On Tue, 15 May 2012 14:11:43 -0400, Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dols...@logicblox.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Since a few weeks there is a NixOS channel, which is now the default mechanism > for keeping NixOS up to date. (A channel is a Nix mechanism for distributing > a > consistent set of Nix expressions and binaries.) A quick summary on how to > use it: > > $ nix-channel --add http://nixos.org/releases/nixos/channels/nixos-unstable > $ nix-channel --update
$ sudo nix-channel --add ... creates the ~/.nix-channels in the HOME of the user running sudo, not /root. $ sudo nix-channel --update creates ~/.nix-defexpr/channels in the HOME of the user running sudo, not /root. $ sudo -i # nix-channel --add ... # nix-channel --update work like expected inside /root. It feels not many people are using sudo to directly run commands or to rephrase: is anybody except me using sudo without -i? Do we want to support running commands with sudo and if, what is the expected behaviour? Use user config but do things as root? Use root config and do things as root? I think the latter, as using user config as root is dangerous and especially in case of the channels, feels wrong. better: $ nix-channel --add (adds a channel for the current user) $ sudo nix-channel --add (adds a channel for root) regards florian -- Florian Friesdorf <f...@chaoflow.net> GPG FPR: 7A13 5EEE 1421 9FC2 108D BAAF 38F8 99A3 0C45 F083 Jabber/XMPP: f...@chaoflow.net IRC: chaoflow on freenode,ircnet,blafasel,OFTC
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