para>
+
+</chapter>

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+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      xml:id="chap-post-build-hook"
+      version="5.0"
+      >
+
+<title>Using the <xref linkend="conf-post-build-hook" /></title>
+<subtitle>Uploading to an S3-compatible binary cache after each build</subtitle>
+
+
+<section xml:id="chap-post-build-hook-caveats">
+  <title>Implementation Caveats</title>
+  <para>Here we use the post-build hook to upload to a binary cache.
+  This is a simple and working example, but it is not suitable for all
+  use cases.</para>
+
+  <para>The post build hook program runs after each executed build,
+  and blocks the build loop. The build loop exits if the hook program
+  fails.</para>
+
+  <para>Concretely, this implementation will make Nix slow or unusable
+  when the internet is slow or unreliable.</para>
+
+  <para>A more advanced implementation might pass the store paths to a
+  user-supplied daemon or queue for processing the store paths outside
+  of the build loop.</para>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+  <title>Prerequisites</title>
+
+  <para>
+    This tutorial assumes you have configured an S3-compatible binary cache
+    according to the instructions at
+    <xref linkend="ssec-s3-substituter-authenticated-writes" />, and
+    that the <literal>root</literal> user's default AWS profile can
+    upload to the bucket.
+  </para>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+  <title>Set up a Signing Key</title>
+  <para>Use <command>nix-store --generate-binary-cache-key</command> to
+  create our public and private signing keys. We will sign paths
+  with the private key, and distribute the public key for verifying
+  the authenticity of the paths.</para>
+
+  <screen>
+# nix-store --generate-binary-cache-key example-nix-cache-1 /etc/nix/key.private /etc/nix/key.public
+# cat /etc/nix/key.public
+example-nix-cache-1:1/cKDz3QCCOmwcztD2eV6Coggp6rqc9DGjWv7C0G+rM=
+</screen>
+
+<para>Then, add the public key and the cache URL to your
+<filename>nix.conf</filename>'s <xref linkend="conf-trusted-public-keys" />
+and <xref linkend="conf-substituters" /> like:</para>
+
+<programlisting>
+substituters = https://cache.nixos.org/ s3://example-nix-cache
+trusted-public-keys = cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY= example-nix-cache-1:1/cKDz3QCCOmwcztD2eV6Coggp6rqc9DGjWv7C0G+rM=
+</programlisting>
+
+<para>we will restart the Nix daemon a later step.</para>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+  <title>Implementing the build hook</title>
+  <para>Write the following script to
+  <filename>/etc/nix/upload-to-cache.sh</filename>:
+  </para>
+
+  <programlisting>
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+set -f # disable globbing
+export IFS=' '
+
+echo "Signing paths" $OUT_PATHS
+nix sign-paths --key-file /etc/nix/key.private $OUT_PATHS
+echo "Uploading paths" $OUT_PATHS
+exec nix copy --to 's3://example-nix-cache' $OUT_PATHS
+</programlisting>
+
+  <note>
+    <title>Should <literal>$OUT_PATHS</literal> be quoted?</title>
+    <para>
+      The <literal>$OUT_PATHS</literal> variable is a space-separated
+      list of Nix store paths. In this case, we expect and want the
+      shell to perform word splitting to make each output path its
+      own argument to <command>nix sign-paths</command>. Nix guarantees
+      the paths will not contain any spaces, however a store path
+      might contain glob characters. The <command>set -f</command>
+      disables globbing in the shell.
+    </para>
+  </note>
+  <para>
+    Then make sure the hook program is executable by the <literal>root</literal> user:
+    <screen>
+# chmod +x /etc/nix/upload-to-cache.sh
+</screen></para>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+  <title>Updating Nix Configuration</title>
+
+  <para>Edit <filename>/etc/nix/nix.conf</filename> to run our hook,
+  by adding the following configuration snippet at the end:</para>
+
+  <programlisting>
+post-build-hook = /etc/nix/upload-to-cache.sh
+</programlisting>
+
+<para>Then, restart the <command>nix-daemon</command>.</para>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+  <title>Testing</title>
+
+  <para>Build any derivation, for example:</para>
+
+  <screen>
+$ nix-build -E '(import &lt;nixpkgs&gt; {}).writeText "example" (builtins.toString builtins.currentTime)'
+these derivations will be built:
+  /nix/store/s4pnfbkalzy5qz57qs6yybna8wylkig6-example.drv
+building '/nix/store/s4pnfbkalzy5qz57qs6yybna8wylkig6-example.drv'...
+running post-build-hook '/home/grahamc/projects/github.com/NixOS/nix/post-hook.sh'...
+post-build-hook: Signing paths /nix/store/ibcyipq5gf91838ldx40mjsp0b8w9n18-example
+post-build-hook: Uploading paths /nix/store/ibcyipq5gf91838ldx40mjsp0b8w9n18-example
+/nix/store/ibcyipq5gf91838ldx40mjsp0b8w9n18-example
+</screen>
+
+  <para>Then delete the path from the store, and try substituting it from the binary cache:</para>
+  <screen>
+$ rm ./result
+$ nix-store --delete /nix/store/ibcyipq5gf91838ldx40mjsp0b8w9n18-example
+</screen>
+
+<para>Now, copy the path back from the cache:</para>
+<screen>
+$ nix store --realize /nix/store/ibcyipq5gf91838ldx40mjsp0b8w9n18-example
+copying path '/nix/store/m8bmqwrch6l3h8s0k3d673xpmipcdpsa-example from 's3://example-nix-cache'...
+warning: you did not specify '--add-root'; the result might be removed by the garbage collector
+/nix/store/m8bmqwrch6l3h8s0k3d673xpmipcdpsa-example
+</screen>
+</section>
+<section>
+  <title>Conclusion</title>
+  <para>
+    We now have a Nix installation configured to automatically sign and
+    upload every local build to a remote binary cache.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+    Before deploying this to production, be sure to consider the
+    implementation caveats in <xref linkend="chap-post-build-hook-caveats" />.
+  </para>
+</section>
+</chapter>

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-[output.html]
-additional-css = ["custom.css"]

doc/manual/command-ref/command-ref.xml

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+<part xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id='part-command-ref'>
+
+<title>Command Reference</title>
+
+<partintro>
+<para>This section lists commands and options that you can use when you
+work with Nix.</para>
+</partintro>
+
+<xi:include href="opt-common.xml" />
+<xi:include href="env-common.xml" />
+<xi:include href="main-commands.xml" />
+<xi:include href="utilities.xml" />
+<xi:include href="files.xml" />
+
+</part>

doc/manual/command-ref/env-common.xml

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+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-common-env">
+
+<title>Common Environment Variables</title>
+
+
+<para>Most Nix commands interpret the following environment variables:</para>
+
+<variablelist xml:id="env-common">
+
+<varlistentry><term><envar>IN_NIX_SHELL</envar></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Indicator that tells if the current environment was set up by
+  <command>nix-shell</command>.  Since Nix 2.0 the values are
+  <literal>"pure"</literal> and <literal>"impure"</literal></para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry xml:id="env-NIX_PATH"><term><envar>NIX_PATH</envar></term>
+
+  <listitem>
+
+    <para>A colon-separated list of directories used to look up Nix
+    expressions enclosed in angle brackets (i.e.,
+    <literal>&lt;<replaceable>path</replaceable>></literal>).  For
+    instance, the value
+
+    <screen>
+/home/eelco/Dev:/etc/nixos</screen>
+
+    will cause Nix to look for paths relative to
+    <filename>/home/eelco/Dev</filename> and
+    <filename>/etc/nixos</filename>, in that order.  It is also
+    possible to match paths against a prefix.  For example, the value
+
+    <screen>
+nixpkgs=/home/eelco/Dev/nixpkgs-branch:/etc/nixos</screen>
+
+    will cause Nix to search for
+    <literal>&lt;nixpkgs/<replaceable>path</replaceable>></literal> in
+    <filename>/home/eelco/Dev/nixpkgs-branch/<replaceable>path</replaceable></filename>
+    and
+    <filename>/etc/nixos/nixpkgs/<replaceable>path</replaceable></filename>.</para>
+
+    <para>If a path in the Nix search path starts with
+    <literal>http://</literal> or <literal>https://</literal>, it is
+    interpreted as the URL of a tarball that will be downloaded and
+    unpacked to a temporary location. The tarball must consist of a
+    single top-level directory. For example, setting
+    <envar>NIX_PATH</envar> to
+
+    <screen>
+nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels/archive/nixos-15.09.tar.gz</screen>
+
+    tells Nix to download the latest revision in the Nixpkgs/NixOS
+    15.09 channel.</para>
+
+    <para>A following shorthand can be used to refer to the official channels:
+    
+    <screen>nixpkgs=channel:nixos-15.09</screen>
+    </para>
+
+    <para>The search path can be extended using the <option
+    linkend="opt-I">-I</option> option, which takes precedence over
+    <envar>NIX_PATH</envar>.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE</envar></term>
+
+  <listitem>
+
+  <para>Normally, the Nix store directory (typically
+  <filename>/nix/store</filename>) is not allowed to contain any
+  symlink components.  This is to prevent “impure” builds.  Builders
+  sometimes “canonicalise” paths by resolving all symlink components.
+  Thus, builds on different machines (with
+  <filename>/nix/store</filename> resolving to different locations)
+  could yield different results.  This is generally not a problem,
+  except when builds are deployed to machines where
+  <filename>/nix/store</filename> resolves differently.  If you are
+  sure that you’re not going to do that, you can set
+  <envar>NIX_IGNORE_SYMLINK_STORE</envar> to <envar>1</envar>.</para>
+
+  <para>Note that if you’re symlinking the Nix store so that you can
+  put it on another file system than the root file system, on Linux
+  you’re better off using <literal>bind</literal> mount points, e.g.,
+
+  <screen>
+$ mkdir /nix
+$ mount -o bind /mnt/otherdisk/nix /nix</screen>
+
+  Consult the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mount</refentrytitle>
+  <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> manual page for details.</para>
+
+  </listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_STORE_DIR</envar></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Overrides the location of the Nix store (default
+  <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/store</filename>).</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_DATA_DIR</envar></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Overrides the location of the Nix static data
+  directory (default
+  <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/share</filename>).</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_LOG_DIR</envar></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Overrides the location of the Nix log directory
+  (default <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/var/log/nix</filename>).</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_STATE_DIR</envar></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Overrides the location of the Nix state directory
+  (default <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/var/nix</filename>).</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_CONF_DIR</envar></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Overrides the location of the Nix configuration
+  directory (default
+  <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/etc/nix</filename>).</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><envar>TMPDIR</envar></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Use the specified directory to store temporary
+  files.  In particular, this includes temporary build directories;
+  these can take up substantial amounts of disk space.  The default is
+  <filename>/tmp</filename>.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry xml:id="envar-remote"><term><envar>NIX_REMOTE</envar></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>This variable should be set to
+  <literal>daemon</literal> if you want to use the Nix daemon to
+  execute Nix operations. This is necessary in <link
+  linkend="ssec-multi-user">multi-user Nix installations</link>.
+  If the Nix daemon's Unix socket is at some non-standard path,
+  this variable should be set to <literal>unix://path/to/socket</literal>.
+  Otherwise, it should be left unset.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_SHOW_STATS</envar></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>If set to <literal>1</literal>, Nix will print some
+  evaluation statistics, such as the number of values
+  allocated.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_COUNT_CALLS</envar></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>If set to <literal>1</literal>, Nix will print how
+  often functions were called during Nix expression evaluation.  This
+  is useful for profiling your Nix expressions.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><envar>GC_INITIAL_HEAP_SIZE</envar></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>If Nix has been configured to use the Boehm garbage
+  collector, this variable sets the initial size of the heap in bytes.
+  It defaults to 384 MiB.  Setting it to a low value reduces memory
+  consumption, but will increase runtime due to the overhead of
+  garbage collection.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+</variablelist>
+
+
+</chapter>

doc/manual/command-ref/files.xml

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+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id='ch-files'>
+
+<title>Files</title>
+
+<para>This section lists configuration files that you can use when you
+work with Nix.</para>
+
+<xi:include href="conf-file.xml" />
+
+</chapter>

doc/manual/command-ref/main-commands.xml

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+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id='ch-main-commands'>
+
+<title>Main Commands</title>
+
+<para>This section lists commands and options that you can use when you
+work with Nix.</para>
+
+<xi:include href="nix-env.xml" />
+<xi:include href="nix-build.xml" />
+<xi:include href="nix-shell.xml" />
+<xi:include href="nix-store.xml" />
+
+</chapter>

doc/manual/command-ref/nix-build.xml

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+<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-nix-build">
+
+<refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle>nix-build</refentrytitle>
+  <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+  <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo>
+  <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="../version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo>
+</refmeta>
+
+<refnamediv>
+  <refname>nix-build</refname>
+  <refpurpose>build a Nix expression</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+  <cmdsynopsis>
+    <command>nix-build</command>
+    <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="opt-common-syn.xml#xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook)xpointer(/db:nop/*)" />
+    <arg><option>--arg</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg><option>--argstr</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg>
+      <group choice='req'>
+        <arg choice='plain'><option>--attr</option></arg>
+        <arg choice='plain'><option>-A</option></arg>
+      </group>
+      <replaceable>attrPath</replaceable>
+    </arg>
+    <arg><option>--no-out-link</option></arg>
+    <arg><option>--dry-run</option></arg>
+    <arg>
+      <group choice='req'>
+        <arg choice='plain'><option>--out-link</option></arg>
+        <arg choice='plain'><option>-o</option></arg>
+      </group>
+      <replaceable>outlink</replaceable>
+    </arg>
+    <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>paths</replaceable></arg>
+  </cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+<refsection><title>Description</title>
+
+<para>The <command>nix-build</command> command builds the derivations
+described by the Nix expressions in <replaceable>paths</replaceable>.
+If the build succeeds, it places a symlink to the result in the
+current directory.  The symlink is called <filename>result</filename>.
+If there are multiple Nix expressions, or the Nix expressions evaluate
+to multiple derivations, multiple sequentially numbered symlinks are
+created (<filename>result</filename>, <filename>result-2</filename>,
+and so on).</para>
+
+<para>If no <replaceable>paths</replaceable> are specified, then
+<command>nix-build</command> will use <filename>default.nix</filename>
+in the current directory, if it exists.</para>
+
+<para>If an element of <replaceable>paths</replaceable> starts with
+<literal>http://</literal> or <literal>https://</literal>, it is
+interpreted as the URL of a tarball that will be downloaded and
+unpacked to a temporary location. The tarball must include a single
+top-level directory containing at least a file named
+<filename>default.nix</filename>.</para>
+
+<para><command>nix-build</command> is essentially a wrapper around
+<link
+linkend="sec-nix-instantiate"><command>nix-instantiate</command></link>
+(to translate a high-level Nix expression to a low-level store
+derivation) and <link
+linkend="rsec-nix-store-realise"><command>nix-store
+--realise</command></link> (to build the store derivation).</para>
+
+<warning><para>The result of the build is automatically registered as
+a root of the Nix garbage collector.  This root disappears
+automatically when the <filename>result</filename> symlink is deleted
+or renamed.  So don’t rename the symlink.</para></warning>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Options</title>
+
+<para>All options not listed here are passed to <command>nix-store
+--realise</command>, except for <option>--arg</option> and
+<option>--attr</option> / <option>-A</option> which are passed to
+<command>nix-instantiate</command>.  <phrase condition="manual">See
+also <xref linkend="sec-common-options" />.</phrase></para>
+
+<variablelist>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--no-out-link</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Do not create a symlink to the output path.  Note
+    that as a result the output does not become a root of the garbage
+    collector, and so might be deleted by <command>nix-store
+    --gc</command>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--dry-run</option></term>
+   <listitem><para>Show what store paths would be built or downloaded</para></listitem>
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry xml:id='opt-out-link'><term><option>--out-link</option> /
+  <option>-o</option> <replaceable>outlink</replaceable></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Change the name of the symlink to the output path
+    created from <filename>result</filename> to
+    <replaceable>outlink</replaceable>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+<para>The following common options are supported:</para>
+
+<variablelist condition="manpage">
+  <xi:include href="opt-common.xml#xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook)xpointer(//db:variablelist[@xml:id='opt-common']/*)" />
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Examples</title>
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-build '&lt;nixpkgs>' -A firefox
+store derivation is /nix/store/qybprl8sz2lc...-firefox-1.5.0.7.drv
+/nix/store/d18hyl92g30l...-firefox-1.5.0.7
+
+$ ls -l result
+lrwxrwxrwx  <replaceable>...</replaceable>  result -> /nix/store/d18hyl92g30l...-firefox-1.5.0.7
+
+$ ls ./result/bin/
+firefox  firefox-config</screen>
+
+<para>If a derivation has multiple outputs,
+<command>nix-build</command> will build the default (first) output.
+You can also build all outputs:
+<screen>
+$ nix-build '&lt;nixpkgs>' -A openssl.all
+</screen>
+This will create a symlink for each output named
+<filename>result-<replaceable>outputname</replaceable></filename>.
+The suffix is omitted if the output name is <literal>out</literal>.
+So if <literal>openssl</literal> has outputs <literal>out</literal>,
+<literal>bin</literal> and <literal>man</literal>,
+<command>nix-build</command> will create symlinks
+<literal>result</literal>, <literal>result-bin</literal> and
+<literal>result-man</literal>.  It’s also possible to build a specific
+output:
+<screen>
+$ nix-build '&lt;nixpkgs>' -A openssl.man
+</screen>
+This will create a symlink <literal>result-man</literal>.</para>
+
+<para>Build a Nix expression given on the command line:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-build -E 'with import &lt;nixpkgs> { }; runCommand "foo" { } "echo bar > $out"'
+$ cat ./result
+bar
+</screen>
+
+</para>
+
+<para>Build the GNU Hello package from the latest revision of the
+master branch of Nixpkgs:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-build https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/master.tar.gz -A hello
+</screen>
+
+</para>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection condition="manpage"><title>Environment variables</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+  <xi:include href="env-common.xml#xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook)xpointer(//db:variablelist[@xml:id='env-common']/*)" />
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+</refentry>

doc/manual/command-ref/nix-channel.xml

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+<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-nix-channel">
+
+<refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle>nix-channel</refentrytitle>
+  <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+  <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo>
+  <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="../version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo>
+</refmeta>
+
+<refnamediv>
+  <refname>nix-channel</refname>
+  <refpurpose>manage Nix channels</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+  <cmdsynopsis>
+    <command>nix-channel</command>
+    <group choice='req'>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>--add</option> <replaceable>url</replaceable> <arg choice='opt'><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg></arg>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>--remove</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>--list</option></arg>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>--update</option> <arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>names</replaceable></arg></arg>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>--rollback</option> <arg choice='opt'><replaceable>generation</replaceable></arg></arg>
+    </group>
+  </cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+<refsection><title>Description</title>
+
+<para>A Nix channel is a mechanism that allows you to automatically
+stay up-to-date with a set of pre-built Nix expressions.  A Nix
+channel is just a URL that points to a place containing a set of Nix
+expressions.  <phrase condition="manual">See also <xref
+linkend="sec-channels" />.</phrase></para>
+
+<para>This command has the following operations:
+
+<variablelist>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--add</option> <replaceable>url</replaceable> [<replaceable>name</replaceable>]</term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Adds a channel named
+    <replaceable>name</replaceable> with URL
+    <replaceable>url</replaceable> to the list of subscribed channels.
+    If <replaceable>name</replaceable> is omitted, it defaults to the
+    last component of <replaceable>url</replaceable>, with the
+    suffixes <literal>-stable</literal> or
+    <literal>-unstable</literal> removed.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--remove</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Removes the channel named
+    <replaceable>name</replaceable> from the list of subscribed
+    channels.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--list</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Prints the names and URLs of all subscribed
+    channels on standard output.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--update</option> [<replaceable>names</replaceable>…]</term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Downloads the Nix expressions of all subscribed
+    channels (or only those included in
+    <replaceable>names</replaceable> if specified) and makes them the
+    default for <command>nix-env</command> operations (by symlinking
+    them from the directory
+    <filename>~/.nix-defexpr</filename>).</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--rollback</option> [<replaceable>generation</replaceable>]</term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Reverts the previous call to <command>nix-channel
+    --update</command>. Optionally, you can specify a specific channel
+    generation number to restore.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+</para>
+
+<para>Note that <option>--add</option> does not automatically perform
+an update.</para>
+
+<para>The list of subscribed channels is stored in
+<filename>~/.nix-channels</filename>.</para>
+
+</refsection>
+
+<refsection><title>Examples</title>
+
+<para>To subscribe to the Nixpkgs channel and install the GNU Hello package:</para>
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable
+$ nix-channel --update
+$ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.hello</screen>
+
+<para>You can revert channel updates using <option>--rollback</option>:</para>
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import &lt;nixpkgs> {}).lib.nixpkgsVersion'
+"14.04.527.0e935f1"
+
+$ nix-channel --rollback
+switching from generation 483 to 482
+
+$ nix-instantiate --eval -E '(import &lt;nixpkgs> {}).lib.nixpkgsVersion'
+"14.04.526.dbadfad"
+</screen>
+
+</refsection>
+
+<refsection><title>Files</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/<replaceable>username</replaceable>/channels</filename></term>
+
+    <listitem><para><command>nix-channel</command> uses a
+    <command>nix-env</command> profile to keep track of previous
+    versions of the subscribed channels. Every time you run
+    <command>nix-channel --update</command>, a new channel generation
+    (that is, a symlink to the channel Nix expressions in the Nix store)
+    is created. This enables <command>nix-channel --rollback</command>
+    to revert to previous versions.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><filename>~/.nix-defexpr/channels</filename></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>This is a symlink to
+    <filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/<replaceable>username</replaceable>/channels</filename>. It
+    ensures that <command>nix-env</command> can find your channels. In
+    a multi-user installation, you may also have
+    <filename>~/.nix-defexpr/channels_root</filename>, which links to
+    the channels of the root user.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsection>
+
+<refsection><title>Channel format</title>
+
+<para>A channel URL should point to a directory containing the
+following files:</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><filename>nixexprs.tar.xz</filename></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>A tarball containing Nix expressions and files
+    referenced by them (such as build scripts and patches). At the
+    top level, the tarball should contain a single directory. That
+    directory must contain a file <filename>default.nix</filename>
+    that serves as the channel’s “entry point”.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsection>
+
+</refentry>

doc/manual/command-ref/nix-collect-garbage.xml

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+<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-nix-collect-garbage">
+  
+<refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle>nix-collect-garbage</refentrytitle>
+  <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+  <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo>
+  <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="../version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo>
+</refmeta>
+
+<refnamediv>
+  <refname>nix-collect-garbage</refname>
+  <refpurpose>delete unreachable store paths</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+  <cmdsynopsis>
+    <command>nix-collect-garbage</command>
+    <arg><option>--delete-old</option></arg>
+    <arg><option>-d</option></arg>
+    <arg><option>--delete-older-than</option> <replaceable>period</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg><option>--max-freed</option> <replaceable>bytes</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg><option>--dry-run</option></arg>
+  </cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+<refsection><title>Description</title>
+
+<para>The command <command>nix-collect-garbage</command> is mostly an
+alias of <link linkend="rsec-nix-store-gc"><command>nix-store
+--gc</command></link>, that is, it deletes all unreachable paths in
+the Nix store to clean up your system.  However, it provides two
+additional options: <option>-d</option> (<option>--delete-old</option>),
+which deletes all old generations of all profiles in
+<filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles</filename> by invoking
+<literal>nix-env --delete-generations old</literal> on all profiles
+(of course, this makes rollbacks to previous configurations
+impossible); and
+<option>--delete-older-than</option> <replaceable>period</replaceable>,
+where period is a value such as <literal>30d</literal>, which deletes
+all generations older than the specified number of days in all profiles
+in <filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles</filename> (except for the generations
+that were active at that point in time).
+</para>
+
+</refsection>
+
+<refsection><title>Example</title>
+
+<para>To delete from the Nix store everything that is not used by the
+current generations of each profile, do
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-collect-garbage -d</screen>
+
+</para>
+
+</refsection>
+
+</refentry>

doc/manual/command-ref/nix-copy-closure.xml

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+<refentry 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-nix-copy-closure">
+
+<refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle>nix-copy-closure</refentrytitle>
+  <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+  <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo>
+  <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="../version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo>
+</refmeta>
+
+<refnamediv>
+  <refname>nix-copy-closure</refname>
+  <refpurpose>copy a closure to or from a remote machine via SSH</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+  <cmdsynopsis>
+    <command>nix-copy-closure</command>
+    <group>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>--to</option></arg>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>--from</option></arg>
+    </group>
+    <arg><option>--gzip</option></arg>
+    <!--
+    <arg><option>- -show-progress</option></arg>
+    -->
+    <arg><option>--include-outputs</option></arg>
+    <group>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>--use-substitutes</option></arg>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>-s</option></arg>
+    </group>
+    <arg><option>-v</option></arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'>
+      <replaceable>user@</replaceable><replaceable>machine</replaceable>
+    </arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>paths</replaceable></arg>
+  </cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Description</title>
+
+<para><command>nix-copy-closure</command> gives you an easy and
+efficient way to exchange software between machines.  Given one or
+more Nix store <replaceable>paths</replaceable> on the local
+machine, <command>nix-copy-closure</command> computes the closure of
+those paths (i.e. all their dependencies in the Nix store), and copies
+all paths in the closure to the remote machine via the
+<command>ssh</command> (Secure Shell) command.  With the
+<option>--from</option>, the direction is reversed:
+the closure of <replaceable>paths</replaceable> on a remote machine is
+copied to the Nix store on the local machine.</para>
+
+<para>This command is efficient because it only sends the store paths
+that are missing on the target machine.</para>
+
+<para>Since <command>nix-copy-closure</command> calls
+<command>ssh</command>, you may be asked to type in the appropriate
+password or passphrase.  In fact, you may be asked
+<emphasis>twice</emphasis> because <command>nix-copy-closure</command>
+currently connects twice to the remote machine, first to get the set
+of paths missing on the target machine, and second to send the dump of
+those paths.  If this bothers you, use
+<command>ssh-agent</command>.</para>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Options</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--to</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Copy the closure of
+    <replaceable>paths</replaceable> from the local Nix store to the
+    Nix store on <replaceable>machine</replaceable>.  This is the
+    default.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--from</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Copy the closure of
+    <replaceable>paths</replaceable> from the Nix store on
+    <replaceable>machine</replaceable> to the local Nix
+    store.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--gzip</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Enable compression of the SSH
+    connection.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--include-outputs</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Also copy the outputs of store derivations
+    included in the closure.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--use-substitutes</option> / <option>-s</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Attempt to download missing paths on the target
+    machine using Nix’s substitute mechanism.  Any paths that cannot
+    be substituted on the target are still copied normally from the
+    source.  This is useful, for instance, if the connection between
+    the source and target machine is slow, but the connection between
+    the target machine and <literal>nixos.org</literal> (the default
+    binary cache server) is fast.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>-v</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Show verbose output.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Environment variables</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_SSHOPTS</envar></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Additional options to be passed to
+    <command>ssh</command> on the command line.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Examples</title>
+
+<para>Copy Firefox with all its dependencies to a remote machine:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-copy-closure --to alice@itchy.labs $(type -tP firefox)</screen>
+
+</para>
+
+<para>Copy Subversion from a remote machine and then install it into a
+user environment:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-copy-closure --from alice@itchy.labs \
+    /nix/store/0dj0503hjxy5mbwlafv1rsbdiyx1gkdy-subversion-1.4.4
+$ nix-env -i /nix/store/0dj0503hjxy5mbwlafv1rsbdiyx1gkdy-subversion-1.4.4
+</screen>
+
+</para>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+</refsection>
+
+</refentry>

doc/manual/command-ref/nix-daemon.xml

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+<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-nix-daemon">
+
+<refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle>nix-daemon</refentrytitle>
+  <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+  <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo>
+  <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="../version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo>
+</refmeta>
+
+<refnamediv>
+  <refname>nix-daemon</refname>
+  <refpurpose>Nix multi-user support daemon</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+  <cmdsynopsis>
+    <command>nix-daemon</command>
+  </cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Description</title>
+
+<para>The Nix daemon is necessary in multi-user Nix installations.  It
+performs build actions and other operations on the Nix store on behalf
+of unprivileged users.</para>
+
+
+</refsection>
+
+</refentry>

doc/manual/command-ref/nix-hash.xml

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+<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-nix-hash">
+  
+<refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle>nix-hash</refentrytitle>
+  <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+  <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo>
+  <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="../version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo>
+</refmeta>
+
+<refnamediv>
+  <refname>nix-hash</refname>
+  <refpurpose>compute the cryptographic hash of a path</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+  <cmdsynopsis>
+    <command>nix-hash</command>
+    <arg><option>--flat</option></arg>
+    <arg><option>--base32</option></arg>
+    <arg><option>--truncate</option></arg>
+    <arg><option>--type</option> <replaceable>hashAlgo</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
+  </cmdsynopsis>
+  <cmdsynopsis>
+    <command>nix-hash</command>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--to-base16</option></arg>
+    <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>hash</replaceable></arg>
+  </cmdsynopsis>
+  <cmdsynopsis>
+    <command>nix-hash</command>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--to-base32</option></arg>
+    <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>hash</replaceable></arg>
+  </cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Description</title>
+
+<para>The command <command>nix-hash</command> computes the
+cryptographic hash of the contents of each
+<replaceable>path</replaceable> and prints it on standard output.  By
+default, it computes an MD5 hash, but other hash algorithms are
+available as well.  The hash is printed in hexadecimal.  To generate
+the same hash as <command>nix-prefetch-url</command> you have to
+specify multiple arguments, see below for an example.</para>
+
+<para>The hash is computed over a <emphasis>serialisation</emphasis>
+of each path: a dump of the file system tree rooted at the path.  This
+allows directories and symlinks to be hashed as well as regular files.
+The dump is in the <emphasis>NAR format</emphasis> produced by <link
+linkend="refsec-nix-store-dump"><command>nix-store</command>
+<option>--dump</option></link>.  Thus, <literal>nix-hash
+<replaceable>path</replaceable></literal> yields the same
+cryptographic hash as <literal>nix-store --dump
+<replaceable>path</replaceable> | md5sum</literal>.</para>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Options</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+  
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--flat</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Print the cryptographic hash of the contents of
+    each regular file <replaceable>path</replaceable>.  That is, do
+    not compute the hash over the dump of
+    <replaceable>path</replaceable>.  The result is identical to that
+    produced by the GNU commands <command>md5sum</command> and
+    <command>sha1sum</command>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--base32</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Print the hash in a base-32 representation rather
+    than hexadecimal.  This base-32 representation is more compact and
+    can be used in Nix expressions (such as in calls to
+    <function>fetchurl</function>).</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--truncate</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Truncate hashes longer than 160 bits (such as
+    SHA-256) to 160 bits.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--type</option> <replaceable>hashAlgo</replaceable></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Use the specified cryptographic hash algorithm,
+    which can be one of <literal>md5</literal>,
+    <literal>sha1</literal>, and
+    <literal>sha256</literal>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--to-base16</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Don’t hash anything, but convert the base-32 hash
+    representation <replaceable>hash</replaceable> to
+    hexadecimal.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--to-base32</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Don’t hash anything, but convert the hexadecimal
+    hash representation <replaceable>hash</replaceable> to
+    base-32.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Examples</title>
+
+<para>Computing the same hash as <command>nix-prefetch-url</command>:
+<screen>
+$ nix-prefetch-url file://&lt;(echo test)
+1lkgqb6fclns49861dwk9rzb6xnfkxbpws74mxnx01z9qyv1pjpj
+$ nix-hash --type sha256 --flat --base32 &lt;(echo test)
+1lkgqb6fclns49861dwk9rzb6xnfkxbpws74mxnx01z9qyv1pjpj
+</screen>
+</para>
+
+<para>Computing hashes:
+
+<screen>
+$ mkdir test
+$ echo "hello" > test/world
+
+$ nix-hash test/ <lineannotation>(MD5 hash; default)</lineannotation>
+8179d3caeff1869b5ba1744e5a245c04
+
+$ nix-store --dump test/ | md5sum <lineannotation>(for comparison)</lineannotation>
+8179d3caeff1869b5ba1744e5a245c04  -
+
+$ nix-hash --type sha1 test/
+e4fd8ba5f7bbeaea5ace89fe10255536cd60dab6
+
+$ nix-hash --type sha1 --base32 test/
+nvd61k9nalji1zl9rrdfmsmvyyjqpzg4
+
+$ nix-hash --type sha256 --flat test/
+error: reading file `test/': Is a directory
+
+$ nix-hash --type sha256 --flat test/world
+5891b5b522d5df086d0ff0b110fbd9d21bb4fc7163af34d08286a2e846f6be03</screen>
+
+</para>
+
+<para>Converting between hexadecimal and base-32:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-hash --type sha1 --to-base32 e4fd8ba5f7bbeaea5ace89fe10255536cd60dab6
+nvd61k9nalji1zl9rrdfmsmvyyjqpzg4
+
+$ nix-hash --type sha1 --to-base16 nvd61k9nalji1zl9rrdfmsmvyyjqpzg4
+e4fd8ba5f7bbeaea5ace89fe10255536cd60dab6</screen>
+
+</para>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+</refentry>

doc/manual/command-ref/nix-instantiate.xml

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+<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-nix-instantiate">
+
+<refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle>nix-instantiate</refentrytitle>
+  <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+  <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo>
+  <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="../version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo>
+</refmeta>
+
+<refnamediv>
+  <refname>nix-instantiate</refname>
+  <refpurpose>instantiate store derivations from Nix expressions</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+  <cmdsynopsis>
+    <command>nix-instantiate</command>
+    <group>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>--parse</option></arg>
+      <arg choice='plain'>
+        <option>--eval</option>
+        <arg><option>--strict</option></arg>
+        <arg><option>--json</option></arg>
+        <arg><option>--xml</option></arg>
+      </arg>
+    </group>
+    <arg><option>--read-write-mode</option></arg>
+    <arg><option>--arg</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg>
+      <group choice='req'>
+        <arg choice='plain'><option>--attr</option></arg>
+        <arg choice='plain'><option>-A</option></arg>
+      </group>
+      <replaceable>attrPath</replaceable>
+    </arg>
+    <arg><option>--add-root</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg><option>--indirect</option></arg>
+    <group>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>--expr</option></arg>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>-E</option></arg>
+    </group>
+    <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>files</replaceable></arg>
+  </cmdsynopsis>
+  <cmdsynopsis>
+    <command>nix-instantiate</command>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--find-file</option></arg>
+    <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>files</replaceable></arg>
+  </cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Description</title>
+
+<para>The command <command>nix-instantiate</command> generates <link
+linkend="gloss-derivation">store derivations</link> from (high-level)
+Nix expressions.  It evaluates the Nix expressions in each of
+<replaceable>files</replaceable> (which defaults to
+<replaceable>./default.nix</replaceable>).  Each top-level expression
+should evaluate to a derivation, a list of derivations, or a set of
+derivations.  The paths of the resulting store derivations are printed
+on standard output.</para>
+
+<para>If <replaceable>files</replaceable> is the character
+<literal>-</literal>, then a Nix expression will be read from standard
+input.</para>
+
+<para condition="manual">See also <xref linkend="sec-common-options"
+/> for a list of common options.</para>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Options</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+
+  <varlistentry>
+    <term><option>--add-root</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></term>
+    <term><option>--indirect</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>See the <link linkend="opt-add-root">corresponding
+    options</link> in <command>nix-store</command>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--parse</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Just parse the input files, and print their
+    abstract syntax trees on standard output in ATerm
+    format.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--eval</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Just parse and evaluate the input files, and print
+    the resulting values on standard output.  No instantiation of
+    store derivations takes place.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--find-file</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Look up the given files in Nix’s search path (as
+    specified by the <envar linkend="env-NIX_PATH">NIX_PATH</envar>
+    environment variable).  If found, print the corresponding absolute
+    paths on standard output.  For instance, if
+    <envar>NIX_PATH</envar> is
+    <literal>nixpkgs=/home/alice/nixpkgs</literal>, then
+    <literal>nix-instantiate --find-file nixpkgs/default.nix</literal>
+    will print
+    <literal>/home/alice/nixpkgs/default.nix</literal>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--strict</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>,
+    recursively evaluate list elements and attributes.  Normally, such
+    sub-expressions are left unevaluated (since the Nix expression
+    language is lazy).</para>
+
+    <warning><para>This option can cause non-termination, because lazy
+    data structures can be infinitely large.</para></warning>
+
+    </listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--json</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>, print the resulting
+    value as an JSON representation of the abstract syntax tree rather
+    than as an ATerm.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--xml</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>, print the resulting
+    value as an XML representation of the abstract syntax tree rather than as
+    an ATerm. The schema is the same as that used by the <link
+    linkend="builtin-toXML"><function>toXML</function> built-in</link>.
+    </para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--read-write-mode</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>When used with <option>--eval</option>, perform
+    evaluation in read/write mode so nix language features that
+    require it will still work (at the cost of needing to do
+    instantiation of every evaluated derivation). If this option is
+    not enabled, there may be uninstantiated store paths in the final
+    output.</para>
+
+    </listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+<variablelist condition="manpage">
+  <xi:include href="opt-common.xml#xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook)xpointer(//db:variablelist[@xml:id='opt-common']/*)" />
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Examples</title>
+
+<para>Instantiating store derivations from a Nix expression, and
+building them using <command>nix-store</command>:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-instantiate test.nix <lineannotation>(instantiate)</lineannotation>
+/nix/store/cigxbmvy6dzix98dxxh9b6shg7ar5bvs-perl-BerkeleyDB-0.26.drv
+
+$ nix-store -r $(nix-instantiate test.nix) <lineannotation>(build)</lineannotation>
+<replaceable>...</replaceable>
+/nix/store/qhqk4n8ci095g3sdp93x7rgwyh9rdvgk-perl-BerkeleyDB-0.26 <lineannotation>(output path)</lineannotation>
+
+$ ls -l /nix/store/qhqk4n8ci095g3sdp93x7rgwyh9rdvgk-perl-BerkeleyDB-0.26
+dr-xr-xr-x    2 eelco    users        4096 1970-01-01 01:00 lib
+...</screen>
+
+</para>
+
+<para>You can also give a Nix expression on the command line:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-instantiate -E 'with import &lt;nixpkgs> { }; hello'
+/nix/store/j8s4zyv75a724q38cb0r87rlczaiag4y-hello-2.8.drv
+</screen>
+
+This is equivalent to:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-instantiate '&lt;nixpkgs>' -A hello
+</screen>
+
+</para>
+
+<para>Parsing and evaluating Nix expressions:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-instantiate --parse -E '1 + 2'
+1 + 2
+
+$ nix-instantiate --eval -E '1 + 2'
+3
+
+$ nix-instantiate --eval --xml -E '1 + 2'
+<![CDATA[<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+<expr>
+  <int value="3" />
+</expr>]]></screen>
+
+</para>
+
+<para>The difference between non-strict and strict evaluation:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-instantiate --eval --xml -E 'rec { x = "foo"; y = x; }'
+<replaceable>...</replaceable><![CDATA[
+  <attr name="x">
+    <string value="foo" />
+  </attr>
+  <attr name="y">
+    <unevaluated />
+  </attr>]]>
+<replaceable>...</replaceable></screen>
+
+Note that <varname>y</varname> is left unevaluated (the XML
+representation doesn’t attempt to show non-normal forms).
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-instantiate --eval --xml --strict -E 'rec { x = "foo"; y = x; }'
+<replaceable>...</replaceable><![CDATA[
+  <attr name="x">
+    <string value="foo" />
+  </attr>
+  <attr name="y">
+    <string value="foo" />
+  </attr>]]>
+<replaceable>...</replaceable></screen>
+
+</para>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection condition="manpage"><title>Environment variables</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+  <xi:include href="env-common.xml#xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook)xpointer(//db:variablelist[@xml:id='env-common']/*)" />
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+</refentry>

doc/manual/command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.xml

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+<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-nix-prefetch-url">
+
+<refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle>nix-prefetch-url</refentrytitle>
+  <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+  <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo>
+  <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="../version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo>
+</refmeta>
+
+<refnamediv>
+  <refname>nix-prefetch-url</refname>
+  <refpurpose>copy a file from a URL into the store and print its hash</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+  <cmdsynopsis>
+    <command>nix-prefetch-url</command>
+    <arg><option>--version</option></arg>
+    <arg><option>--type</option> <replaceable>hashAlgo</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg><option>--print-path</option></arg>
+    <arg><option>--unpack</option></arg>
+    <arg><option>--name</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>url</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg><replaceable>hash</replaceable></arg>
+  </cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+<refsection><title>Description</title>
+
+<para>The command <command>nix-prefetch-url</command> downloads the
+file referenced by the URL <replaceable>url</replaceable>, prints its
+cryptographic hash, and copies it into the Nix store.  The file name
+in the store is
+<filename><replaceable>hash</replaceable>-<replaceable>baseName</replaceable></filename>,
+where <replaceable>baseName</replaceable> is everything following the
+final slash in <replaceable>url</replaceable>.</para>
+
+<para>This command is just a convenience for Nix expression writers.
+Often a Nix expression fetches some source distribution from the
+network using the <literal>fetchurl</literal> expression contained in
+Nixpkgs.  However, <literal>fetchurl</literal> requires a
+cryptographic hash.  If you don't know the hash, you would have to
+download the file first, and then <literal>fetchurl</literal> would
+download it again when you build your Nix expression.  Since
+<literal>fetchurl</literal> uses the same name for the downloaded file
+as <command>nix-prefetch-url</command>, the redundant download can be
+avoided.</para>
+
+<para>If <replaceable>hash</replaceable> is specified, then a download
+is not performed if the Nix store already contains a file with the
+same hash and base name.  Otherwise, the file is downloaded, and an
+error is signaled if the actual hash of the file does not match the
+specified hash.</para>
+
+<para>This command prints the hash on standard output.  Additionally,
+if the option <option>--print-path</option> is used, the path of the
+downloaded file in the Nix store is also printed.</para>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Options</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--type</option> <replaceable>hashAlgo</replaceable></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Use the specified cryptographic hash algorithm,
+    which can be one of <literal>md5</literal>,
+    <literal>sha1</literal>, and
+    <literal>sha256</literal>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--print-path</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Print the store path of the downloaded file on
+    standard output.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--unpack</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Unpack the archive (which must be a tarball or zip
+    file) and add the result to the Nix store. The resulting hash can
+    be used with functions such as Nixpkgs’s
+    <varname>fetchzip</varname> or
+    <varname>fetchFromGitHub</varname>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--name</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Override the name of the file in the Nix store. By
+    default, this is
+    <literal><replaceable>hash</replaceable>-<replaceable>basename</replaceable></literal>,
+    where <replaceable>basename</replaceable> is the last component of
+    <replaceable>url</replaceable>. Overriding the name is necessary
+    when <replaceable>basename</replaceable> contains characters that
+    are not allowed in Nix store paths.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Examples</title>
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-prefetch-url ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/hello/hello-2.10.tar.gz
+0ssi1wpaf7plaswqqjwigppsg5fyh99vdlb9kzl7c9lng89ndq1i
+
+$ nix-prefetch-url --print-path mirror://gnu/hello/hello-2.10.tar.gz
+0ssi1wpaf7plaswqqjwigppsg5fyh99vdlb9kzl7c9lng89ndq1i
+/nix/store/3x7dwzq014bblazs7kq20p9hyzz0qh8g-hello-2.10.tar.gz
+
+$ nix-prefetch-url --unpack --print-path https://github.com/NixOS/patchelf/archive/0.8.tar.gz
+079agjlv0hrv7fxnx9ngipx14gyncbkllxrp9cccnh3a50fxcmy7
+/nix/store/19zrmhm3m40xxaw81c8cqm6aljgrnwj2-0.8.tar.gz
+</screen>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+</refentry>

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+<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-nix-shell">
+
+<refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle>nix-shell</refentrytitle>
+  <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+  <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo>
+  <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="../version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo>
+</refmeta>
+
+<refnamediv>
+  <refname>nix-shell</refname>
+  <refpurpose>start an interactive shell based on a Nix expression</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+  <cmdsynopsis>
+    <command>nix-shell</command>
+    <arg><option>--arg</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg><option>--argstr</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg>
+      <group choice='req'>
+        <arg choice='plain'><option>--attr</option></arg>
+        <arg choice='plain'><option>-A</option></arg>
+      </group>
+      <replaceable>attrPath</replaceable>
+    </arg>
+    <arg><option>--command</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg><option>--run</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg><option>--exclude</option> <replaceable>regexp</replaceable></arg>
+    <arg><option>--pure</option></arg>
+    <arg><option>--keep</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
+    <group choice='req'>
+      <arg choice='plain'>
+        <group choice='req'>
+          <arg choice='plain'><option>--packages</option></arg>
+          <arg choice='plain'><option>-p</option></arg>
+        </group>
+        <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><replaceable>packages</replaceable></arg>
+      </arg>
+      <arg><replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
+    </group>
+  </cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+<refsection><title>Description</title>
+
+<para>The command <command>nix-shell</command> will build the
+dependencies of the specified derivation, but not the derivation
+itself.  It will then start an interactive shell in which all
+environment variables defined by the derivation
+<replaceable>path</replaceable> have been set to their corresponding
+values, and the script <literal>$stdenv/setup</literal> has been
+sourced.  This is useful for reproducing the environment of a
+derivation for development.</para>
+
+<para>If <replaceable>path</replaceable> is not given,
+<command>nix-shell</command> defaults to
+<filename>shell.nix</filename> if it exists, and
+<filename>default.nix</filename> otherwise.</para>
+
+<para>If <replaceable>path</replaceable> starts with
+<literal>http://</literal> or <literal>https://</literal>, it is
+interpreted as the URL of a tarball that will be downloaded and
+unpacked to a temporary location. The tarball must include a single
+top-level directory containing at least a file named
+<filename>default.nix</filename>.</para>
+
+<para>If the derivation defines the variable
+<varname>shellHook</varname>, it will be evaluated after
+<literal>$stdenv/setup</literal> has been sourced.  Since this hook is
+not executed by regular Nix builds, it allows you to perform
+initialisation specific to <command>nix-shell</command>.  For example,
+the derivation attribute
+
+<programlisting>
+shellHook =
+  ''
+    echo "Hello shell"
+  '';
+</programlisting>
+
+will cause <command>nix-shell</command> to print <literal>Hello shell</literal>.</para>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Options</title>
+
+<para>All options not listed here are passed to <command>nix-store
+--realise</command>, except for <option>--arg</option> and
+<option>--attr</option> / <option>-A</option> which are passed to
+<command>nix-instantiate</command>.  <phrase condition="manual">See
+also <xref linkend="sec-common-options" />.</phrase></para>
+
+<variablelist>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--command</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>In the environment of the derivation, run the
+    shell command <replaceable>cmd</replaceable>. This command is
+    executed in an interactive shell. (Use <option>--run</option> to
+    use a non-interactive shell instead.) However, a call to
+    <literal>exit</literal> is implicitly added to the command, so the
+    shell will exit after running the command. To prevent this, add
+    <literal>return</literal> at the end; e.g. <literal>--command
+    "echo Hello; return"</literal> will print <literal>Hello</literal>
+    and then drop you into the interactive shell. This can be useful
+    for doing any additional initialisation.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--run</option> <replaceable>cmd</replaceable></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Like <option>--command</option>, but executes the
+    command in a non-interactive shell. This means (among other
+    things) that if you hit Ctrl-C while the command is running, the
+    shell exits.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--exclude</option> <replaceable>regexp</replaceable></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Do not build any dependencies whose store path
+    matches the regular expression <replaceable>regexp</replaceable>.
+    This option may be specified multiple times.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--pure</option></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>If this flag is specified, the environment is
+    almost entirely cleared before the interactive shell is started,
+    so you get an environment that more closely corresponds to the
+    “real” Nix build.  A few variables, in particular
+    <envar>HOME</envar>, <envar>USER</envar> and
+    <envar>DISPLAY</envar>, are retained.  Note that
+    <filename>~/.bashrc</filename> and (depending on your Bash
+    installation) <filename>/etc/bashrc</filename> are still sourced,
+    so any variables set there will affect the interactive
+    shell.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--packages</option> / <option>-p</option> <replaceable>packages</replaceable>…</term>
+
+    <listitem><para>Set up an environment in which the specified
+    packages are present.  The command line arguments are interpreted
+    as attribute names inside the Nix Packages collection.  Thus,
+    <literal>nix-shell -p libjpeg openjdk</literal> will start a shell
+    in which the packages denoted by the attribute names
+    <varname>libjpeg</varname> and <varname>openjdk</varname> are
+    present.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>-i</option> <replaceable>interpreter</replaceable></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>The chained script interpreter to be invoked by
+    <command>nix-shell</command>. Only applicable in
+    <literal>#!</literal>-scripts (described <link
+    linkend="ssec-nix-shell-shebang">below</link>).</para>
+
+    </listitem></varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><option>--keep</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>When a <option>--pure</option> shell is started,
+    keep the listed environment variables.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+<para>The following common options are supported:</para>
+
+<variablelist condition="manpage">
+  <xi:include href="opt-common.xml#xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook)xpointer(//db:variablelist[@xml:id='opt-common']/*)" />
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Environment variables</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><envar>NIX_BUILD_SHELL</envar></term>
+    
+    <listitem><para>Shell used to start the interactive environment. 
+    Defaults to the <command>bash</command> found in <envar>PATH</envar>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection><title>Examples</title>
+
+<para>To build the dependencies of the package Pan, and start an
+interactive shell in which to build it:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-shell '&lt;nixpkgs>' -A pan
+[nix-shell]$ unpackPhase
+[nix-shell]$ cd pan-*
+[nix-shell]$ configurePhase
+[nix-shell]$ buildPhase
+[nix-shell]$ ./pan/gui/pan
+</screen>
+
+To clear the environment first, and do some additional automatic
+initialisation of the interactive shell:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-shell '&lt;nixpkgs>' -A pan --pure \
+    --command 'export NIX_DEBUG=1; export NIX_CORES=8; return'
+</screen>
+
+Nix expressions can also be given on the command line.  For instance,
+the following starts a shell containing the packages
+<literal>sqlite</literal> and <literal>libX11</literal>:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-shell -E 'with import &lt;nixpkgs> { }; runCommand "dummy" { buildInputs = [ sqlite xorg.libX11 ]; } ""'
+</screen>
+
+A shorter way to do the same is:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-shell -p sqlite xorg.libX11
+[nix-shell]$ echo $NIX_LDFLAGS
+… -L/nix/store/j1zg5v…-sqlite-3.8.0.2/lib -L/nix/store/0gmcz9…-libX11-1.6.1/lib …
+</screen>
+
+The <command>-p</command> flag looks up Nixpkgs in the Nix search
+path. You can override it by passing <option>-I</option> or setting
+<envar>NIX_PATH</envar>. For example, the following gives you a shell
+containing the Pan package from a specific revision of Nixpkgs:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-shell -p pan -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels/archive/8a3eea054838b55aca962c3fbde9c83c102b8bf2.tar.gz
+
+[nix-shell:~]$ pan --version
+Pan 0.139
+</screen>
+
+</para>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection xml:id="ssec-nix-shell-shebang"><title>Use as a <literal>#!</literal>-interpreter</title>
+
+<para>You can use <command>nix-shell</command> as a script interpreter
+to allow scripts written in arbitrary languages to obtain their own
+dependencies via Nix. This is done by starting the script with the
+following lines:
+
+<programlisting>
+#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#! nix-shell -i <replaceable>real-interpreter</replaceable> -p <replaceable>packages</replaceable>
+</programlisting>
+
+where <replaceable>real-interpreter</replaceable> is the “real” script
+interpreter that will be invoked by <command>nix-shell</command> after
+it has obtained the dependencies and initialised the environment, and
+<replaceable>packages</replaceable> are the attribute names of the
+dependencies in Nixpkgs.</para>
+
+<para>The lines starting with <literal>#! nix-shell</literal> specify
+<command>nix-shell</command> options (see above). Note that you cannot
+write <literal>#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell -i ...</literal> because
+many operating systems only allow one argument in
+<literal>#!</literal> lines.</para>
+
+<para>For example, here is a Python script that depends on Python and
+the <literal>prettytable</literal> package:
+
+<programlisting>
+#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#! nix-shell -i python -p python pythonPackages.prettytable
+
+import prettytable
+
+# Print a simple table.
+t = prettytable.PrettyTable(["N", "N^2"])
+for n in range(1, 10): t.add_row([n, n * n])
+print t
+</programlisting>
+
+</para>
+
+<para>Similarly, the following is a Perl script that specifies that it
+requires Perl and the <literal>HTML::TokeParser::Simple</literal> and
+<literal>LWP</literal> packages:
+
+<programlisting>
+#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#! nix-shell -i perl -p perl perlPackages.HTMLTokeParserSimple perlPackages.LWP
+
+use HTML::TokeParser::Simple;
+
+# Fetch nixos.org and print all hrefs.
+my $p = HTML::TokeParser::Simple->new(url => 'http://nixos.org/');
+
+while (my $token = $p->get_tag("a")) {
+    my $href = $token->get_attr("href");
+    print "$href\n" if $href;
+}
+</programlisting>
+
+</para>
+
+<para>Sometimes you need to pass a simple Nix expression to customize
+a package like Terraform:
+
+<programlisting><![CDATA[
+#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#! nix-shell -i bash -p "terraform.withPlugins (plugins: [ plugins.openstack ])"
+
+terraform apply
+]]></programlisting>
+
+<note><para>You must use double quotes (<literal>"</literal>) when
+passing a simple Nix expression in a nix-shell shebang.</para></note>
+</para>
+
+<para>Finally, using the merging of multiple nix-shell shebangs the
+following Haskell script uses a specific branch of Nixpkgs/NixOS (the
+18.03 stable branch):
+
+<programlisting><![CDATA[
+#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#! nix-shell -i runghc -p "haskellPackages.ghcWithPackages (ps: [ps.HTTP ps.tagsoup])"
+#! nix-shell -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels/archive/nixos-18.03.tar.gz
+
+import Network.HTTP
+import Text.HTML.TagSoup
+
+-- Fetch nixos.org and print all hrefs.
+main = do
+  resp <- Network.HTTP.simpleHTTP (getRequest "http://nixos.org/")
+  body <- getResponseBody resp
+  let tags = filter (isTagOpenName "a") $ parseTags body
+  let tags' = map (fromAttrib "href") tags
+  mapM_ putStrLn $ filter (/= "") tags'
+]]></programlisting>
+
+If you want to be even more precise, you can specify a specific
+revision of Nixpkgs:
+
+<programlisting>
+#! nix-shell -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels/archive/0672315759b3e15e2121365f067c1c8c56bb4722.tar.gz
+</programlisting>
+
+</para>
+
+<para>The examples above all used <option>-p</option> to get
+dependencies from Nixpkgs. You can also use a Nix expression to build
+your own dependencies. For example, the Python example could have been
+written as:
+
+<programlisting>
+#! /usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#! nix-shell deps.nix -i python
+</programlisting>
+
+where the file <filename>deps.nix</filename> in the same directory
+as the <literal>#!</literal>-script contains:
+
+<programlisting>
+with import &lt;nixpkgs> {};
+
+runCommand "dummy" { buildInputs = [ python pythonPackages.prettytable ]; } ""
+</programlisting>
+
+</para>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+<refsection condition="manpage"><title>Environment variables</title>
+
+<variablelist>
+  <xi:include href="env-common.xml#xmlns(db=http://docbook.org/ns/docbook)xpointer(//db:variablelist[@xml:id='env-common']/*)" />
+</variablelist>
+
+</refsection>
+
+
+</refentry>

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+<nop xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
+  
+<arg><option>--help</option></arg>
+<arg><option>--version</option></arg>
+<arg rep='repeat'>
+  <group choice='req'>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--verbose</option></arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>-v</option></arg>
+  </group>
+</arg>
+<arg>
+  <arg choice='plain'><option>--quiet</option></arg>
+</arg>
+<arg>
+  <group choice='plain'>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--no-build-output</option></arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>-Q</option></arg>
+  </group>
+</arg>
+<arg>
+  <group choice='req'>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--max-jobs</option></arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>-j</option></arg>
+  </group>
+  <replaceable>number</replaceable>
+</arg>
+<arg>
+  <option>--cores</option>
+  <replaceable>number</replaceable>
+</arg>
+<arg>
+  <option>--max-silent-time</option>
+  <replaceable>number</replaceable>
+</arg>
+<arg>
+  <option>--timeout</option>
+  <replaceable>number</replaceable>
+</arg>
+<arg>
+  <group choice='plain'>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--keep-going</option></arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>-k</option></arg>
+  </group>
+</arg>
+<arg>
+  <group choice='plain'>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>--keep-failed</option></arg>
+    <arg choice='plain'><option>-K</option></arg>
+  </group>
+</arg>
+<arg><option>--fallback</option></arg>
+<arg><option>--readonly-mode</option></arg>
+<arg>
+  <option>-I</option>
+  <replaceable>path</replaceable>
+</arg>
+<arg>
+  <option>--option</option>
+  <replaceable>name</replaceable>
+  <replaceable>value</replaceable>
+</arg>
+<sbr />
+
+</nop>

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+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="sec-common-options">
+
+<title>Common Options</title>
+
+
+<para>Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options:</para>
+
+<variablelist xml:id="opt-common">
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--help</option></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Prints out a summary of the command syntax and
+  exits.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--version</option></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Prints out the Nix version number on standard output
+  and exits.</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--verbose</option> / <option>-v</option></term>
+
+  <listitem>
+
+  <para>Increases the level of verbosity of diagnostic messages
+  printed on standard error.  For each Nix operation, the information
+  printed on standard output is well-defined; any diagnostic
+  information is printed on standard error, never on standard
+  output.</para>
+
+  <para>This option may be specified repeatedly.  Currently, the
+  following verbosity levels exist:</para>
+
+  <variablelist>
+
+    <varlistentry><term>0</term>
+    <listitem><para>“Errors only”: only print messages
+    explaining why the Nix invocation failed.</para></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+    <varlistentry><term>1</term>
+    <listitem><para>“Informational”: print
+    <emphasis>useful</emphasis> messages about what Nix is doing.
+    This is the default.</para></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+    <varlistentry><term>2</term>
+    <listitem><para>“Talkative”: print more informational
+    messages.</para></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+    <varlistentry><term>3</term>
+    <listitem><para>“Chatty”: print even more
+    informational messages.</para></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+    <varlistentry><term>4</term>
+    <listitem><para>“Debug”: print debug
+    information.</para></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+    <varlistentry><term>5</term>
+    <listitem><para>“Vomit”: print vast amounts of debug
+    information.</para></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+  </variablelist>
+
+  </listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--quiet</option></term>
+
+  <listitem>
+
+  <para>Decreases the level of verbosity of diagnostic messages
+  printed on standard error.  This is the inverse option to
+  <option>-v</option> / <option>--verbose</option>.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>This option may be specified repeatedly.  See the previous
+  verbosity levels list.</para>
+
+  </listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--no-build-output</option> / <option>-Q</option></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>By default, output written by builders to standard
+  output and standard error is echoed to the Nix command's standard
+  error.  This option suppresses this behaviour.  Note that the
+  builder's standard output and error are always written to a log file
+  in
+  <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/nix/var/log/nix</filename>.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry xml:id="opt-max-jobs"><term><option>--max-jobs</option> / <option>-j</option>
+<replaceable>number</replaceable></term>
+
+  <listitem>
+
+  <para>Sets the maximum number of build jobs that Nix will
+  perform in parallel to the specified number.  Specify
+  <literal>auto</literal> to use the number of CPUs in the system.
+  The default is specified by the <link
+  linkend='conf-max-jobs'><literal>max-jobs</literal></link>
+  configuration setting, which itself defaults to
+  <literal>1</literal>.  A higher value is useful on SMP systems or to
+  exploit I/O latency.</para>
+
+  <para> Setting it to <literal>0</literal> disallows building on the local
+  machine, which is useful when you want builds to happen only on remote
+  builders.</para>
+
+  </listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry xml:id="opt-cores"><term><option>--cores</option></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Sets the value of the <envar>NIX_BUILD_CORES</envar>
+  environment variable in the invocation of builders.  Builders can
+  use this variable at their discretion to control the maximum amount
+  of parallelism.  For instance, in Nixpkgs, if the derivation
+  attribute <varname>enableParallelBuilding</varname> is set to
+  <literal>true</literal>, the builder passes the
+  <option>-j<replaceable>N</replaceable></option> flag to GNU Make.
+  It defaults to the value of the <link
+  linkend='conf-cores'><literal>cores</literal></link>
+  configuration setting, if set, or <literal>1</literal> otherwise.
+  The value <literal>0</literal> means that the builder should use all
+  available CPU cores in the system.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry xml:id="opt-max-silent-time"><term><option>--max-silent-time</option></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Sets the maximum number of seconds that a builder
+  can go without producing any data on standard output or standard
+  error.  The default is specified by the <link
+  linkend='conf-max-silent-time'><literal>max-silent-time</literal></link>
+  configuration setting.  <literal>0</literal> means no
+  time-out.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry xml:id="opt-timeout"><term><option>--timeout</option></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Sets the maximum number of seconds that a builder
+  can run.  The default is specified by the <link
+  linkend='conf-timeout'><literal>timeout</literal></link>
+  configuration setting.  <literal>0</literal> means no
+  timeout.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--keep-going</option> / <option>-k</option></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Keep going in case of failed builds, to the
+  greatest extent possible.  That is, if building an input of some
+  derivation fails, Nix will still build the other inputs, but not the
+  derivation itself.  Without this option, Nix stops if any build
+  fails (except for builds of substitutes), possibly killing builds in
+  progress (in case of parallel or distributed builds).</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--keep-failed</option> / <option>-K</option></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Specifies that in case of a build failure, the
+  temporary directory (usually in <filename>/tmp</filename>) in which
+  the build takes place should not be deleted.  The path of the build
+  directory is printed as an informational message.
+    </para>
+  </listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--fallback</option></term>
+
+  <listitem>
+
+  <para>Whenever Nix attempts to build a derivation for which
+  substitutes are known for each output path, but realising the output
+  paths through the substitutes fails, fall back on building the
+  derivation.</para>
+
+  <para>The most common scenario in which this is useful is when we
+  have registered substitutes in order to perform binary distribution
+  from, say, a network repository.  If the repository is down, the
+  realisation of the derivation will fail.  When this option is
+  specified, Nix will build the derivation instead.  Thus,
+  installation from binaries falls back on installation from source.
+  This option is not the default since it is generally not desirable
+  for a transient failure in obtaining the substitutes to lead to a
+  full build from source (with the related consumption of
+  resources).</para>
+
+  </listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--no-build-hook</option></term>
+
+  <listitem>
+
+  <para>Disables the build hook mechanism.  This allows to ignore remote
+  builders if they are setup on the machine.</para>
+
+  <para>It's useful in cases where the bandwidth between the client and the
+  remote builder is too low.  In that case it can take more time to upload the
+  sources to the remote builder and fetch back the result than to do the
+  computation locally.</para>
+
+  </listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--readonly-mode</option></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>When this option is used, no attempt is made to open
+  the Nix database.  Most Nix operations do need database access, so
+  those operations will fail.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--arg</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>This option is accepted by
+  <command>nix-env</command>, <command>nix-instantiate</command> and
+  <command>nix-build</command>.  When evaluating Nix expressions, the
+  expression evaluator will automatically try to call functions that
+  it encounters.  It can automatically call functions for which every
+  argument has a <link linkend='ss-functions'>default value</link>
+  (e.g., <literal>{ <replaceable>argName</replaceable> ?
+  <replaceable>defaultValue</replaceable> }:
+  <replaceable>...</replaceable></literal>).  With
+  <option>--arg</option>, you can also call functions that have
+  arguments without a default value (or override a default value).
+  That is, if the evaluator encounters a function with an argument
+  named <replaceable>name</replaceable>, it will call it with value
+  <replaceable>value</replaceable>.</para>
+
+  <para>For instance, the top-level <literal>default.nix</literal> in
+  Nixpkgs is actually a function:
+
+<programlisting>
+{ # The system (e.g., `i686-linux') for which to build the packages.
+  system ? builtins.currentSystem
+  <replaceable>...</replaceable>
+}: <replaceable>...</replaceable></programlisting>
+
+  So if you call this Nix expression (e.g., when you do
+  <literal>nix-env -i <replaceable>pkgname</replaceable></literal>),
+  the function will be called automatically using the value <link
+  linkend='builtin-currentSystem'><literal>builtins.currentSystem</literal></link>
+  for the <literal>system</literal> argument.  You can override this
+  using <option>--arg</option>, e.g., <literal>nix-env -i
+  <replaceable>pkgname</replaceable> --arg system
+  \"i686-freebsd\"</literal>.  (Note that since the argument is a Nix
+  string literal, you have to escape the quotes.)</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--argstr</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>This option is like <option>--arg</option>, only the
+  value is not a Nix expression but a string.  So instead of
+  <literal>--arg system \"i686-linux\"</literal> (the outer quotes are
+  to keep the shell happy) you can say <literal>--argstr system
+  i686-linux</literal>.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry xml:id="opt-attr"><term><option>--attr</option> / <option>-A</option>
+<replaceable>attrPath</replaceable></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Select an attribute from the top-level Nix
+  expression being evaluated.  (<command>nix-env</command>,
+  <command>nix-instantiate</command>, <command>nix-build</command> and
+  <command>nix-shell</command> only.)  The <emphasis>attribute
+  path</emphasis> <replaceable>attrPath</replaceable> is a sequence of
+  attribute names separated by dots.  For instance, given a top-level
+  Nix expression <replaceable>e</replaceable>, the attribute path
+  <literal>xorg.xorgserver</literal> would cause the expression
+  <literal><replaceable>e</replaceable>.xorg.xorgserver</literal> to
+  be used.  See <link
+  linkend='refsec-nix-env-install-examples'><command>nix-env
+  --install</command></link> for some concrete examples.</para>
+
+  <para>In addition to attribute names, you can also specify array
+  indices.  For instance, the attribute path
+  <literal>foo.3.bar</literal> selects the <literal>bar</literal>
+  attribute of the fourth element of the array in the
+  <literal>foo</literal> attribute of the top-level
+  expression.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--expr</option> / <option>-E</option></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Interpret the command line arguments as a list of
+  Nix expressions to be parsed and evaluated, rather than as a list
+  of file names of Nix expressions.
+  (<command>nix-instantiate</command>, <command>nix-build</command>
+  and <command>nix-shell</command> only.)</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry xml:id="opt-I"><term><option>-I</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Add a path to the Nix expression search path.  This
+  option may be given multiple times.  See the <envar
+  linkend="env-NIX_PATH">NIX_PATH</envar> environment variable for
+  information on the semantics of the Nix search path.  Paths added
+  through <option>-I</option> take precedence over
+  <envar>NIX_PATH</envar>.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--option</option> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>value</replaceable></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Set the Nix configuration option
+  <replaceable>name</replaceable> to <replaceable>value</replaceable>.
+  This overrides settings in the Nix configuration file (see
+  <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nix.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>).</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+<varlistentry><term><option>--repair</option></term>
+
+  <listitem><para>Fix corrupted or missing store paths by
+  redownloading or rebuilding them.  Note that this is slow because it
+  requires computing a cryptographic hash of the contents of every
+  path in the closure of the build.  Also note the warning under
+  <command>nix-store --repair-path</command>.</para></listitem>
+
+</varlistentry>
+
+
+</variablelist>
+
+
+</chapter>

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+<nop xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
+  
+  <arg>
+    <group choice='req'>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>--prebuilt-only</option></arg>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>-b</option></arg>
+    </group>
+  </arg>
+  
+  <arg>
+    <group choice='req'>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>--attr</option></arg>
+      <arg choice='plain'><option>-A</option></arg>
+    </group>
+  </arg>
+
+  <arg><option>--from-expression</option></arg>
+  <arg><option>-E</option></arg>
+    
+  <arg><option>--from-profile</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
+
+</nop>

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+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id='ch-utilities'>
+
+<title>Utilities</title>
+
+<para>This section lists utilities that you can use when you
+work with Nix.</para>
+
+<xi:include href="nix-channel.xml" />
+<xi:include href="nix-collect-garbage.xml" />
+<xi:include href="nix-copy-closure.xml" />
+<xi:include href="nix-daemon.xml" />
+<xi:include href="nix-hash.xml" />
+<xi:include href="nix-instantiate.xml" />
+<xi:include href="nix-prefetch-url.xml" />
+
+</chapter>

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-    margin-top: 1.3em;
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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-advanced-attributes">
+
+<title>Advanced Attributes</title>
+
+<para>Derivations can declare some infrequently used optional
+attributes.</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><varname>allowedReferences</varname></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>The optional attribute
+    <varname>allowedReferences</varname> specifies a list of legal
+    references (dependencies) of the output of the builder.  For
+    example,
+
+<programlisting>
+allowedReferences = [];
+</programlisting>
+
+    enforces that the output of a derivation cannot have any runtime
+    dependencies on its inputs.  To allow an output to have a runtime
+    dependency on itself, use <literal>"out"</literal> as a list item.
+    This is used in NixOS to check that generated files such as
+    initial ramdisks for booting Linux don’t have accidental
+    dependencies on other paths in the Nix store.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
+  <varlistentry><term><varname>allowedRequisites</varname></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>This attribute is similar to
+    <varname>allowedReferences</varname>, but it specifies the legal
+    requisites of the whole closure, so all the dependencies
+    recursively.  For example,
+
+<programlisting>
+allowedRequisites = [ foobar ];
+</programlisting>
+
+    enforces that the output of a derivation cannot have any other
+    runtime dependency than <varname>foobar</varname>, and in addition
+    it enforces that <varname>foobar</varname> itself doesn't
+    introduce any other dependency itself.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+  <varlistentry><term><varname>disallowedReferences</varname></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>The optional attribute
+    <varname>disallowedReferences</varname> specifies a list of illegal
+    references (dependencies) of the output of the builder.  For
+    example,
+
+<programlisting>
+disallowedReferences = [ foo ];
+</programlisting>
+
+    enforces that the output of a derivation cannot have a direct runtime
+    dependencies on the derivation <varname>foo</varname>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
+  <varlistentry><term><varname>disallowedRequisites</varname></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>This attribute is similar to
+    <varname>disallowedReferences</varname>, but it specifies illegal
+    requisites for the whole closure, so all the dependencies
+    recursively.  For example,
+
+<programlisting>
+disallowedRequisites = [ foobar ];
+</programlisting>
+
+    enforces that the output of a derivation cannot have any
+    runtime dependency on <varname>foobar</varname> or any other derivation
+    depending recursively on <varname>foobar</varname>.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
+  <varlistentry><term><varname>exportReferencesGraph</varname></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>This attribute allows builders access to the
+    references graph of their inputs.  The attribute is a list of
+    inputs in the Nix store whose references graph the builder needs
+    to know.  The value of this attribute should be a list of pairs
+    <literal>[ <replaceable>name1</replaceable>
+    <replaceable>path1</replaceable> <replaceable>name2</replaceable>
+    <replaceable>path2</replaceable> <replaceable>...</replaceable>
+    ]</literal>.  The references graph of each
+    <replaceable>pathN</replaceable> will be stored in a text file
+    <replaceable>nameN</replaceable> in the temporary build directory.
+    The text files have the format used by <command>nix-store
+    --register-validity</command> (with the deriver fields left
+    empty).  For example, when the following derivation is built:
+
+<programlisting>
+derivation {
+  ...
+  exportReferencesGraph = [ "libfoo-graph" libfoo ];
+};
+</programlisting>
+
+    the references graph of <literal>libfoo</literal> is placed in the
+    file <filename>libfoo-graph</filename> in the temporary build
+    directory.</para>
+
+    <para><varname>exportReferencesGraph</varname> is useful for
+    builders that want to do something with the closure of a store
+    path.  Examples include the builders in NixOS that generate the
+    initial ramdisk for booting Linux (a <command>cpio</command>
+    archive containing the closure of the boot script) and the
+    ISO-9660 image for the installation CD (which is populated with a
+    Nix store containing the closure of a bootable NixOS
+    configuration).</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
+  <varlistentry><term><varname>impureEnvVars</varname></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>This attribute allows you to specify a list of
+    environment variables that should be passed from the environment
+    of the calling user to the builder.  Usually, the environment is
+    cleared completely when the builder is executed, but with this
+    attribute you can allow specific environment variables to be
+    passed unmodified.  For example, <function>fetchurl</function> in
+    Nixpkgs has the line
+
+<programlisting>
+impureEnvVars = [ "http_proxy" "https_proxy" <replaceable>...</replaceable> ];
+</programlisting>
+
+    to make it use the proxy server configuration specified by the
+    user in the environment variables <envar>http_proxy</envar> and
+    friends.</para>
+
+    <para>This attribute is only allowed in <link
+    linkend="fixed-output-drvs">fixed-output derivations</link>, where
+    impurities such as these are okay since (the hash of) the output
+    is known in advance.  It is ignored for all other
+    derivations.</para>
+
+    <warning><para><varname>impureEnvVars</varname> implementation takes
+    environment variables from the current builder process. When a daemon is
+    building its environmental variables are used. Without the daemon, the
+    environmental variables come from the environment of the
+    <command>nix-build</command>.</para></warning></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
+  <varlistentry xml:id="fixed-output-drvs">
+    <term><varname>outputHash</varname></term>
+    <term><varname>outputHashAlgo</varname></term>
+    <term><varname>outputHashMode</varname></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>These attributes declare that the derivation is a
+    so-called <emphasis>fixed-output derivation</emphasis>, which
+    means that a cryptographic hash of the output is already known in
+    advance.  When the build of a fixed-output derivation finishes,
+    Nix computes the cryptographic hash of the output and compares it
+    to the hash declared with these attributes.  If there is a
+    mismatch, the build fails.</para>
+
+    <para>The rationale for fixed-output derivations is derivations
+    such as those produced by the <function>fetchurl</function>
+    function.  This function downloads a file from a given URL.  To
+    ensure that the downloaded file has not been modified, the caller
+    must also specify a cryptographic hash of the file.  For example,
+
+<programlisting>
+fetchurl {
+  url = http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/hello/hello-2.1.1.tar.gz;
+  sha256 = "1md7jsfd8pa45z73bz1kszpp01yw6x5ljkjk2hx7wl800any6465";
+}
+</programlisting>
+
+    It sometimes happens that the URL of the file changes, e.g.,
+    because servers are reorganised or no longer available.  We then
+    must update the call to <function>fetchurl</function>, e.g.,
+
+<programlisting>
+fetchurl {
+  url = ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/gnu/hello/hello-2.1.1.tar.gz;
+  sha256 = "1md7jsfd8pa45z73bz1kszpp01yw6x5ljkjk2hx7wl800any6465";
+}
+</programlisting>
+
+    If a <function>fetchurl</function> derivation was treated like a
+    normal derivation, the output paths of the derivation and
+    <emphasis>all derivations depending on it</emphasis> would change.
+    For instance, if we were to change the URL of the Glibc source
+    distribution in Nixpkgs (a package on which almost all other
+    packages depend) massive rebuilds would be needed.  This is
+    unfortunate for a change which we know cannot have a real effect
+    as it propagates upwards through the dependency graph.</para>
+
+    <para>For fixed-output derivations, on the other hand, the name of
+    the output path only depends on the <varname>outputHash*</varname>
+    and <varname>name</varname> attributes, while all other attributes
+    are ignored for the purpose of computing the output path.  (The
+    <varname>name</varname> attribute is included because it is part
+    of the path.)</para>
+
+    <para>As an example, here is the (simplified) Nix expression for
+    <varname>fetchurl</varname>:
+
+<programlisting>
+{ stdenv, curl }: # The <command>curl</command> program is used for downloading.
+
+{ url, sha256 }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = baseNameOf (toString url);
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+  buildInputs = [ curl ];
+
+  # This is a fixed-output derivation; the output must be a regular
+  # file with SHA256 hash <varname>sha256</varname>.
+  outputHashMode = "flat";
+  outputHashAlgo = "sha256";
+  outputHash = sha256;
+
+  inherit url;
+}
+</programlisting>
+
+    </para>
+
+    <para>The <varname>outputHashAlgo</varname> attribute specifies
+    the hash algorithm used to compute the hash.  It can currently be
+    <literal>"sha1"</literal>, <literal>"sha256"</literal> or
+    <literal>"sha512"</literal>.</para>
+
+    <para>The <varname>outputHashMode</varname> attribute determines
+    how the hash is computed.  It must be one of the following two
+    values:
+
+    <variablelist>
+
+      <varlistentry><term><literal>"flat"</literal></term>
+
+        <listitem><para>The output must be a non-executable regular
+        file.  If it isn’t, the build fails.  The hash is simply
+        computed over the contents of that file (so it’s equal to what
+        Unix commands like <command>sha256sum</command> or
+        <command>sha1sum</command> produce).</para>
+
+        <para>This is the default.</para></listitem>
+
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry><term><literal>"recursive"</literal></term>
+
+        <listitem><para>The hash is computed over the NAR archive dump
+        of the output (i.e., the result of <link
+        linkend="refsec-nix-store-dump"><command>nix-store
+        --dump</command></link>).  In this case, the output can be
+        anything, including a directory tree.</para></listitem>
+
+      </varlistentry>
+
+    </variablelist>
+
+    </para>
+
+    <para>The <varname>outputHash</varname> attribute, finally, must
+    be a string containing the hash in either hexadecimal or base-32
+    notation.  (See the <link
+    linkend="sec-nix-hash"><command>nix-hash</command> command</link>
+    for information about converting to and from base-32
+    notation.)</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
+  <varlistentry><term><varname>passAsFile</varname></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>A list of names of attributes that should be
+    passed via files rather than environment variables.  For example,
+    if you have
+
+    <programlisting>
+passAsFile = ["big"];
+big = "a very long string";
+    </programlisting>
+
+    then when the builder runs, the environment variable
+    <envar>bigPath</envar> will contain the absolute path to a
+    temporary file containing <literal>a very long
+    string</literal>. That is, for any attribute
+    <replaceable>x</replaceable> listed in
+    <varname>passAsFile</varname>, Nix will pass an environment
+    variable <envar><replaceable>x</replaceable>Path</envar> holding
+    the path of the file containing the value of attribute
+    <replaceable>x</replaceable>. This is useful when you need to pass
+    large strings to a builder, since most operating systems impose a
+    limit on the size of the environment (typically, a few hundred
+    kilobyte).</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
+  <varlistentry><term><varname>preferLocalBuild</varname></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>If this attribute is set to
+    <literal>true</literal> and <link
+    linkend="chap-distributed-builds">distributed building is
+    enabled</link>, then, if possible, the derivaton will be built
+    locally instead of forwarded to a remote machine.  This is
+    appropriate for trivial builders where the cost of doing a
+    download or remote build would exceed the cost of building
+    locally.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
+  <varlistentry><term><varname>allowSubstitutes</varname></term>
+
+    <listitem><para>If this attribute is set to
+    <literal>false</literal>, then Nix will always build this
+    derivation; it will not try to substitute its outputs. This is
+    useful for very trivial derivations (such as
+    <function>writeText</function> in Nixpkgs) that are cheaper to
+    build than to substitute from a binary cache.</para></listitem>
+
+  </varlistentry>
+
+
+</variablelist>
+
+</section>

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id='sec-arguments'>
+
+<title>Arguments and Variables</title>
+
+<example xml:id='ex-hello-composition'>
+
+<title>Composing GNU Hello
+(<filename>all-packages.nix</filename>)</title>
+<programlisting>
+...
+
+rec { <co xml:id='ex-hello-composition-co-1' />
+
+  hello = import ../applications/misc/hello/ex-1 <co xml:id='ex-hello-composition-co-2' /> { <co xml:id='ex-hello-composition-co-3' />
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv perl;
+  };
+
+  perl = import ../development/interpreters/perl { <co xml:id='ex-hello-composition-co-4' />
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv;
+  };
+
+  fetchurl = import ../build-support/fetchurl {
+    inherit stdenv; ...
+  };
+
+  stdenv = ...;
+
+}
+</programlisting>
+</example>
+
+<para>The Nix expression in <xref linkend='ex-hello-nix' /> is a
+function; it is missing some arguments that have to be filled in
+somewhere.  In the Nix Packages collection this is done in the file
+<filename>pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix</filename>, where all
+Nix expressions for packages are imported and called with the
+appropriate arguments.  <xref linkend='ex-hello-composition' /> shows
+some fragments of
+<filename>all-packages.nix</filename>.</para>
+
+<calloutlist>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-composition-co-1'>
+
+    <para>This file defines a set of attributes, all of which are
+    concrete derivations (i.e., not functions).  In fact, we define a
+    <emphasis>mutually recursive</emphasis> set of attributes.  That
+    is, the attributes can refer to each other.  This is precisely
+    what we want since we want to <quote>plug</quote> the
+    various packages into each other.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-composition-co-2'>
+
+    <para>Here we <emphasis>import</emphasis> the Nix expression for
+    GNU Hello.  The import operation just loads and returns the
+    specified Nix expression. In fact, we could just have put the
+    contents of <xref linkend='ex-hello-nix' /> in
+    <filename>all-packages.nix</filename> at this point.  That
+    would be completely equivalent, but it would make the file rather
+    bulky.</para>
+
+    <para>Note that we refer to
+    <filename>../applications/misc/hello/ex-1</filename>, not
+    <filename>../applications/misc/hello/ex-1/default.nix</filename>.
+    When you try to import a directory, Nix automatically appends
+    <filename>/default.nix</filename> to the file name.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-composition-co-3'>
+
+    <para>This is where the actual composition takes place.  Here we
+    <emphasis>call</emphasis> the function imported from
+    <filename>../applications/misc/hello/ex-1</filename> with a set
+    containing the things that the function expects, namely
+    <varname>fetchurl</varname>, <varname>stdenv</varname>, and
+    <varname>perl</varname>.  We use inherit again to use the
+    attributes defined in the surrounding scope (we could also have
+    written <literal>fetchurl = fetchurl;</literal>, etc.).</para>
+
+    <para>The result of this function call is an actual derivation
+    that can be built by Nix (since when we fill in the arguments of
+    the function, what we get is its body, which is the call to
+    <varname>stdenv.mkDerivation</varname> in <xref
+    linkend='ex-hello-nix' />).</para>
+
+    <note><para>Nixpkgs has a convenience function
+    <function>callPackage</function> that imports and calls a
+    function, filling in any missing arguments by passing the
+    corresponding attribute from the Nixpkgs set, like this:
+
+<programlisting>
+hello = callPackage ../applications/misc/hello/ex-1 { };
+</programlisting>
+
+    If necessary, you can set or override arguments:
+
+<programlisting>
+hello = callPackage ../applications/misc/hello/ex-1 { stdenv = myStdenv; };
+</programlisting>
+
+    </para></note>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-composition-co-4'>
+
+    <para>Likewise, we have to instantiate Perl,
+    <varname>fetchurl</varname>, and the standard environment.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+</calloutlist>
+
+</section>

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id='sec-build-script'>
+
+<title>Build Script</title>
+
+<example xml:id='ex-hello-builder'><title>Build script for GNU Hello
+(<filename>builder.sh</filename>)</title>
+<programlisting>
+source $stdenv/setup <co xml:id='ex-hello-builder-co-1' />
+
+PATH=$perl/bin:$PATH <co xml:id='ex-hello-builder-co-2' />
+
+tar xvfz $src <co xml:id='ex-hello-builder-co-3' />
+cd hello-*
+./configure --prefix=$out <co xml:id='ex-hello-builder-co-4' />
+make <co xml:id='ex-hello-builder-co-5' />
+make install</programlisting>
+</example>
+
+<para><xref linkend='ex-hello-builder' /> shows the builder referenced
+from Hello's Nix expression (stored in
+<filename>pkgs/applications/misc/hello/ex-1/builder.sh</filename>).
+The builder can actually be made a lot shorter by using the
+<emphasis>generic builder</emphasis> functions provided by
+<varname>stdenv</varname>, but here we write out the build steps to
+elucidate what a builder does.  It performs the following
+steps:</para>
+
+<calloutlist>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-builder-co-1'>
+
+    <para>When Nix runs a builder, it initially completely clears the
+    environment (except for the attributes declared in the
+    derivation).  For instance, the <envar>PATH</envar> variable is
+    empty<footnote><para>Actually, it's initialised to
+    <filename>/path-not-set</filename> to prevent Bash from setting it
+    to a default value.</para></footnote>.  This is done to prevent
+    undeclared inputs from being used in the build process.  If for
+    example the <envar>PATH</envar> contained
+    <filename>/usr/bin</filename>, then you might accidentally use
+    <filename>/usr/bin/gcc</filename>.</para>
+
+    <para>So the first step is to set up the environment.  This is
+    done by calling the <filename>setup</filename> script of the
+    standard environment.  The environment variable
+    <envar>stdenv</envar> points to the location of the standard
+    environment being used.  (It wasn't specified explicitly as an
+    attribute in <xref linkend='ex-hello-nix' />, but
+    <varname>mkDerivation</varname> adds it automatically.)</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-builder-co-2'>
+
+    <para>Since Hello needs Perl, we have to make sure that Perl is in
+    the <envar>PATH</envar>.  The <envar>perl</envar> environment
+    variable points to the location of the Perl package (since it
+    was passed in as an attribute to the derivation), so
+    <filename><replaceable>$perl</replaceable>/bin</filename> is the
+    directory containing the Perl interpreter.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-builder-co-3'>
+
+    <para>Now we have to unpack the sources.  The
+    <varname>src</varname> attribute was bound to the result of
+    fetching the Hello source tarball from the network, so the
+    <envar>src</envar> environment variable points to the location in
+    the Nix store to which the tarball was downloaded.  After
+    unpacking, we <command>cd</command> to the resulting source
+    directory.</para>
+
+    <para>The whole build is performed in a temporary directory
+    created in <varname>/tmp</varname>, by the way.  This directory is
+    removed after the builder finishes, so there is no need to clean
+    up the sources afterwards.  Also, the temporary directory is
+    always newly created, so you don't have to worry about files from
+    previous builds interfering with the current build.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-builder-co-4'>
+
+    <para>GNU Hello is a typical Autoconf-based package, so we first
+    have to run its <filename>configure</filename> script.  In Nix
+    every package is stored in a separate location in the Nix store,
+    for instance
+    <filename>/nix/store/9a54ba97fb71b65fda531012d0443ce2-hello-2.1.1</filename>.
+    Nix computes this path by cryptographically hashing all attributes
+    of the derivation.  The path is passed to the builder through the
+    <envar>out</envar> environment variable.  So here we give
+    <filename>configure</filename> the parameter
+    <literal>--prefix=$out</literal> to cause Hello to be installed in
+    the expected location.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-builder-co-5'>
+
+    <para>Finally we build Hello (<literal>make</literal>) and install
+    it into the location specified by <envar>out</envar>
+    (<literal>make install</literal>).</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+</calloutlist>
+
+<para>If you are wondering about the absence of error checking on the
+result of various commands called in the builder: this is because the
+shell script is evaluated with Bash's <option>-e</option> option,
+which causes the script to be aborted if any command fails without an
+error check.</para>
+
+</section>

doc/manual/expressions/builder-syntax.xml

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id='sec-builder-syntax'>
+
+<title>Builder Syntax</title>
+
+<example xml:id='ex-hello-builder'><title>Build script for GNU Hello
+(<filename>builder.sh</filename>)</title>
+<programlisting>
+source $stdenv/setup <co xml:id='ex-hello-builder-co-1' />
+
+PATH=$perl/bin:$PATH <co xml:id='ex-hello-builder-co-2' />
+
+tar xvfz $src <co xml:id='ex-hello-builder-co-3' />
+cd hello-*
+./configure --prefix=$out <co xml:id='ex-hello-builder-co-4' />
+make <co xml:id='ex-hello-builder-co-5' />
+make install</programlisting>
+</example>
+
+<para><xref linkend='ex-hello-builder' /> shows the builder referenced
+from Hello's Nix expression (stored in
+<filename>pkgs/applications/misc/hello/ex-1/builder.sh</filename>).
+The builder can actually be made a lot shorter by using the
+<emphasis>generic builder</emphasis> functions provided by
+<varname>stdenv</varname>, but here we write out the build steps to
+elucidate what a builder does.  It performs the following
+steps:</para>
+
+<calloutlist>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-builder-co-1'>
+
+    <para>When Nix runs a builder, it initially completely clears the
+    environment (except for the attributes declared in the
+    derivation).  For instance, the <envar>PATH</envar> variable is
+    empty<footnote><para>Actually, it's initialised to
+    <filename>/path-not-set</filename> to prevent Bash from setting it
+    to a default value.</para></footnote>.  This is done to prevent
+    undeclared inputs from being used in the build process.  If for
+    example the <envar>PATH</envar> contained
+    <filename>/usr/bin</filename>, then you might accidentally use
+    <filename>/usr/bin/gcc</filename>.</para>
+
+    <para>So the first step is to set up the environment.  This is
+    done by calling the <filename>setup</filename> script of the
+    standard environment.  The environment variable
+    <envar>stdenv</envar> points to the location of the standard
+    environment being used.  (It wasn't specified explicitly as an
+    attribute in <xref linkend='ex-hello-nix' />, but
+    <varname>mkDerivation</varname> adds it automatically.)</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-builder-co-2'>
+
+    <para>Since Hello needs Perl, we have to make sure that Perl is in
+    the <envar>PATH</envar>.  The <envar>perl</envar> environment
+    variable points to the location of the Perl package (since it
+    was passed in as an attribute to the derivation), so
+    <filename><replaceable>$perl</replaceable>/bin</filename> is the
+    directory containing the Perl interpreter.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-builder-co-3'>
+
+    <para>Now we have to unpack the sources.  The
+    <varname>src</varname> attribute was bound to the result of
+    fetching the Hello source tarball from the network, so the
+    <envar>src</envar> environment variable points to the location in
+    the Nix store to which the tarball was downloaded.  After
+    unpacking, we <command>cd</command> to the resulting source
+    directory.</para>
+
+    <para>The whole build is performed in a temporary directory
+    created in <varname>/tmp</varname>, by the way.  This directory is
+    removed after the builder finishes, so there is no need to clean
+    up the sources afterwards.  Also, the temporary directory is
+    always newly created, so you don't have to worry about files from
+    previous builds interfering with the current build.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-builder-co-4'>
+
+    <para>GNU Hello is a typical Autoconf-based package, so we first
+    have to run its <filename>configure</filename> script.  In Nix
+    every package is stored in a separate location in the Nix store,
+    for instance
+    <filename>/nix/store/9a54ba97fb71b65fda531012d0443ce2-hello-2.1.1</filename>.
+    Nix computes this path by cryptographically hashing all attributes
+    of the derivation.  The path is passed to the builder through the
+    <envar>out</envar> environment variable.  So here we give
+    <filename>configure</filename> the parameter
+    <literal>--prefix=$out</literal> to cause Hello to be installed in
+    the expected location.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-builder-co-5'>
+
+    <para>Finally we build Hello (<literal>make</literal>) and install
+    it into the location specified by <envar>out</envar>
+    (<literal>make install</literal>).</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+</calloutlist>
+
+<para>If you are wondering about the absence of error checking on the
+result of various commands called in the builder: this is because the
+shell script is evaluated with Bash's <option>-e</option> option,
+which causes the script to be aborted if any command fails without an
+error check.</para>
+
+</section>

doc/manual/expressions/derivations.xml

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="ssec-derivation">
+
+<title>Derivations</title>
+
+<para>The most important built-in function is
+<function>derivation</function>, which is used to describe a single
+derivation (a build action).  It takes as input a set, the attributes
+of which specify the inputs of the build.</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+
+  <listitem xml:id="attr-system"><para>There must be an attribute named
+  <varname>system</varname> whose value must be a string specifying a
+  Nix platform identifier, such as <literal>"i686-linux"</literal> or
+  <literal>"x86_64-darwin"</literal><footnote><para>To figure out
+  your platform identifier, look at the line <quote>Checking for the
+  canonical Nix system name</quote> in the output of Nix's
+  <filename>configure</filename> script.</para></footnote> The build
+  can only be performed on a machine and operating system matching the
+  platform identifier.  (Nix can automatically forward builds for
+  other platforms by forwarding them to other machines; see <xref
+  linkend='chap-distributed-builds' />.)</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>There must be an attribute named
+  <varname>name</varname> whose value must be a string.  This is used
+  as a symbolic name for the package by <command>nix-env</command>,
+  and it is appended to the output paths of the
+  derivation.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>There must be an attribute named
+  <varname>builder</varname> that identifies the program that is
+  executed to perform the build.  It can be either a derivation or a
+  source (a local file reference, e.g.,
+  <filename>./builder.sh</filename>).</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>Every attribute is passed as an environment variable
+  to the builder.  Attribute values are translated to environment
+  variables as follows:
+
+    <itemizedlist>
+
+      <listitem><para>Strings and numbers are just passed
+      verbatim.</para></listitem>
+
+      <listitem><para>A <emphasis>path</emphasis> (e.g.,
+      <filename>../foo/sources.tar</filename>) causes the referenced
+      file to be copied to the store; its location in the store is put
+      in the environment variable.  The idea is that all sources
+      should reside in the Nix store, since all inputs to a derivation
+      should reside in the Nix store.</para></listitem>
+
+      <listitem><para>A <emphasis>derivation</emphasis> causes that
+      derivation to be built prior to the present derivation; its
+      default output path is put in the environment
+      variable.</para></listitem>
+
+      <listitem><para>Lists of the previous types are also allowed.
+      They are simply concatenated, separated by
+      spaces.</para></listitem>
+
+      <listitem><para><literal>true</literal> is passed as the string
+      <literal>1</literal>, <literal>false</literal> and
+      <literal>null</literal> are passed as an empty string.
+      </para></listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
+
+  </para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The optional attribute <varname>args</varname>
+  specifies command-line arguments to be passed to the builder.  It
+  should be a list.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The optional attribute <varname>outputs</varname>
+  specifies a list of symbolic outputs of the derivation.  By default,
+  a derivation produces a single output path, denoted as
+  <literal>out</literal>.  However, derivations can produce multiple
+  output paths.  This is useful because it allows outputs to be
+  downloaded or garbage-collected separately.  For instance, imagine a
+  library package that provides a dynamic library, header files, and
+  documentation.  A program that links against the library doesn’t
+  need the header files and documentation at runtime, and it doesn’t
+  need the documentation at build time.  Thus, the library package
+  could specify:
+<programlisting>
+outputs = [ "lib" "headers" "doc" ];
+</programlisting>
+  This will cause Nix to pass environment variables
+  <literal>lib</literal>, <literal>headers</literal> and
+  <literal>doc</literal> to the builder containing the intended store
+  paths of each output.  The builder would typically do something like
+<programlisting>
+./configure --libdir=$lib/lib --includedir=$headers/include --docdir=$doc/share/doc
+</programlisting>
+  for an Autoconf-style package.  You can refer to each output of a
+  derivation by selecting it as an attribute, e.g.
+<programlisting>
+buildInputs = [ pkg.lib pkg.headers ];
+</programlisting>
+  The first element of <varname>outputs</varname> determines the
+  <emphasis>default output</emphasis>.  Thus, you could also write
+<programlisting>
+buildInputs = [ pkg pkg.headers ];
+</programlisting>
+  since <literal>pkg</literal> is equivalent to
+  <literal>pkg.lib</literal>.</para></listitem>
+
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<para>The function <function>mkDerivation</function> in the Nixpkgs
+standard environment is a wrapper around
+<function>derivation</function> that adds a default value for
+<varname>system</varname> and always uses Bash as the builder, to
+which the supplied builder is passed as a command-line argument.  See
+the Nixpkgs manual for details.</para>
+
+<para>The builder is executed as follows:
+
+<itemizedlist>
+
+  <listitem><para>A temporary directory is created under the directory
+  specified by <envar>TMPDIR</envar> (default
+  <filename>/tmp</filename>) where the build will take place.  The
+  current directory is changed to this directory.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The environment is cleared and set to the derivation
+  attributes, as specified above.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>In addition, the following variables are set:
+
+  <itemizedlist>
+
+    <listitem><para><envar>NIX_BUILD_TOP</envar> contains the path of
+    the temporary directory for this build.</para></listitem>
+
+    <listitem><para>Also, <envar>TMPDIR</envar>,
+    <envar>TEMPDIR</envar>, <envar>TMP</envar>, <envar>TEMP</envar>
+    are set to point to the temporary directory.  This is to prevent
+    the builder from accidentally writing temporary files anywhere
+    else.  Doing so might cause interference by other
+    processes.</para></listitem>
+
+    <listitem><para><envar>PATH</envar> is set to
+    <filename>/path-not-set</filename> to prevent shells from
+    initialising it to their built-in default value.</para></listitem>
+
+    <listitem><para><envar>HOME</envar> is set to
+    <filename>/homeless-shelter</filename> to prevent programs from
+    using <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> or the like to find the
+    user's home directory, which could cause impurity.  Usually, when
+    <envar>HOME</envar> is set, it is used as the location of the home
+    directory, even if it points to a non-existent
+    path.</para></listitem>
+
+    <listitem><para><envar>NIX_STORE</envar> is set to the path of the
+    top-level Nix store directory (typically,
+    <filename>/nix/store</filename>).</para></listitem>
+
+    <listitem><para>For each output declared in
+    <varname>outputs</varname>, the corresponding environment variable
+    is set to point to the intended path in the Nix store for that
+    output.  Each output path is a concatenation of the cryptographic
+    hash of all build inputs, the <varname>name</varname> attribute
+    and the output name.  (The output name is omitted if it’s
+    <literal>out</literal>.)</para></listitem>
+
+  </itemizedlist>
+
+  </para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>If an output path already exists, it is removed.
+  Also, locks are acquired to prevent multiple Nix instances from
+  performing the same build at the same time.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>A log of the combined standard output and error is
+  written to <filename>/nix/var/log/nix</filename>.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The builder is executed with the arguments specified
+  by the attribute <varname>args</varname>.  If it exits with exit
+  code 0, it is considered to have succeeded.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The temporary directory is removed (unless the
+  <option>-K</option> option was specified).</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>If the build was successful, Nix scans each output
+  path for references to input paths by looking for the hash parts of
+  the input paths.  Since these are potential runtime dependencies,
+  Nix registers them as dependencies of the output
+  paths.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>After the build, Nix sets the last-modified
+  timestamp on all files in the build result to 1 (00:00:01 1/1/1970
+  UTC), sets the group to the default group, and sets the mode of the
+  file to 0444 or 0555 (i.e., read-only, with execute permission
+  enabled if the file was originally executable).  Note that possible
+  <literal>setuid</literal> and <literal>setgid</literal> bits are
+  cleared.  Setuid and setgid programs are not currently supported by
+  Nix.  This is because the Nix archives used in deployment have no
+  concept of ownership information, and because it makes the build
+  result dependent on the user performing the build.</para></listitem>
+
+</itemizedlist>
+
+</para>
+
+<xi:include href="advanced-attributes.xml" />
+
+</section>

doc/manual/expressions/expression-language.xml

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+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="ch-expression-language">
+
+<title>Nix Expression Language</title>
+
+<para>The Nix expression language is a pure, lazy, functional
+language.  Purity means that operations in the language don't have
+side-effects (for instance, there is no variable assignment).
+Laziness means that arguments to functions are evaluated only when
+they are needed.  Functional means that functions are
+<quote>normal</quote> values that can be passed around and manipulated
+in interesting ways.  The language is not a full-featured, general
+purpose language.  Its main job is to describe packages,
+compositions of packages, and the variability within
+packages.</para>
+
+<para>This section presents the various features of the
+language.</para>
+
+<xi:include href="language-values.xml" />
+<xi:include href="language-constructs.xml" />
+<xi:include href="language-operators.xml" />
+<xi:include href="derivations.xml" />
+<xi:include href="builtins.xml" />
+
+
+</chapter>

doc/manual/expressions/expression-syntax.xml

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id='sec-expression-syntax'>
+
+<title>Expression Syntax</title>
+
+<example xml:id='ex-hello-nix'><title>Nix expression for GNU Hello
+(<filename>default.nix</filename>)</title>
+<programlisting>
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl }: <co xml:id='ex-hello-nix-co-1' />
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation { <co xml:id='ex-hello-nix-co-2' />
+  name = "hello-2.1.1"; <co xml:id='ex-hello-nix-co-3' />
+  builder = ./builder.sh; <co xml:id='ex-hello-nix-co-4' />
+  src = fetchurl { <co xml:id='ex-hello-nix-co-5' />
+    url = ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/gnu/hello/hello-2.1.1.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "1md7jsfd8pa45z73bz1kszpp01yw6x5ljkjk2hx7wl800any6465";
+  };
+  inherit perl; <co xml:id='ex-hello-nix-co-6' />
+}</programlisting>
+</example>
+
+<para><xref linkend='ex-hello-nix' /> shows a Nix expression for GNU
+Hello.  It's actually already in the Nix Packages collection in
+<filename>pkgs/applications/misc/hello/ex-1/default.nix</filename>.
+It is customary to place each package in a separate directory and call
+the single Nix expression in that directory
+<filename>default.nix</filename>.  The file has the following elements
+(referenced from the figure by number):
+
+<calloutlist>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-nix-co-1'>
+
+    <para>This states that the expression is a
+    <emphasis>function</emphasis> that expects to be called with three
+    arguments: <varname>stdenv</varname>, <varname>fetchurl</varname>,
+    and <varname>perl</varname>.  They are needed to build Hello, but
+    we don't know how to build them here; that's why they are function
+    arguments.  <varname>stdenv</varname> is a package that is used
+    by almost all Nix Packages packages; it provides a
+    <quote>standard</quote> environment consisting of the things you
+    would expect in a basic Unix environment: a C/C++ compiler (GCC,
+    to be precise), the Bash shell, fundamental Unix tools such as
+    <command>cp</command>, <command>grep</command>,
+    <command>tar</command>, etc.  <varname>fetchurl</varname> is a
+    function that downloads files.  <varname>perl</varname> is the
+    Perl interpreter.</para>
+
+    <para>Nix functions generally have the form <literal>{ x, y, ...,
+    z }: e</literal> where <varname>x</varname>, <varname>y</varname>,
+    etc. are the names of the expected arguments, and where
+    <replaceable>e</replaceable> is the body of the function.  So
+    here, the entire remainder of the file is the body of the
+    function; when given the required arguments, the body should
+    describe how to build an instance of the Hello package.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-nix-co-2'>
+
+    <para>So we have to build a package.  Building something from
+    other stuff is called a <emphasis>derivation</emphasis> in Nix (as
+    opposed to sources, which are built by humans instead of
+    computers).  We perform a derivation by calling
+    <varname>stdenv.mkDerivation</varname>.
+    <varname>mkDerivation</varname> is a function provided by
+    <varname>stdenv</varname> that builds a package from a set of
+    <emphasis>attributes</emphasis>.  A set is just a list of
+    key/value pairs where each key is a string and each value is an
+    arbitrary Nix expression.  They take the general form <literal>{
+    <replaceable>name1</replaceable> =
+    <replaceable>expr1</replaceable>; <replaceable>...</replaceable>
+    <replaceable>nameN</replaceable> =
+    <replaceable>exprN</replaceable>; }</literal>.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-nix-co-3'>
+
+    <para>The attribute <varname>name</varname> specifies the symbolic
+    name and version of the package.  Nix doesn't really care about
+    these things, but they are used by for instance <command>nix-env
+    -q</command> to show a <quote>human-readable</quote> name for
+    packages.  This attribute is required by
+    <varname>mkDerivation</varname>.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-nix-co-4'>
+
+    <para>The attribute <varname>builder</varname> specifies the
+    builder.  This attribute can sometimes be omitted, in which case
+    <varname>mkDerivation</varname> will fill in a default builder
+    (which does a <literal>configure; make; make install</literal>, in
+    essence).  Hello is sufficiently simple that the default builder
+    would suffice, but in this case, we will show an actual builder
+    for educational purposes.  The value
+    <command>./builder.sh</command> refers to the shell script shown
+    in <xref linkend='ex-hello-builder' />, discussed below.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-nix-co-5'>
+
+    <para>The builder has to know what the sources of the package
+    are.  Here, the attribute <varname>src</varname> is bound to the
+    result of a call to the <command>fetchurl</command> function.
+    Given a URL and a SHA-256 hash of the expected contents of the file
+    at that URL, this function builds a derivation that downloads the
+    file and checks its hash.  So the sources are a dependency that
+    like all other dependencies is built before Hello itself is
+    built.</para>
+
+    <para>Instead of <varname>src</varname> any other name could have
+    been used, and in fact there can be any number of sources (bound
+    to different attributes).  However, <varname>src</varname> is
+    customary, and it's also expected by the default builder (which we
+    don't use in this example).</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-nix-co-6'>
+
+    <para>Since the derivation requires Perl, we have to pass the
+    value of the <varname>perl</varname> function argument to the
+    builder.  All attributes in the set are actually passed as
+    environment variables to the builder, so declaring an attribute
+
+    <programlisting>
+perl = perl;</programlisting>
+
+    will do the trick: it binds an attribute <varname>perl</varname>
+    to the function argument which also happens to be called
+    <varname>perl</varname>.  However, it looks a bit silly, so there
+    is a shorter syntax.  The <literal>inherit</literal> keyword
+    causes the specified attributes to be bound to whatever variables
+    with the same name happen to be in scope.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+</calloutlist>
+
+</para>
+
+</section>

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id='sec-generic-builder'>
+
+<title>Generic Builder Syntax</title>
+
+<para>Recall from <xref linkend='ex-hello-builder' /> that the builder
+looked something like this:
+
+<programlisting>
+PATH=$perl/bin:$PATH
+tar xvfz $src
+cd hello-*
+./configure --prefix=$out
+make
+make install</programlisting>
+
+The builders for almost all Unix packages look like this — set up some
+environment variables, unpack the sources, configure, build, and
+install.  For this reason the standard environment provides some Bash
+functions that automate the build process.  A builder using the
+generic build facilities in shown in <xref linkend='ex-hello-builder2'
+/>.</para>
+
+<example xml:id='ex-hello-builder2'><title>Build script using the generic
+build functions</title>
+<programlisting>
+buildInputs="$perl" <co xml:id='ex-hello-builder2-co-1' />
+
+source $stdenv/setup <co xml:id='ex-hello-builder2-co-2' />
+
+genericBuild <co xml:id='ex-hello-builder2-co-3' /></programlisting>
+</example>
+
+<calloutlist>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-builder2-co-1'>
+
+    <para>The <envar>buildInputs</envar> variable tells
+    <filename>setup</filename> to use the indicated packages as
+    <quote>inputs</quote>.  This means that if a package provides a
+    <filename>bin</filename> subdirectory, it's added to
+    <envar>PATH</envar>; if it has a <filename>include</filename>
+    subdirectory, it's added to GCC's header search path; and so
+    on.<footnote><para>How does it work? <filename>setup</filename>
+    tries to source the file
+    <filename><replaceable>pkg</replaceable>/nix-support/setup-hook</filename>
+    of all dependencies.  These “setup hooks” can then set up whatever
+    environment variables they want; for instance, the setup hook for
+    Perl sets the <envar>PERL5LIB</envar> environment variable to
+    contain the <filename>lib/site_perl</filename> directories of all
+    inputs.</para></footnote>
+    </para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-builder2-co-2'>
+
+    <para>The function <function>genericBuild</function> is defined in
+    the file <literal>$stdenv/setup</literal>.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-hello-builder2-co-3'>
+
+    <para>The final step calls the shell function
+    <function>genericBuild</function>, which performs the steps that
+    were done explicitly in <xref linkend='ex-hello-builder' />.  The
+    generic builder is smart enough to figure out whether to unpack
+    the sources using <command>gzip</command>,
+    <command>bzip2</command>, etc.  It can be customised in many ways;
+    see the Nixpkgs manual for details.</para>
+
+  </callout>
+
+</calloutlist>
+
+<para>Discerning readers will note that the
+<envar>buildInputs</envar> could just as well have been set in the Nix
+expression, like this:
+
+<programlisting>
+  buildInputs = [ perl ];</programlisting>
+
+The <varname>perl</varname> attribute can then be removed, and the
+builder becomes even shorter:
+
+<programlisting>
+source $stdenv/setup
+genericBuild</programlisting>
+
+In fact, <varname>mkDerivation</varname> provides a default builder
+that looks exactly like that, so it is actually possible to omit the
+builder for Hello entirely.</para>
+
+</section>

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-constructs">
+
+<title>Language Constructs</title>
+
+<simplesect><title>Recursive sets</title>
+
+<para>Recursive sets are just normal sets, but the attributes can
+refer to each other.  For example,
+
+<programlisting>
+rec {
+  x = y;
+  y = 123;
+}.x
+</programlisting>
+
+evaluates to <literal>123</literal>.  Note that without
+<literal>rec</literal> the binding <literal>x = y;</literal> would
+refer to the variable <varname>y</varname> in the surrounding scope,
+if one exists, and would be invalid if no such variable exists.  That
+is, in a normal (non-recursive) set, attributes are not added to the
+lexical scope; in a recursive set, they are.</para>
+
+<para>Recursive sets of course introduce the danger of infinite
+recursion.  For example,
+
+<programlisting>
+rec {
+  x = y;
+  y = x;
+}.x</programlisting>
+
+does not terminate<footnote><para>Actually, Nix detects infinite
+recursion in this case and aborts (<quote>infinite recursion
+encountered</quote>).</para></footnote>.</para>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+<simplesect xml:id="sect-let-expressions"><title>Let-expressions</title>
+
+<para>A let-expression allows you to define local variables for an
+expression.  For instance,
+
+<programlisting>
+let
+  x = "foo";
+  y = "bar";
+in x + y</programlisting>
+
+evaluates to <literal>"foobar"</literal>.
+
+</para>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+<simplesect><title>Inheriting attributes</title>
+
+<para>When defining a set or in a let-expression it is often convenient to copy variables
+from the surrounding lexical scope (e.g., when you want to propagate
+attributes).  This can be shortened using the
+<literal>inherit</literal> keyword.  For instance,
+
+<programlisting>
+let x = 123; in
+{ inherit x;
+  y = 456;
+}</programlisting>
+
+is equivalent to
+
+<programlisting>
+let x = 123; in
+{ x = x;
+  y = 456;
+}</programlisting>
+
+and both evaluate to <literal>{ x = 123; y = 456; }</literal>. (Note that
+this works because <varname>x</varname> is added to the lexical scope
+by the <literal>let</literal> construct.)  It is also possible to
+inherit attributes from another set.  For instance, in this fragment
+from <filename>all-packages.nix</filename>,
+
+<programlisting>
+  graphviz = (import ../tools/graphics/graphviz) {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv libpng libjpeg expat x11 yacc;
+    inherit (xlibs) libXaw;
+  };
+
+  xlibs = {
+    libX11 = ...;
+    libXaw = ...;
+    ...
+  }
+
+  libpng = ...;
+  libjpg = ...;
+  ...</programlisting>
+
+the set used in the function call to the function defined in
+<filename>../tools/graphics/graphviz</filename> inherits a number of
+variables from the surrounding scope (<varname>fetchurl</varname>
+... <varname>yacc</varname>), but also inherits
+<varname>libXaw</varname> (the X Athena Widgets) from the
+<varname>xlibs</varname> (X11 client-side libraries) set.</para>
+
+<para>
+Summarizing the fragment
+
+<programlisting>
+...
+inherit x y z;
+inherit (src-set) a b c;
+...</programlisting>
+
+is equivalent to
+
+<programlisting>
+...
+x = x; y = y; z = z;
+a = src-set.a; b = src-set.b; c = src-set.c;
+...</programlisting>
+
+when used while defining local variables in a let-expression or
+while defining a set.</para>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+<simplesect xml:id="ss-functions"><title>Functions</title>
+
+<para>Functions have the following form:
+
+<programlisting>
+<replaceable>pattern</replaceable>: <replaceable>body</replaceable></programlisting>
+
+The pattern specifies what the argument of the function must look
+like, and binds variables in the body to (parts of) the
+argument.  There are three kinds of patterns:</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+
+
+  <listitem><para>If a pattern is a single identifier, then the
+  function matches any argument.  Example:
+
+  <programlisting>
+let negate = x: !x;
+    concat = x: y: x + y;
+in if negate true then concat "foo" "bar" else ""</programlisting>
+
+  Note that <function>concat</function> is a function that takes one
+  argument and returns a function that takes another argument.  This
+  allows partial parameterisation (i.e., only filling some of the
+  arguments of a function); e.g.,
+
+  <programlisting>
+map (concat "foo") [ "bar" "bla" "abc" ]</programlisting>
+
+  evaluates to <literal>[ "foobar" "foobla"
+  "fooabc" ]</literal>.</para></listitem>
+
+
+  <listitem><para>A <emphasis>set pattern</emphasis> of the form
+  <literal>{ name1, name2, …, nameN }</literal> matches a set
+  containing the listed attributes, and binds the values of those
+  attributes to variables in the function body.  For example, the
+  function
+
+<programlisting>
+{ x, y, z }: z + y + x</programlisting>
+
+  can only be called with a set containing exactly the attributes
+  <varname>x</varname>, <varname>y</varname> and
+  <varname>z</varname>.  No other attributes are allowed.  If you want
+  to allow additional arguments, you can use an ellipsis
+  (<literal>...</literal>):
+
+<programlisting>
+{ x, y, z, ... }: z + y + x</programlisting>
+
+  This works on any set that contains at least the three named
+  attributes.</para>
+
+  <para>It is possible to provide <emphasis>default values</emphasis>
+  for attributes, in which case they are allowed to be missing.  A
+  default value is specified by writing
+  <literal><replaceable>name</replaceable> ?
+  <replaceable>e</replaceable></literal>, where
+  <replaceable>e</replaceable> is an arbitrary expression.  For example,
+
+<programlisting>
+{ x, y ? "foo", z ? "bar" }: z + y + x</programlisting>
+
+  specifies a function that only requires an attribute named
+  <varname>x</varname>, but optionally accepts <varname>y</varname>
+  and <varname>z</varname>.</para></listitem>
+
+
+  <listitem><para>An <literal>@</literal>-pattern provides a means of referring
+  to the whole value being matched:
+
+<programlisting> args@{ x, y, z, ... }: z + y + x + args.a</programlisting>
+
+but can also be written as:
+
+<programlisting> { x, y, z, ... } @ args: z + y + x + args.a</programlisting>
+
+  Here <varname>args</varname> is bound to the entire argument, which
+  is further matched against the pattern <literal>{ x, y, z,
+  ... }</literal>. <literal>@</literal>-pattern makes mainly sense with an 
+  ellipsis(<literal>...</literal>) as you can access attribute names as 
+  <literal>a</literal>, using <literal>args.a</literal>, which was given as an
+  additional attribute to the function.
+  </para>
+
+  <warning>
+   <para>
+    The <literal>args@</literal> expression is bound to the argument passed to the function which
+    means that attributes with defaults that aren't explicitly specified in the function call
+    won't cause an evaluation error, but won't exist in <literal>args</literal>.
+   </para>
+   <para>
+    For instance
+<programlisting>
+let
+  function = args@{ a ? 23, ... }: args;
+in
+ function {}
+</programlisting>
+    will evaluate to an empty attribute set.
+   </para>
+  </warning></listitem>
+
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<para>Note that functions do not have names.  If you want to give them
+a name, you can bind them to an attribute, e.g.,
+
+<programlisting>
+let concat = { x, y }: x + y;
+in concat { x = "foo"; y = "bar"; }</programlisting>
+
+</para>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+<simplesect><title>Conditionals</title>
+
+<para>Conditionals look like this:
+
+<programlisting>
+if <replaceable>e1</replaceable> then <replaceable>e2</replaceable> else <replaceable>e3</replaceable></programlisting>
+
+where <replaceable>e1</replaceable> is an expression that should
+evaluate to a Boolean value (<literal>true</literal> or
+<literal>false</literal>).</para>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+<simplesect><title>Assertions</title>
+
+<para>Assertions are generally used to check that certain requirements
+on or between features and dependencies hold.  They look like this:
+
+<programlisting>
+assert <replaceable>e1</replaceable>; <replaceable>e2</replaceable></programlisting>
+
+where <replaceable>e1</replaceable> is an expression that should
+evaluate to a Boolean value.  If it evaluates to
+<literal>true</literal>, <replaceable>e2</replaceable> is returned;
+otherwise expression evaluation is aborted and a backtrace is printed.</para>
+
+<example xml:id='ex-subversion-nix'><title>Nix expression for Subversion</title>
+<programlisting>
+{ localServer ? false
+, httpServer ? false
+, sslSupport ? false
+, pythonBindings ? false
+, javaSwigBindings ? false
+, javahlBindings ? false
+, stdenv, fetchurl
+, openssl ? null, httpd ? null, db4 ? null, expat, swig ? null, j2sdk ? null
+}:
+
+assert localServer -> db4 != null; <co xml:id='ex-subversion-nix-co-1' />
+assert httpServer -> httpd != null &amp;&amp; httpd.expat == expat; <co xml:id='ex-subversion-nix-co-2' />
+assert sslSupport -> openssl != null &amp;&amp; (httpServer -> httpd.openssl == openssl); <co xml:id='ex-subversion-nix-co-3' />
+assert pythonBindings -> swig != null &amp;&amp; swig.pythonSupport;
+assert javaSwigBindings -> swig != null &amp;&amp; swig.javaSupport;
+assert javahlBindings -> j2sdk != null;
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "subversion-1.1.1";
+  ...
+  openssl = if sslSupport then openssl else null; <co xml:id='ex-subversion-nix-co-4' />
+  ...
+}</programlisting>
+</example>
+
+<para><xref linkend='ex-subversion-nix' /> show how assertions are
+used in the Nix expression for Subversion.</para>
+
+<calloutlist>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-subversion-nix-co-1'>
+    <para>This assertion states that if Subversion is to have support
+    for local repositories, then Berkeley DB is needed.  So if the
+    Subversion function is called with the
+    <varname>localServer</varname> argument set to
+    <literal>true</literal> but the <varname>db4</varname> argument
+    set to <literal>null</literal>, then the evaluation fails.</para>
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-subversion-nix-co-2'>
+    <para>This is a more subtle condition: if Subversion is built with
+    Apache (<literal>httpServer</literal>) support, then the Expat
+    library (an XML library) used by Subversion should be same as the
+    one used by Apache.  This is because in this configuration
+    Subversion code ends up being linked with Apache code, and if the
+    Expat libraries do not match, a build- or runtime link error or
+    incompatibility might occur.</para>
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-subversion-nix-co-3'>
+    <para>This assertion says that in order for Subversion to have SSL
+    support (so that it can access <literal>https</literal> URLs), an
+    OpenSSL library must be passed.  Additionally, it says that
+    <emphasis>if</emphasis> Apache support is enabled, then Apache's
+    OpenSSL should match Subversion's.  (Note that if Apache support
+    is not enabled, we don't care about Apache's OpenSSL.)</para>
+  </callout>
+
+  <callout arearefs='ex-subversion-nix-co-4'>
+    <para>The conditional here is not really related to assertions,
+    but is worth pointing out: it ensures that if SSL support is
+    disabled, then the Subversion derivation is not dependent on
+    OpenSSL, even if a non-<literal>null</literal> value was passed.
+    This prevents an unnecessary rebuild of Subversion if OpenSSL
+    changes.</para>
+  </callout>
+
+</calloutlist>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+
+<simplesect><title>With-expressions</title>
+
+<para>A <emphasis>with-expression</emphasis>,
+
+<programlisting>
+with <replaceable>e1</replaceable>; <replaceable>e2</replaceable></programlisting>
+
+introduces the set <replaceable>e1</replaceable> into the lexical
+scope of the expression <replaceable>e2</replaceable>.  For instance,
+
+<programlisting>
+let as = { x = "foo"; y = "bar"; };
+in with as; x + y</programlisting>
+
+evaluates to <literal>"foobar"</literal> since the
+<literal>with</literal> adds the <varname>x</varname> and
+<varname>y</varname> attributes of <varname>as</varname> to the
+lexical scope in the expression <literal>x + y</literal>.  The most
+common use of <literal>with</literal> is in conjunction with the
+<function>import</function> function.  E.g.,
+
+<programlisting>
+with (import ./definitions.nix); ...</programlisting>
+
+makes all attributes defined in the file
+<filename>definitions.nix</filename> available as if they were defined
+locally in a <literal>let</literal>-expression.</para>
+
+<para>The bindings introduced by <literal>with</literal> do not shadow bindings
+introduced by other means, e.g.
+
+<programlisting>
+let a = 3; in with { a = 1; }; let a = 4; in with { a = 2; }; ...</programlisting>
+
+establishes the same scope as
+
+<programlisting>
+let a = 1; in let a = 2; in let a = 3; in let a = 4; in ...</programlisting>
+
+</para>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+<simplesect><title>Comments</title>
+
+<para>Comments can be single-line, started with a <literal>#</literal>
+character, or inline/multi-line, enclosed within <literal>/*
+... */</literal>.</para>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+</section>

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-language-operators">
+
+<title>Operators</title>
+
+<para><xref linkend='table-operators' /> lists the operators in the
+Nix expression language, in order of precedence (from strongest to
+weakest binding).</para>
+
+<table xml:id='table-operators'>
+  <title>Operators</title>
+  <tgroup cols='3'>
+    <thead>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Name</entry>
+        <entry>Syntax</entry>
+        <entry>Associativity</entry>
+        <entry>Description</entry>
+        <entry>Precedence</entry>
+      </row>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Select</entry>
+        <entry><replaceable>e</replaceable> <literal>.</literal>
+        <replaceable>attrpath</replaceable>
+        [ <literal>or</literal> <replaceable>def</replaceable> ]
+        </entry>
+        <entry>none</entry>
+        <entry>Select attribute denoted by the attribute path
+        <replaceable>attrpath</replaceable> from set
+        <replaceable>e</replaceable>.  (An attribute path is a
+        dot-separated list of attribute names.)  If the attribute
+        doesn’t exist, return <replaceable>def</replaceable> if
+        provided, otherwise abort evaluation.</entry>
+        <entry>1</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Application</entry>
+        <entry><replaceable>e1</replaceable> <replaceable>e2</replaceable></entry>
+        <entry>left</entry>
+        <entry>Call function <replaceable>e1</replaceable> with
+        argument <replaceable>e2</replaceable>.</entry>
+        <entry>2</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Arithmetic Negation</entry>
+        <entry><literal>-</literal> <replaceable>e</replaceable></entry>
+        <entry>none</entry>
+        <entry>Arithmetic negation.</entry>
+        <entry>3</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Has Attribute</entry>
+        <entry><replaceable>e</replaceable> <literal>?</literal>
+        <replaceable>attrpath</replaceable></entry>
+        <entry>none</entry>
+        <entry>Test whether set <replaceable>e</replaceable> contains
+        the attribute denoted by <replaceable>attrpath</replaceable>;
+        return <literal>true</literal> or
+        <literal>false</literal>.</entry>
+        <entry>4</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>List Concatenation</entry>
+        <entry><replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>++</literal> <replaceable>e2</replaceable></entry>
+        <entry>right</entry>
+        <entry>List concatenation.</entry>
+        <entry>5</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Multiplication</entry>
+        <entry>
+          <replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>*</literal> <replaceable>e2</replaceable>,
+        </entry>
+        <entry>left</entry>
+        <entry>Arithmetic multiplication.</entry>
+        <entry>6</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Division</entry>
+        <entry>
+          <replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>/</literal> <replaceable>e2</replaceable>
+        </entry>
+        <entry>left</entry>
+        <entry>Arithmetic division.</entry>
+        <entry>6</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Addition</entry>
+        <entry>
+          <replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>+</literal> <replaceable>e2</replaceable>
+        </entry>
+        <entry>left</entry>
+        <entry>Arithmetic addition.</entry>
+        <entry>7</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Subtraction</entry>
+        <entry>
+          <replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>-</literal> <replaceable>e2</replaceable>
+        </entry>
+        <entry>left</entry>
+        <entry>Arithmetic subtraction.</entry>
+        <entry>7</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>String Concatenation</entry>
+        <entry>
+          <replaceable>string1</replaceable> <literal>+</literal> <replaceable>string2</replaceable>
+        </entry>
+        <entry>left</entry>
+        <entry>String concatenation.</entry>
+        <entry>7</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Not</entry>
+        <entry><literal>!</literal> <replaceable>e</replaceable></entry>
+        <entry>none</entry>
+        <entry>Boolean negation.</entry>
+        <entry>8</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Update</entry>
+        <entry><replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>//</literal>
+        <replaceable>e2</replaceable></entry>
+        <entry>right</entry>
+        <entry>Return a set consisting of the attributes in
+        <replaceable>e1</replaceable> and
+        <replaceable>e2</replaceable> (with the latter taking
+        precedence over the former in case of equally named
+        attributes).</entry>
+        <entry>9</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Less Than</entry>
+        <entry>
+          <replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>&lt;</literal> <replaceable>e2</replaceable>,
+        </entry>
+        <entry>none</entry>
+        <entry>Arithmetic comparison.</entry>
+        <entry>10</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Less Than or Equal To</entry>
+        <entry>
+          <replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>&lt;=</literal> <replaceable>e2</replaceable>
+        </entry>
+        <entry>none</entry>
+        <entry>Arithmetic comparison.</entry>
+        <entry>10</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Greater Than</entry>
+        <entry>
+          <replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>&gt;</literal> <replaceable>e2</replaceable>
+        </entry>
+        <entry>none</entry>
+        <entry>Arithmetic comparison.</entry>
+        <entry>10</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Greater Than or Equal To</entry>
+        <entry>
+          <replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>&gt;=</literal> <replaceable>e2</replaceable>
+        </entry>
+        <entry>none</entry>
+        <entry>Arithmetic comparison.</entry>
+        <entry>10</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Equality</entry>
+        <entry>
+          <replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>==</literal> <replaceable>e2</replaceable>
+        </entry>
+        <entry>none</entry>
+        <entry>Equality.</entry>
+        <entry>11</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Inequality</entry>
+        <entry>
+          <replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>!=</literal> <replaceable>e2</replaceable>
+        </entry>
+        <entry>none</entry>
+        <entry>Inequality.</entry>
+        <entry>11</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Logical AND</entry>
+        <entry><replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>&amp;&amp;</literal>
+        <replaceable>e2</replaceable></entry>
+        <entry>left</entry>
+        <entry>Logical AND.</entry>
+        <entry>12</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Logical OR</entry>
+        <entry><replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>||</literal>
+        <replaceable>e2</replaceable></entry>
+        <entry>left</entry>
+        <entry>Logical OR.</entry>
+        <entry>13</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <entry>Logical Implication</entry>
+        <entry><replaceable>e1</replaceable> <literal>-></literal>
+        <replaceable>e2</replaceable></entry>
+        <entry>none</entry>
+        <entry>Logical implication (equivalent to
+        <literal>!<replaceable>e1</replaceable> ||
+        <replaceable>e2</replaceable></literal>).</entry>
+        <entry>14</entry>
+      </row>
+    </tbody>
+  </tgroup>
+</table>
+
+</section>

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id='ssec-values'>
+
+<title>Values</title>
+
+
+<simplesect><title>Simple Values</title>
+
+<para>Nix has the following basic data types:
+
+<itemizedlist>
+
+  <listitem>
+
+    <para><emphasis>Strings</emphasis> can be written in three
+    ways.</para>
+
+    <para>The most common way is to enclose the string between double
+    quotes, e.g., <literal>"foo bar"</literal>.  Strings can span
+    multiple lines.  The special characters <literal>"</literal> and
+    <literal>\</literal> and the character sequence
+    <literal>${</literal> must be escaped by prefixing them with a
+    backslash (<literal>\</literal>).  Newlines, carriage returns and
+    tabs can be written as <literal>\n</literal>,
+    <literal>\r</literal> and <literal>\t</literal>,
+    respectively.</para>
+
+    <para>You can include the result of an expression into a string by
+    enclosing it in
+    <literal>${<replaceable>...</replaceable>}</literal>, a feature
+    known as <emphasis>antiquotation</emphasis>.  The enclosed
+    expression must evaluate to something that can be coerced into a
+    string (meaning that it must be a string, a path, or a
+    derivation).  For instance, rather than writing
+
+<programlisting>
+"--with-freetype2-library=" + freetype + "/lib"</programlisting>
+
+    (where <varname>freetype</varname> is a derivation), you can
+    instead write the more natural
+
+<programlisting>
+"--with-freetype2-library=${freetype}/lib"</programlisting>
+
+    The latter is automatically translated to the former.  A more
+    complicated example (from the Nix expression for <link
+    xlink:href='http://www.trolltech.com/products/qt'>Qt</link>):
+
+<programlisting>
+configureFlags = "
+  -system-zlib -system-libpng -system-libjpeg
+  ${if openglSupport then "-dlopen-opengl
+    -L${mesa}/lib -I${mesa}/include
+    -L${libXmu}/lib -I${libXmu}/include" else ""}
+  ${if threadSupport then "-thread" else "-no-thread"}
+";</programlisting>
+
+    Note that Nix expressions and strings can be arbitrarily nested;
+    in this case the outer string contains various antiquotations that
+    themselves contain strings (e.g., <literal>"-thread"</literal>),
+    some of which in turn contain expressions (e.g.,
+    <literal>${mesa}</literal>).</para>
+
+    <para>The second way to write string literals is as an
+    <emphasis>indented string</emphasis>, which is enclosed between
+    pairs of <emphasis>double single-quotes</emphasis>, like so:
+
+<programlisting>
+''
+  This is the first line.
+  This is the second line.
+    This is the third line.
+''</programlisting>
+
+    This kind of string literal intelligently strips indentation from
+    the start of each line.  To be precise, it strips from each line a
+    number of spaces equal to the minimal indentation of the string as
+    a whole (disregarding the indentation of empty lines).  For
+    instance, the first and second line are indented two space, while
+    the third line is indented four spaces.  Thus, two spaces are
+    stripped from each line, so the resulting string is
+
+<programlisting>
+"This is the first line.\nThis is the second line.\n  This is the third line.\n"</programlisting>
+
+    </para>
+
+    <para>Note that the whitespace and newline following the opening
+    <literal>''</literal> is ignored if there is no non-whitespace
+    text on the initial line.</para>
+
+    <para>Antiquotation
+    (<literal>${<replaceable>expr</replaceable>}</literal>) is
+    supported in indented strings.</para>
+
+    <para>Since <literal>${</literal> and <literal>''</literal> have
+    special meaning in indented strings, you need a way to quote them.
+    <literal>$</literal> can be escaped by prefixing it with
+    <literal>''</literal> (that is, two single quotes), i.e.,
+    <literal>''$</literal>. <literal>''</literal> can be escaped by
+    prefixing it with <literal>'</literal>, i.e.,
+    <literal>'''</literal>. <literal>$</literal> removes any special meaning
+    from the following <literal>$</literal>. Linefeed, carriage-return and tab
+    characters can be written as <literal>''\n</literal>,
+    <literal>''\r</literal>, <literal>''\t</literal>, and <literal>''\</literal>
+    escapes any other character.
+
+    </para>
+
+    <para>Indented strings are primarily useful in that they allow
+    multi-line string literals to follow the indentation of the
+    enclosing Nix expression, and that less escaping is typically
+    necessary for strings representing languages such as shell scripts
+    and configuration files because <literal>''</literal> is much less
+    common than <literal>"</literal>.  Example:
+
+<programlisting>
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  <replaceable>...</replaceable>
+  postInstall =
+    ''
+      mkdir $out/bin $out/etc
+      cp foo $out/bin
+      echo "Hello World" > $out/etc/foo.conf
+      ${if enableBar then "cp bar $out/bin" else ""}
+    '';
+  <replaceable>...</replaceable>
+}
+</programlisting>
+
+    </para>
+
+    <para>Finally, as a convenience, <emphasis>URIs</emphasis> as
+    defined in appendix B of <link
+    xlink:href='http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt'>RFC 2396</link>
+    can be written <emphasis>as is</emphasis>, without quotes.  For
+    instance, the string
+    <literal>"http://example.org/foo.tar.bz2"</literal>
+    can also be written as
+    <literal>http://example.org/foo.tar.bz2</literal>.</para>
+
+  </listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>Numbers, which can be <emphasis>integers</emphasis> (like
+  <literal>123</literal>) or <emphasis>floating point</emphasis> (like
+  <literal>123.43</literal> or <literal>.27e13</literal>).</para>
+
+  <para>Numbers are type-compatible: pure integer operations will always
+  return integers, whereas any operation involving at least one floating point
+  number will have a floating point number as a result.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para><emphasis>Paths</emphasis>, e.g.,
+  <filename>/bin/sh</filename> or <filename>./builder.sh</filename>.
+  A path must contain at least one slash to be recognised as such; for
+  instance, <filename>builder.sh</filename> is not a
+  path<footnote><para>It's parsed as an expression that selects the
+  attribute <varname>sh</varname> from the variable
+  <varname>builder</varname>.</para></footnote>.  If the file name is
+  relative, i.e., if it does not begin with a slash, it is made
+  absolute at parse time relative to the directory of the Nix
+  expression that contained it.  For instance, if a Nix expression in
+  <filename>/foo/bar/bla.nix</filename> refers to
+  <filename>../xyzzy/fnord.nix</filename>, the absolute path is
+  <filename>/foo/xyzzy/fnord.nix</filename>.</para>
+
+  <para>If the first component of a path is a <literal>~</literal>,
+  it is interpreted as if the rest of the path were relative to the
+  user's home directory. e.g. <filename>~/foo</filename> would be
+  equivalent to <filename>/home/edolstra/foo</filename> for a user
+  whose home directory is <filename>/home/edolstra</filename>.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>Paths can also be specified between angle brackets, e.g.
+  <literal>&lt;nixpkgs&gt;</literal>. This means that the directories
+  listed in the environment variable
+  <envar linkend="env-NIX_PATH">NIX_PATH</envar> will be searched
+  for the given file or directory name.
+  </para>
+
+  </listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para><emphasis>Booleans</emphasis> with values
+  <literal>true</literal> and
+  <literal>false</literal>.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The null value, denoted as
+  <literal>null</literal>.</para></listitem>
+
+</itemizedlist>
+
+</para>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+<simplesect><title>Lists</title>
+
+<para>Lists are formed by enclosing a whitespace-separated list of
+values between square brackets.  For example,
+
+<programlisting>
+[ 123 ./foo.nix "abc" (f { x = y; }) ]</programlisting>
+
+defines a list of four elements, the last being the result of a call
+to the function <varname>f</varname>.  Note that function calls have
+to be enclosed in parentheses.  If they had been omitted, e.g.,
+
+<programlisting>
+[ 123 ./foo.nix "abc" f { x = y; } ]</programlisting>
+
+the result would be a list of five elements, the fourth one being a
+function and the fifth being a set.</para>
+
+<para>Note that lists are only lazy in values, and they are strict in length.
+</para>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+<simplesect><title>Sets</title>
+
+<para>Sets are really the core of the language, since ultimately the
+Nix language is all about creating derivations, which are really just
+sets of attributes to be passed to build scripts.</para>
+
+<para>Sets are just a list of name/value pairs (called
+<emphasis>attributes</emphasis>) enclosed in curly brackets, where
+each value is an arbitrary expression terminated by a semicolon.  For
+example:
+
+<programlisting>
+{ x = 123;
+  text = "Hello";
+  y = f { bla = 456; };
+}</programlisting>
+
+This defines a set with attributes named <varname>x</varname>,
+<varname>text</varname>, <varname>y</varname>.  The order of the
+attributes is irrelevant.  An attribute name may only occur
+once.</para>
+
+<para>Attributes can be selected from a set using the
+<literal>.</literal> operator.  For instance,
+
+<programlisting>
+{ a = "Foo"; b = "Bar"; }.a</programlisting>
+
+evaluates to <literal>"Foo"</literal>.  It is possible to provide a
+default value in an attribute selection using the
+<literal>or</literal> keyword.  For example,
+
+<programlisting>
+{ a = "Foo"; b = "Bar"; }.c or "Xyzzy"</programlisting>
+
+will evaluate to <literal>"Xyzzy"</literal> because there is no
+<varname>c</varname> attribute in the set.</para>
+
+<para>You can use arbitrary double-quoted strings as attribute
+names:
+
+<programlisting>
+{ "foo ${bar}" = 123; "nix-1.0" = 456; }."foo ${bar}"
+</programlisting>
+
+This will evaluate to <literal>123</literal> (Assuming
+<literal>bar</literal> is antiquotable). In the case where an
+attribute name is just a single antiquotation, the quotes can be
+dropped:
+
+<programlisting>
+{ foo = 123; }.${bar} or 456 </programlisting>
+
+This will evaluate to <literal>123</literal> if
+<literal>bar</literal> evaluates to <literal>"foo"</literal> when
+coerced to a string and <literal>456</literal> otherwise (again
+assuming <literal>bar</literal> is antiquotable).</para>
+
+<para>In the special case where an attribute name inside of a set declaration
+evaluates to <literal>null</literal> (which is normally an error, as
+<literal>null</literal> is not antiquotable), that attribute is simply not
+added to the set:
+
+<programlisting>
+{ ${if foo then "bar" else null} = true; }</programlisting>
+
+This will evaluate to <literal>{}</literal> if <literal>foo</literal>
+evaluates to <literal>false</literal>.</para>
+
+<para>A set that has a <literal>__functor</literal> attribute whose value
+is callable (i.e. is itself a function or a set with a
+<literal>__functor</literal> attribute whose value is callable) can be
+applied as if it were a function, with the set itself passed in first
+, e.g.,
+
+<programlisting>
+let add = { __functor = self: x: x + self.x; };
+    inc = add // { x = 1; };
+in inc 1
+</programlisting>
+
+evaluates to <literal>2</literal>. This can be used to attach metadata to a
+function without the caller needing to treat it specially, or to implement
+a form of object-oriented programming, for example.
+
+</para>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+</section>

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id='sec-building-simple'>
+
+<title>Building and Testing</title>
+
+<para>You can now try to build Hello.  Of course, you could do
+<literal>nix-env -i hello</literal>, but you may not want to install a
+possibly broken package just yet.  The best way to test the package is by
+using the command <command linkend="sec-nix-build">nix-build</command>,
+which builds a Nix expression and creates a symlink named
+<filename>result</filename> in the current directory:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-build -A hello
+building path `/nix/store/632d2b22514d...-hello-2.1.1'
+hello-2.1.1/
+hello-2.1.1/intl/
+hello-2.1.1/intl/ChangeLog
+<replaceable>...</replaceable>
+
+$ ls -l result
+lrwxrwxrwx ... 2006-09-29 10:43 result -> /nix/store/632d2b22514d...-hello-2.1.1
+
+$ ./result/bin/hello
+Hello, world!</screen>
+
+The <link linkend='opt-attr'><option>-A</option></link> option selects
+the <literal>hello</literal> attribute.  This is faster than using the
+symbolic package name specified by the <literal>name</literal>
+attribute (which also happens to be <literal>hello</literal>) and is
+unambiguous (there can be multiple packages with the symbolic name
+<literal>hello</literal>, but there can be only one attribute in a set
+named <literal>hello</literal>).</para>
+
+<para><command>nix-build</command> registers the
+<filename>./result</filename> symlink as a garbage collection root, so
+unless and until you delete the <filename>./result</filename> symlink,
+the output of the build will be safely kept on your system.  You can
+use <command>nix-build</command>’s <option
+linkend='opt-out-link'>-o</option> switch to give the symlink another
+name.</para>
+
+<para>Nix has transactional semantics.  Once a build finishes
+successfully, Nix makes a note of this in its database: it registers
+that the path denoted by <envar>out</envar> is now
+<quote>valid</quote>.  If you try to build the derivation again, Nix
+will see that the path is already valid and finish immediately.  If a
+build fails, either because it returns a non-zero exit code, because
+Nix or the builder are killed, or because the machine crashes, then
+the output paths will not be registered as valid.  If you try to build
+the derivation again, Nix will remove the output paths if they exist
+(e.g., because the builder died half-way through <literal>make
+install</literal>) and try again.  Note that there is no
+<quote>negative caching</quote>: Nix doesn't remember that a build
+failed, and so a failed build can always be repeated.  This is because
+Nix cannot distinguish between permanent failures (e.g., a compiler
+error due to a syntax error in the source) and transient failures
+(e.g., a disk full condition).</para>
+
+<para>Nix also performs locking.  If you run multiple Nix builds
+simultaneously, and they try to build the same derivation, the first
+Nix instance that gets there will perform the build, while the others
+block (or perform other derivations if available) until the build
+finishes:
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-build -A hello
+waiting for lock on `/nix/store/0h5b7hp8d4hqfrw8igvx97x1xawrjnac-hello-2.1.1x'</screen>
+
+So it is always safe to run multiple instances of Nix in parallel
+(which isn’t the case with, say, <command>make</command>).</para>
+
+<para>If you have a system with multiple CPUs, you may want to have
+Nix build different derivations in parallel (insofar as possible).
+Just pass the option <link linkend='opt-max-jobs'><option>-j
+<replaceable>N</replaceable></option></link>, where
+<replaceable>N</replaceable> is the maximum number of jobs to be run
+in parallel, or set.  Typically this should be the number of
+CPUs.</para>
+
+</section>

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+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="ch-simple-expression">
+
+<title>A Simple Nix Expression</title>
+
+<para>This section shows how to add and test the <link
+xlink:href='http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/hello.html'>GNU Hello
+package</link> to the Nix Packages collection.  Hello is a program
+that prints out the text <quote>Hello, world!</quote>.</para>
+
+<para>To add a package to the Nix Packages collection, you generally
+need to do three things:
+
+<orderedlist>
+
+  <listitem><para>Write a Nix expression for the package.  This is a
+  file that describes all the inputs involved in building the package,
+  such as dependencies, sources, and so on.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>Write a <emphasis>builder</emphasis>.  This is a
+  shell script<footnote><para>In fact, it can be written in any
+  language, but typically it's a <command>bash</command> shell
+  script.</para></footnote> that actually builds the package from
+  the inputs.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>Add the package to the file
+  <filename>pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix</filename>.  The Nix
+  expression written in the first step is a
+  <emphasis>function</emphasis>; it requires other packages in order
+  to build it.  In this step you put it all together, i.e., you call
+  the function with the right arguments to build the actual
+  package.</para></listitem>
+
+</orderedlist>
+
+</para>
+
+<xi:include href="expression-syntax.xml" />
+<xi:include href="build-script.xml" />
+<xi:include href="arguments-variables.xml" />
+<xi:include href="simple-building-testing.xml" />
+<xi:include href="generic-builder.xml" />
+
+</chapter>

doc/manual/expressions/writing-nix-expressions.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<part xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id='chap-writing-nix-expressions'>
+
+<title>Writing Nix Expressions</title>
+
+<partintro>
+<para>This chapter shows you how to write Nix expressions, which 
+instruct Nix how to build packages.  It starts with a
+simple example (a Nix expression for GNU Hello), and then moves
+on to a more in-depth look at the Nix expression language.</para>
+
+<note><para>This chapter is mostly about the Nix expression language.
+For more extensive information on adding packages to the Nix Packages
+collection (such as functions in the standard environment and coding
+conventions), please consult <link
+xlink:href="http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/">its
+manual</link>.</para></note>
+</partintro>
+
+<xi:include href="simple-expression.xml" />
+<xi:include href="expression-language.xml" />
+
+</part>

doc/manual/generate-builtins.nix

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-with builtins;
-with import ./utils.nix;
-
-builtins:
-
-concatStrings (map
-  (name:
-    let builtin = builtins.${name}; in
-    "  - `builtins.${name}` " + concatStringsSep " " (map (s: "*${s}*") builtin.args)
-    + "  \n\n"
-    + concatStrings (map (s: "    ${s}\n") (splitLines builtin.doc)) + "\n\n"
-  )
-  (attrNames builtins))
-

doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix

@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-command:
-
-with builtins;
-with import ./utils.nix;
-
-let
-
-  showCommand =
-    { command, def, filename }:
-    ''
-      **Warning**: This program is **experimental** and its interface is subject to change.
-    ''
-    + "# Name\n\n"
-    + "`${command}` - ${def.description}\n\n"
-    + "# Synopsis\n\n"
-    + showSynopsis { inherit command; args = def.args; }
-    + (if def.commands or {} != {}
-       then
-         let
-           categories = sort (x: y: x.id < y.id) (unique (map (cmd: cmd.category) (attrValues def.commands)));
-           listCommands = cmds:
-             concatStrings (map (name:
-               "* [`${command} ${name}`](./${appendName filename name}.md) - ${cmds.${name}.description}\n")
-               (attrNames cmds));
-         in
-         "where *subcommand* is one of the following:\n\n"
-         # FIXME: group by category
-         + (if length categories > 1
-            then
-              concatStrings (map
-                (cat:
-                  "**${toString cat.description}:**\n\n"
-                  + listCommands (filterAttrs (n: v: v.category == cat) def.commands)
-                  + "\n"
-                ) categories)
-              + "\n"
-            else
-              listCommands def.commands
-              + "\n")
-       else "")
-    + (if def ? doc
-       then def.doc + "\n\n"
-       else "")
-    + (let s = showOptions def.flags; in
-       if s != ""
-       then "# Options\n\n${s}"
-       else "")
-  ;
-
-  appendName = filename: name: (if filename == "nix" then "nix3" else filename) + "-" + name;
-
-  showOptions = flags:
-    let
-      categories = sort builtins.lessThan (unique (map (cmd: cmd.category) (attrValues flags)));
-    in
-      concatStrings (map
-        (cat:
-          (if cat != ""
-           then "**${cat}:**\n\n"
-           else "")
-          + concatStrings
-            (map (longName:
-              let
-                flag = flags.${longName};
-              in
-                "  - `--${longName}`"
-                + (if flag ? shortName then " / `-${flag.shortName}`" else "")
-                + (if flag ? labels then " " + (concatStringsSep " " (map (s: "*${s}*") flag.labels)) else "")
-                + "  \n"
-                + "    " + flag.description + "\n\n"
-            ) (attrNames (filterAttrs (n: v: v.category == cat) flags))))
-        categories);
-
-  showSynopsis =
-    { command, args }:
-    "`${command}` [*option*...] ${concatStringsSep " "
-      (map (arg: "*${arg.label}*" + (if arg ? arity then "" else "...")) args)}\n\n";
-
-  processCommand = { command, def, filename }:
-    [ { name = filename + ".md"; value = showCommand { inherit command def filename; }; inherit command; } ]
-    ++ concatMap
-      (name: processCommand {
-        filename = appendName filename name;
-        command = command + " " + name;
-        def = def.commands.${name};
-      })
-      (attrNames def.commands or {});
-
-in
-
-let
-  manpages = processCommand { filename = "nix"; command = "nix"; def = command; };
-  summary = concatStrings (map (manpage: "    - [${manpage.command}](command-ref/new-cli/${manpage.name})\n") manpages);
-in
-(listToAttrs manpages) // { "SUMMARY.md" = summary; }

doc/manual/generate-options.nix

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-with builtins;
-with import ./utils.nix;
-
-options:
-
-concatStrings (map
-  (name:
-    let option = options.${name}; in
-    "  - `${name}`  \n\n"
-    + concatStrings (map (s: "    ${s}\n") (splitLines option.description)) + "\n\n"
-    + "    **Default:** " + (
-      if option.value == "" || option.value == []
-      then "*empty*"
-      else if isBool option.value
-      then (if option.value then "`true`" else "`false`")
-      else
-        # n.b. a StringMap value type is specified as a string, but
-        # this shows the value type.  The empty stringmap is "null" in
-        # JSON, but that converts to "{ }" here.
-        (if isAttrs option.value then "`\"\"`"
-         else "`" + toString option.value + "`")) + "\n\n"
-    + (if option.aliases != []
-       then "    **Deprecated alias:** " + (concatStringsSep ", " (map (s: "`${s}`") option.aliases)) + "\n\n"
-       else "")
-    )
-  (attrNames options))

doc/manual/glossary/glossary.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+<appendix xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+          xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+          xml:id="part-glossary">
+
+<title>Glossary</title>
+
+
+<glosslist>
+
+
+<glossentry xml:id="gloss-derivation"><glossterm>derivation</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>A description of a build action.  The result of a
+  derivation is a store object.  Derivations are typically specified
+  in Nix expressions using the <link
+  linkend="ssec-derivation"><function>derivation</function>
+  primitive</link>.  These are translated into low-level
+  <emphasis>store derivations</emphasis> (implicitly by
+  <command>nix-env</command> and <command>nix-build</command>, or
+  explicitly by <command>nix-instantiate</command>).</para></glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+<glossentry><glossterm>store</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>The location in the file system where store objects
+  live.  Typically <filename>/nix/store</filename>.</para></glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+<glossentry><glossterm>store path</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>The location in the file system of a store object,
+  i.e., an immediate child of the Nix store
+  directory.</para></glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+<glossentry><glossterm>store object</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>A file that is an immediate child of the Nix store
+  directory.  These can be regular files, but also entire directory
+  trees.  Store objects can be sources (objects copied from outside of
+  the store), derivation outputs (objects produced by running a build
+  action), or derivations (files describing a build
+  action).</para></glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+<glossentry xml:id="gloss-substitute"><glossterm>substitute</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>A substitute is a command invocation stored in the
+  Nix database that describes how to build a store object, bypassing
+  the normal build mechanism (i.e., derivations).  Typically, the
+  substitute builds the store object by downloading a pre-built
+  version of the store object from some server.</para></glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+<glossentry><glossterm>purity</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>The assumption that equal Nix derivations when run
+  always produce the same output.  This cannot be guaranteed in
+  general (e.g., a builder can rely on external inputs such as the
+  network or the system time) but the Nix model assumes
+  it.</para></glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+<glossentry><glossterm>Nix expression</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>A high-level description of software packages and
+  compositions thereof.  Deploying software using Nix entails writing
+  Nix expressions for your packages.  Nix expressions are translated
+  to derivations that are stored in the Nix store.  These derivations
+  can then be built.</para></glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+<glossentry xml:id="gloss-reference"><glossterm>reference</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef>
+    <para>A store path <varname>P</varname> is said to have a
+    reference to a store path <varname>Q</varname> if the store object
+    at <varname>P</varname> contains the path <varname>Q</varname>
+    somewhere. The <emphasis>references</emphasis> of a store path are
+    the set of store paths to which it has a reference.
+    </para>
+    <para>A derivation can reference other derivations and sources
+    (but not output paths), whereas an output path only references other
+    output paths.
+    </para>
+  </glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+<glossentry xml:id="gloss-reachable"><glossterm>reachable</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>A store path <varname>Q</varname> is reachable from
+  another store path <varname>P</varname> if <varname>Q</varname> is in the
+  <link linkend="gloss-closure">closure</link> of the
+  <link linkend="gloss-reference">references</link> relation.
+  </para></glossdef>
+</glossentry>
+
+<glossentry xml:id="gloss-closure"><glossterm>closure</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>The closure of a store path is the set of store
+  paths that are directly or indirectly “reachable” from that store
+  path; that is, it’s the closure of the path under the <link
+  linkend="gloss-reference">references</link> relation. For a package, the
+  closure of its derivation is equivalent to the build-time
+  dependencies, while the closure of its output path is equivalent to its
+  runtime dependencies. For correct deployment it is necessary to deploy whole
+  closures, since otherwise at runtime files could be missing. The command
+  <command>nix-store -qR</command> prints out closures of store paths.
+  </para>
+  <para>As an example, if the store object at path <varname>P</varname> contains
+  a reference to path <varname>Q</varname>, then <varname>Q</varname> is
+  in the closure of <varname>P</varname>. Further, if <varname>Q</varname>
+  references <varname>R</varname> then <varname>R</varname> is also in
+  the closure of <varname>P</varname>.
+  </para></glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+<glossentry xml:id="gloss-output-path"><glossterm>output path</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>A store path produced by a derivation.</para></glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+<glossentry xml:id="gloss-deriver"><glossterm>deriver</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>The deriver of an <link
+  linkend="gloss-output-path">output path</link> is the store
+  derivation that built it.</para></glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+<glossentry xml:id="gloss-validity"><glossterm>validity</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>A store path is considered
+  <emphasis>valid</emphasis> if it exists in the file system, is
+  listed in the Nix database as being valid, and if all paths in its
+  closure are also valid.</para></glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+<glossentry xml:id="gloss-user-env"><glossterm>user environment</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>An automatically generated store object that
+  consists of a set of symlinks to “active” applications, i.e., other
+  store paths.  These are generated automatically by <link
+  linkend="sec-nix-env"><command>nix-env</command></link>.  See <xref
+  linkend="sec-profiles" />.</para>
+
+  </glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+<glossentry xml:id="gloss-profile"><glossterm>profile</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>A symlink to the current <link
+  linkend="gloss-user-env">user environment</link> of a user, e.g.,
+  <filename>/nix/var/nix/profiles/default</filename>.</para></glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+<glossentry xml:id="gloss-nar"><glossterm>NAR</glossterm>
+
+  <glossdef><para>A <emphasis>N</emphasis>ix
+  <emphasis>AR</emphasis>chive.  This is a serialisation of a path in
+  the Nix store.  It can contain regular files, directories and
+  symbolic links.  NARs are generated and unpacked using
+  <command>nix-store --dump</command> and <command>nix-store
+  --restore</command>.</para></glossdef>
+
+</glossentry>
+
+
+
+</glosslist>
+
+
+</appendix>

doc/manual/hacking.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<appendix xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+          xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+          xml:id="chap-hacking">
+
+<title>Hacking</title>
+
+<para>This section provides some notes on how to hack on Nix.  To get
+the latest version of Nix from GitHub:
+<screen>
+$ git clone git://github.com/NixOS/nix.git
+$ cd nix
+</screen>
+</para>
+
+<para>To build it and its dependencies:
+<screen>
+$ nix-build release.nix -A build.x86_64-linux
+</screen>
+</para>
+
+<para>To build all dependencies and start a shell in which all
+environment variables are set up so that those dependencies can be
+found:
+<screen>
+$ nix-shell
+</screen>
+To build Nix itself in this shell:
+<screen>
+[nix-shell]$ ./bootstrap.sh
+[nix-shell]$ configurePhase
+[nix-shell]$ make
+</screen>
+To install it in <literal>$(pwd)/inst</literal> and test it:
+<screen>
+[nix-shell]$ make install
+[nix-shell]$ make installcheck
+</screen>
+
+</para>
+
+</appendix>

doc/manual/installation/building-source.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-building-source">
+
+<title>Building Nix from Source</title>
+
+<para>After unpacking or checking out the Nix sources, issue the
+following commands:
+
+<screen>
+$ ./configure <replaceable>options...</replaceable>
+$ make
+$ make install</screen>
+
+Nix requires GNU Make so you may need to invoke
+<command>gmake</command> instead.</para>
+
+<para>When building from the Git repository, these should be preceded
+by the command:
+
+<screen>
+$ ./bootstrap.sh</screen>
+
+</para>
+
+<para>The installation path can be specified by passing the
+<option>--prefix=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></option> to
+<command>configure</command>.  The default installation directory is
+<filename>/usr/local</filename>.  You can change this to any location
+you like.  You must have write permission to the
+<replaceable>prefix</replaceable> path.</para>
+
+<para>Nix keeps its <emphasis>store</emphasis> (the place where
+packages are stored) in <filename>/nix/store</filename> by default.
+This can be changed using
+<option>--with-store-dir=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option>.</para>
+
+<warning><para>It is best <emphasis>not</emphasis> to change the Nix
+store from its default, since doing so makes it impossible to use
+pre-built binaries from the standard Nixpkgs channels — that is, all
+packages will need to be built from source.</para></warning>
+
+<para>Nix keeps state (such as its database and log files) in
+<filename>/nix/var</filename> by default.  This can be changed using
+<option>--localstatedir=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option>.</para>
+
+</section>

doc/manual/installation/env-variables.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="ch-env-variables">
+
+<title>Environment Variables</title>
+
+<para>To use Nix, some environment variables should be set.  In
+particular, <envar>PATH</envar> should contain the directories
+<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/bin</filename> and
+<filename>~/.nix-profile/bin</filename>.  The first directory contains
+the Nix tools themselves, while <filename>~/.nix-profile</filename> is
+a symbolic link to the current <emphasis>user environment</emphasis>
+(an automatically generated package consisting of symlinks to
+installed packages).  The simplest way to set the required environment
+variables is to include the file
+<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename>
+in your <filename>~/.profile</filename> (or similar), like this:</para>
+
+<screen>
+source <replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</screen>
+
+<section xml:id="sec-nix-ssl-cert-file">
+
+<title><envar>NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE</envar></title>
+
+<para>If you need to specify a custom certificate bundle to account
+for an HTTPS-intercepting man in the middle proxy, you must specify
+the path to the certificate bundle in the environment variable
+<envar>NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE</envar>.</para>
+
+
+<para>If you don't specify a <envar>NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE</envar>
+manually, Nix will install and use its own certificate
+bundle.</para>
+
+<procedure>
+  <step><para>Set the environment variable and install Nix</para>
+    <screen>
+$ export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt
+$ sh &lt;(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install)
+</screen></step>
+
+  <step><para>In the shell profile and rc files (for example,
+  <filename>/etc/bashrc</filename>, <filename>/etc/zshrc</filename>),
+  add the following line:</para>
+<programlisting>
+export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt
+</programlisting>
+</step>
+</procedure>
+
+<note><para>You must not add the export and then do the install, as
+the Nix installer will detect the presense of Nix configuration, and
+abort.</para></note>
+
+<section xml:id="sec-nix-ssl-cert-file-with-nix-daemon-and-macos">
+<title><envar>NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE</envar> with macOS and the Nix daemon</title>
+
+<para>On macOS you must specify the environment variable for the Nix
+daemon service, then restart it:</para>
+
+<screen>
+$ sudo launchctl setenv NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE /etc/ssl/my-certificate-bundle.crt
+$ sudo launchctl kickstart -k system/org.nixos.nix-daemon
+</screen>
+</section>
+
+<section xml:id="sec-installer-proxy-settings">
+
+<title>Proxy Environment Variables</title>
+
+<para>The Nix installer has special handling for these proxy-related
+environment variables:
+<varname>http_proxy</varname>, <varname>https_proxy</varname>,
+<varname>ftp_proxy</varname>, <varname>no_proxy</varname>,
+<varname>HTTP_PROXY</varname>, <varname>HTTPS_PROXY</varname>,
+<varname>FTP_PROXY</varname>, <varname>NO_PROXY</varname>.
+</para>
+<para>If any of these variables are set when running the Nix installer,
+then the installer will create an override file at
+<filename>/etc/systemd/system/nix-daemon.service.d/override.conf</filename>
+so <command>nix-daemon</command> will use them.
+</para>
+</section>
+
+</section>
+</chapter>

doc/manual/installation/installation.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<part xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="chap-installation">
+
+<title>Installation</title>
+
+<partintro>
+<para>This section describes how to install and configure Nix for first-time use.</para>
+</partintro>
+
+<xi:include href="supported-platforms.xml" />
+<xi:include href="installing-binary.xml" />
+<xi:include href="installing-source.xml" />
+<xi:include href="nix-security.xml" />
+<xi:include href="env-variables.xml" />
+
+<!-- TODO: should be updated
+<section><title>Upgrading Nix through Nix</title>
+
+<para>You can install the latest stable version of Nix through Nix
+itself by subscribing to the channel <link
+xlink:href="http://nixos.org/releases/nix/channels/nix-stable" />,
+or the latest unstable version by subscribing to the channel <link
+xlink:href="http://nixos.org/releases/nix/channels/nix-unstable" />.
+You can also do a <link linkend="sec-one-click">one-click
+installation</link> by clicking on the package links at <link
+xlink:href="http://nixos.org/releases/full-index-nix.html" />.</para>
+
+</section>
+-->
+
+</part>

doc/manual/installation/installing-binary.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,469 @@
+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="ch-installing-binary">
+
+<title>Installing a Binary Distribution</title>
+
+<para>
+  If you are using Linux or macOS versions up to 10.14 (Mojave), the
+  easiest way to install Nix is to run the following command:
+</para>
+
+<screen>
+  $ sh &lt;(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install)
+</screen>
+
+<para>
+  If you're using macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or newer, consult
+  <link linkend="sect-macos-installation">the macOS installation instructions</link>
+  before installing.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+  As of Nix 2.1.0, the Nix installer will always default to creating a
+  single-user installation, however opting in to the multi-user
+  installation is highly recommended.
+  <!-- TODO: this explains *neither* why the default version is
+  single-user, nor why we'd recommend multi-user over the default.
+  True prospective users don't have much basis for evaluating this.
+  What's it to me? Who should pick which? Why? What if I pick wrong?
+  -->
+</para>
+
+<section xml:id="sect-single-user-installation">
+  <title>Single User Installation</title>
+
+  <para>
+    To explicitly select a single-user installation on your system:
+
+    <screen>
+  sh &lt;(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install) --no-daemon
+</screen>
+  </para>
+
+<para>
+This will perform a single-user installation of Nix, meaning that
+<filename>/nix</filename> is owned by the invoking user.  You should
+run this under your usual user account, <emphasis>not</emphasis> as
+root.  The script will invoke <command>sudo</command> to create
+<filename>/nix</filename> if it doesn’t already exist.  If you don’t
+have <command>sudo</command>, you should manually create
+<filename>/nix</filename> first as root, e.g.:
+
+<screen>
+$ mkdir /nix
+$ chown alice /nix
+</screen>
+
+The install script will modify the first writable file from amongst
+<filename>.bash_profile</filename>, <filename>.bash_login</filename>
+and <filename>.profile</filename> to source
+<filename>~/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename>. You can set
+the <envar>NIX_INSTALLER_NO_MODIFY_PROFILE</envar> environment
+variable before executing the install script to disable this
+behaviour.
+</para>
+
+
+<para>You can uninstall Nix simply by running:
+
+<screen>
+$ rm -rf /nix
+</screen>
+
+</para>
+</section>
+
+<section xml:id="sect-multi-user-installation">
+  <title>Multi User Installation</title>
+  <para>
+    The multi-user Nix installation creates system users, and a system
+    service for the Nix daemon.
+  </para>
+
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <title>Supported Systems</title>
+
+    <listitem>
+      <para>Linux running systemd, with SELinux disabled</para>
+    </listitem>
+    <listitem><para>macOS</para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist>
+
+  <para>
+    You can instruct the installer to perform a multi-user
+    installation on your system:
+  </para>
+
+  <screen>sh &lt;(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon</screen>
+
+  <para>
+    The multi-user installation of Nix will create build users between
+    the user IDs 30001 and 30032, and a group with the group ID 30000.
+
+    You should run this under your usual user account,
+    <emphasis>not</emphasis> as root. The script will invoke
+    <command>sudo</command> as needed.
+  </para>
+
+  <note><para>
+    If you need Nix to use a different group ID or user ID set, you
+    will have to download the tarball manually and <link
+    linkend="sect-nix-install-binary-tarball">edit the install
+    script</link>.
+  </para></note>
+
+  <para>
+    The installer will modify <filename>/etc/bashrc</filename>, and
+    <filename>/etc/zshrc</filename> if they exist. The installer will
+    first back up these files with a
+    <literal>.backup-before-nix</literal> extension. The installer
+    will also create <filename>/etc/profile.d/nix.sh</filename>.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>You can uninstall Nix with the following commands:
+
+<screen>
+sudo rm -rf /etc/profile/nix.sh /etc/nix /nix ~root/.nix-profile ~root/.nix-defexpr ~root/.nix-channels ~/.nix-profile ~/.nix-defexpr ~/.nix-channels
+
+# If you are on Linux with systemd, you will need to run:
+sudo systemctl stop nix-daemon.socket
+sudo systemctl stop nix-daemon.service
+sudo systemctl disable nix-daemon.socket
+sudo systemctl disable nix-daemon.service
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+
+# If you are on macOS, you will need to run:
+sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist
+sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist
+</screen>
+
+    There may also be references to Nix in
+    <filename>/etc/profile</filename>,
+    <filename>/etc/bashrc</filename>, and
+    <filename>/etc/zshrc</filename> which you may remove.
+  </para>
+
+</section>
+
+<section xml:id="sect-macos-installation">
+  <title>macOS Installation</title>
+
+  <para>
+    Starting with macOS 10.15 (Catalina), the root filesystem is read-only.
+    This means <filename>/nix</filename> can no longer live on your system
+    volume, and that you'll need a workaround to install Nix.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+    The recommended approach, which creates an unencrypted APFS volume
+    for your Nix store and a "synthetic" empty directory to mount it
+    over at <filename>/nix</filename>, is least likely to impair Nix
+    or your system.
+  </para>
+
+  <note><para>
+    With all separate-volume approaches, it's possible something on
+    your system (particularly daemons/services and restored apps) may
+    need access to your Nix store before the volume is mounted. Adding
+    additional encryption makes this more likely.
+  </para></note>
+
+  <para>
+    If you're using a recent Mac with a
+    <link xlink:href="https://www.apple.com/euro/mac/shared/docs/Apple_T2_Security_Chip_Overview.pdf">T2 chip</link>,
+    your drive will still be encrypted at rest (in which case "unencrypted"
+    is a bit of a misnomer). To use this approach, just install Nix with:
+  </para>
+
+  <screen>$ sh &lt;(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install) --darwin-use-unencrypted-nix-store-volume</screen>
+
+  <para>
+    If you don't like the sound of this, you'll want to weigh the
+    other approaches and tradeoffs detailed in this section.
+  </para>
+
+  <note>
+    <title>Eventual solutions?</title>
+    <para>
+      All of the known workarounds have drawbacks, but we hope
+      better solutions will be available in the future. Some that
+      we have our eye on are:
+    </para>
+    <orderedlist>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          A true firmlink would enable the Nix store to live on the
+          primary data volume without the build problems caused by
+          the symlink approach. End users cannot currently
+          create true firmlinks.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          If the Nix store volume shared FileVault encryption
+          with the primary data volume (probably by using the same
+          volume group and role), FileVault encryption could be
+          easily supported by the installer without requiring
+          manual setup by each user.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+    </orderedlist>
+  </note>
+
+  <section xml:id="sect-macos-installation-change-store-prefix">
+    <title>Change the Nix store path prefix</title>
+    <para>
+      Changing the default prefix for the Nix store is a simple
+      approach which enables you to leave it on your root volume,
+      where it can take full advantage of FileVault encryption if
+      enabled. Unfortunately, this approach also opts your device out
+      of some benefits that are enabled by using the same prefix
+      across systems:
+
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            Your system won't be able to take advantage of the binary
+            cache (unless someone is able to stand up and support
+            duplicate caching infrastructure), which means you'll
+            spend more time waiting for builds.
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            It's harder to build and deploy packages to Linux systems.
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <!-- TODO: may be more here -->
+      </itemizedlist>
+
+      <!-- TODO: Yes, but how?! -->
+
+      It would also possible (and often requested) to just apply this
+      change ecosystem-wide, but it's an intrusive process that has
+      side effects we want to avoid for now.
+      <!-- magnificent hand-wavy gesture -->
+    </para>
+    <para>
+    </para>
+  </section>
+
+  <section xml:id="sect-macos-installation-encrypted-volume">
+    <title>Use a separate encrypted volume</title>
+    <para>
+      If you like, you can also add encryption to the recommended
+      approach taken by the installer. You can do this by pre-creating
+      an encrypted volume before you run the installer--or you can
+      run the installer and encrypt the volume it creates later.
+      <!-- TODO: see later note about whether this needs both add-encryption and from-scratch directions -->
+    </para>
+    <para>
+      In either case, adding encryption to a second volume isn't quite
+      as simple as enabling FileVault for your boot volume. Before you
+      dive in, there are a few things to weigh:
+    </para>
+    <orderedlist>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          The additional volume won't be encrypted with your existing
+          FileVault key, so you'll need another mechanism to decrypt
+          the volume.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          You can store the password in Keychain to automatically
+          decrypt the volume on boot--but it'll have to wait on Keychain
+          and may not mount before your GUI apps restore. If any of
+          your launchd agents or apps depend on Nix-installed software
+          (for example, if you use a Nix-installed login shell), the
+          restore may fail or break.
+        </para>
+        <para>
+          On a case-by-case basis, you may be able to work around this
+          problem by using <command>wait4path</command> to block
+          execution until your executable is available.
+        </para>
+        <para>
+          It's also possible to decrypt and mount the volume earlier
+          with a login hook--but this mechanism appears to be
+          deprecated and its future is unclear.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          You can hard-code the password in the clear, so that your
+          store volume can be decrypted before Keychain is available.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+    </orderedlist>
+    <para>
+      If you are comfortable navigating these tradeoffs, you can encrypt the volume with
+      something along the lines of:
+      <!-- TODO:
+      I don't know if this also needs from-scratch instructions?
+      can we just recommend use-the-installer-and-then-encrypt?
+      -->
+    </para>
+    <!--
+    TODO: it looks like this option can be encryptVolume|encrypt|enableFileVault
+
+    It may be more clear to use encryptVolume, here? FileVault seems
+    heavily associated with the boot-volume behavior; I worry
+    a little that it can mislead here, especially as it gets
+    copied around minus doc context...?
+    -->
+    <screen>alice$ diskutil apfs enableFileVault /nix -user disk</screen>
+
+    <!-- TODO: and then go into detail on the mount/decrypt approaches? -->
+  </section>
+
+  <section xml:id="sect-macos-installation-symlink">
+    <!--
+    Maybe a good razor is: if we'd hate having to support someone who
+    installed Nix this way, it shouldn't even be detailed?
+    -->
+    <title>Symlink the Nix store to a custom location</title>
+    <para>
+      Another simple approach is using <filename>/etc/synthetic.conf</filename>
+      to symlink the Nix store to the data volume. This option also
+      enables your store to share any configured FileVault encryption.
+      Unfortunately, builds that resolve the symlink may leak the
+      canonical path or even fail.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+      Because of these downsides, we can't recommend this approach.
+    </para>
+    <!-- Leaving out instructions for this one. -->
+  </section>
+
+  <section xml:id="sect-macos-installation-recommended-notes">
+    <title>Notes on the recommended approach</title>
+    <para>
+      This section goes into a little more detail on the recommended
+      approach. You don't need to understand it to run the installer,
+      but it can serve as a helpful reference if you run into trouble.
+    </para>
+    <orderedlist>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          In order to compose user-writable locations into the new
+          read-only system root, Apple introduced a new concept called
+          <literal>firmlinks</literal>, which it describes as a
+          "bi-directional wormhole" between two filesystems. You can
+          see the current firmlinks in <filename>/usr/share/firmlinks</filename>.
+          Unfortunately, firmlinks aren't (currently?) user-configurable.
+        </para>
+
+        <para>
+          For special cases like NFS mount points or package manager roots,
+          <link xlink:href="https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/System/Conceptual/ManPages_iPhoneOS/man5/synthetic.conf.5.html">synthetic.conf(5)</link>
+          supports limited user-controlled file-creation (of symlinks,
+          and synthetic empty directories) at <filename>/</filename>.
+          To create a synthetic empty directory for mounting at <filename>/nix</filename>,
+          add the following line to <filename>/etc/synthetic.conf</filename>
+          (create it if necessary):
+        </para>
+
+        <screen>nix</screen>
+      </listitem>
+
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          This configuration is applied at boot time, but you can use
+          <command>apfs.util</command> to trigger creation (not deletion)
+          of new entries without a reboot:
+        </para>
+
+        <screen>alice$ /System/Library/Filesystems/apfs.fs/Contents/Resources/apfs.util -B</screen>
+      </listitem>
+
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          Create the new APFS volume with diskutil:
+        </para>
+
+        <screen>alice$ sudo diskutil apfs addVolume diskX APFS 'Nix Store' -mountpoint /nix</screen>
+      </listitem>
+
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          Using <command>vifs</command>, add the new mount to
+          <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. If it doesn't already have
+          other entries, it should look something like:
+        </para>
+
+<screen>
+#
+# Warning - this file should only be modified with vifs(8)
+#
+# Failure to do so is unsupported and may be destructive.
+#
+LABEL=Nix\040Store /nix apfs rw,nobrowse
+</screen>
+
+        <para>
+          The nobrowse setting will keep Spotlight from indexing this
+          volume, and keep it from showing up on your desktop.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
+    </orderedlist>
+  </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section xml:id="sect-nix-install-pinned-version-url">
+  <title>Installing a pinned Nix version from a URL</title>
+
+  <para>
+    NixOS.org hosts version-specific installation URLs for all Nix
+    versions since 1.11.16, at
+    <literal>https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-<replaceable>version</replaceable>/install</literal>.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+    These install scripts can be used the same as the main
+  NixOS.org installation script:
+
+  <screen>
+  sh &lt;(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install)
+</screen>
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+    In the same directory of the install script are sha256 sums, and
+    gpg signature files.
+  </para>
+</section>
+
+<section xml:id="sect-nix-install-binary-tarball">
+  <title>Installing from a binary tarball</title>
+
+  <para>
+    You can also download a binary tarball that contains Nix and all
+    its dependencies.  (This is what the install script at
+    <uri>https://nixos.org/nix/install</uri> does automatically.)  You
+    should unpack it somewhere (e.g. in <filename>/tmp</filename>),
+    and then run the script named <command>install</command> inside
+    the binary tarball:
+
+
+<screen>
+alice$ cd /tmp
+alice$ tar xfj nix-1.8-x86_64-darwin.tar.bz2
+alice$ cd nix-1.8-x86_64-darwin
+alice$ ./install
+</screen>
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+    If you need to edit the multi-user installation script to use
+    different group ID or a different user ID range, modify the
+    variables set in the file named
+    <filename>install-multi-user</filename>.
+  </para>
+</section>
+</chapter>

doc/manual/installation/installing-source.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="ch-installing-source">
+
+<title>Installing Nix from Source</title>
+
+<para>If no binary package is available, you can download and compile
+a source distribution.</para>
+
+<xi:include href="prerequisites-source.xml" />
+<xi:include href="obtaining-source.xml" />
+<xi:include href="building-source.xml" />
+
+</chapter>

doc/manual/installation/multi-user.xml

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="ssec-multi-user">
+
+<title>Multi-User Mode</title>
+
+<para>To allow a Nix store to be shared safely among multiple users,
+it is important that users are not able to run builders that modify
+the Nix store or database in arbitrary ways, or that interfere with
+builds started by other users.  If they could do so, they could
+install a Trojan horse in some package and compromise the accounts of
+other users.</para>
+
+<para>To prevent this, the Nix store and database are owned by some
+privileged user (usually <literal>root</literal>) and builders are
+executed under special user accounts (usually named
+<literal>nixbld1</literal>, <literal>nixbld2</literal>, etc.).  When a
+unprivileged user runs a Nix command, actions that operate on the Nix
+store (such as builds) are forwarded to a <emphasis>Nix
+daemon</emphasis> running under the owner of the Nix store/database
+that performs the operation.</para>
+
+<note><para>Multi-user mode has one important limitation: only
+<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> and a set of trusted
+users specified in <filename>nix.conf</filename> can specify arbitrary
+binary caches. So while unprivileged users may install packages from
+arbitrary Nix expressions, they may not get pre-built
+binaries.</para></note>
+
+
+<simplesect>
+
+<title>Setting up the build users</title>
+
+<para>The <emphasis>build users</emphasis> are the special UIDs under
+which builds are performed.  They should all be members of the
+<emphasis>build users group</emphasis> <literal>nixbld</literal>.
+This group should have no other members.  The build users should not
+be members of any other group. On Linux, you can create the group and
+users as follows:
+
+<screen>
+$ groupadd -r nixbld
+$ for n in $(seq 1 10); do useradd -c "Nix build user $n" \
+    -d /var/empty -g nixbld -G nixbld -M -N -r -s "$(which nologin)" \
+    nixbld$n; done
+</screen>
+
+This creates 10 build users. There can never be more concurrent builds
+than the number of build users, so you may want to increase this if
+you expect to do many builds at the same time.</para>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+<simplesect>
+
+<title>Running the daemon</title>
+
+<para>The <link linkend="sec-nix-daemon">Nix daemon</link> should be
+started as follows (as <literal>root</literal>):
+
+<screen>
+$ nix-daemon</screen>
+
+You’ll want to put that line somewhere in your system’s boot
+scripts.</para>
+
+<para>To let unprivileged users use the daemon, they should set the
+<link linkend="envar-remote"><envar>NIX_REMOTE</envar> environment
+variable</link> to <literal>daemon</literal>.  So you should put a
+line like
+
+<programlisting>
+export NIX_REMOTE=daemon</programlisting>
+
+into the users’ login scripts.</para>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+<simplesect>
+
+<title>Restricting access</title>
+
+<para>To limit which users can perform Nix operations, you can use the
+permissions on the directory
+<filename>/nix/var/nix/daemon-socket</filename>.  For instance, if you
+want to restrict the use of Nix to the members of a group called
+<literal>nix-users</literal>, do
+
+<screen>
+$ chgrp nix-users /nix/var/nix/daemon-socket
+$ chmod ug=rwx,o= /nix/var/nix/daemon-socket
+</screen>
+
+This way, users who are not in the <literal>nix-users</literal> group
+cannot connect to the Unix domain socket
+<filename>/nix/var/nix/daemon-socket/socket</filename>, so they cannot
+perform Nix operations.</para>
+
+</simplesect>
+
+
+</section>

doc/manual/installation/nix-security.xml

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+<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="ch-nix-security">
+
+<title>Security</title>
+
+<para>Nix has two basic security models.  First, it can be used in
+“single-user mode”, which is similar to what most other package
+management tools do: there is a single user (typically <systemitem
+class="username">root</systemitem>) who performs all package
+management operations.  All other users can then use the installed
+packages, but they cannot perform package management operations
+themselves.</para>
+
+<para>Alternatively, you can configure Nix in “multi-user mode”.  In
+this model, all users can perform package management operations — for
+instance, every user can install software without requiring root
+privileges.  Nix ensures that this is secure.  For instance, it’s not
+possible for one user to overwrite a package used by another user with
+a Trojan horse.</para>
+
+<xi:include href="single-user.xml" />
+<xi:include href="multi-user.xml" />
+
+</chapter>

doc/manual/installation/obtaining-source.xml

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-obtaining-source">
+
+<title>Obtaining a Source Distribution</title>
+
+<para>The source tarball of the most recent stable release can be
+downloaded from the <link
+xlink:href="http://nixos.org/nix/download.html">Nix homepage</link>.
+You can also grab the <link
+xlink:href="http://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/release/latest-finished#tabs-constituents">most
+recent development release</link>.</para>
+
+<para>Alternatively, the most recent sources of Nix can be obtained
+from its <link
+xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nix">Git
+repository</link>.  For example, the following command will check out
+the latest revision into a directory called
+<filename>nix</filename>:</para>
+
+<screen>
+$ git clone https://github.com/NixOS/nix</screen>
+
+<para>Likewise, specific releases can be obtained from the <link
+xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nix/tags">tags</link> of the
+repository.</para>
+
+</section>

doc/manual/installation/prerequisites-source.xml

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-prerequisites-source">
+
+<title>Prerequisites</title>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+
+  <listitem><para>GNU Make.</para></listitem>
+  
+  <listitem><para>Bash Shell. The <literal>./configure</literal> script
+  relies on bashisms, so Bash is required.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>A version of GCC or Clang that supports C++17.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para><command>pkg-config</command> to locate
+  dependencies.  If your distribution does not provide it, you can get
+  it from <link
+  xlink:href="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config"
+  />.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The OpenSSL library to calculate cryptographic hashes.
+  If your distribution does not provide it, you can get it from <link
+  xlink:href="https://www.openssl.org"/>.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The <literal>libbrotlienc</literal> and
+  <literal>libbrotlidec</literal> libraries to provide implementation
+  of the Brotli compression algorithm. They are available for download
+  from the official repository <link
+  xlink:href="https://github.com/google/brotli" />.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The bzip2 compressor program and the
+  <literal>libbz2</literal> library.  Thus you must have bzip2
+  installed, including development headers and libraries.  If your
+  distribution does not provide these, you can obtain bzip2 from <link
+  xlink:href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180624184756/http://www.bzip.org/"
+  />.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para><literal>liblzma</literal>, which is provided by
+  XZ Utils. If your distribution does not provide this, you can
+  get it from <link xlink:href="https://tukaani.org/xz/"/>.</para></listitem>
+  
+  <listitem><para>cURL and its library. If your distribution does not
+  provide it, you can get it from <link
+  xlink:href="https://curl.haxx.se/"/>.</para></listitem>
+      
+  <listitem><para>The SQLite embedded database library, version 3.6.19
+  or higher.  If your distribution does not provide it, please install
+  it from <link xlink:href="http://www.sqlite.org/" />.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The <link
+  xlink:href="http://www.hboehm.info/gc/">Boehm
+  garbage collector</link> to reduce the evaluator’s memory
+  consumption (optional).  To enable it, install
+  <literal>pkgconfig</literal> and the Boehm garbage collector, and
+  pass the flag <option>--enable-gc</option> to
+  <command>configure</command>.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The <literal>boost</literal> library of version
+  1.66.0 or higher. It can be obtained from the official web site
+  <link xlink:href="https://www.boost.org/" />.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The <literal>editline</literal> library of version
+  1.14.0 or higher. It can be obtained from the its repository
+  <link xlink:href="https://github.com/troglobit/editline" />.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The <command>xmllint</command> and
+  <command>xsltproc</command> programs to build this manual and the
+  man-pages.  These are part of the <literal>libxml2</literal> and
+  <literal>libxslt</literal> packages, respectively.  You also need
+  the <link
+  xlink:href="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/projects/xsl/">DocBook
+  XSL stylesheets</link> and optionally the <link
+  xlink:href="http://www.docbook.org/schemas/5x"> DocBook 5.0 RELAX NG
+  schemas</link>.  Note that these are only required if you modify the
+  manual sources or when you are building from the Git
+  repository.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>Recent versions of Bison and Flex to build the
+  parser.  (This is because Nix needs GLR support in Bison and
+  reentrancy support in Flex.)  For Bison, you need version 2.6, which
+  can be obtained from the <link
+  xlink:href="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/pub/gnu/bison">GNU FTP
+  server</link>.  For Flex, you need version 2.5.35, which is
+  available on <link
+  xlink:href="http://lex.sourceforge.net/">SourceForge</link>.
+  Slightly older versions may also work, but ancient versions like the
+  ubiquitous 2.5.4a won't.  Note that these are only required if you
+  modify the parser or when you are building from the Git
+  repository.</para></listitem>
+
+  <listitem><para>The <literal>libseccomp</literal> is used to provide
+  syscall filtering on Linux. This is an optional dependency and can
+  be disabled passing a <option>--disable-seccomp-sandboxing</option>
+  option to the <command>configure</command> script (Not recommended
+  unless your system doesn't support
+  <literal>libseccomp</literal>). To get the library, visit <link
+  xlink:href="https://github.com/seccomp/libseccomp"
+  />.</para></listitem>
+
+</itemizedlist>
+
+</section>

doc/manual/installation/single-user.xml

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+<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+      version="5.0"
+      xml:id="sec-single-user">
+
+<title>Single-User Mode</title>
+
+<para>In single-user mode, all Nix operations that access the database
+in <filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/var/nix/db</filename>
+or modify the Nix store in
+<filename><replaceable>prefix</replaceable>/store</filename> must be
+performed under the user ID that owns those directories.  This is
+typically <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>.  (If you
+install from RPM packages, that’s in fact the default ownership.)
+However, on single-user machines, it is often convenient to
+<command>chown</command> those directories to your normal user account
+so that you don’t have to <command>su</command> to <systemitem
+class="username">root</systemitem> all the time.</para>
+
+</section>