On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 5:58 PM, Michael Raskin <[email protected]> wrote: >> Changed paths: >> M default.nix >> M modules/security/sudo.nix >> >> Log Message: >> ----------- >> allow out-of-tree nixos modules >> >>The environment variable "NIXOS_EXTRA_MODULES" is now checked to >>contain a path to a file similar to modules/module-list.nix. >> >>This gives the ability to include nixos modules that are not in the >>nixos source tree. >> >>This can be useful for modules that are still experimental, or which >>aren't useful for other nixos users. Of course, this was already >>possible to do this using a forked nixos tree, but with this >>functionality, you can just rely on the nixos channel, easing things a >>lot. > > Actually, Eelco already used inclusion of extra modules in non-forked > NixOS via configuration.nix in uploaded configurations...
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Are you saying this is already possible some other way? If so, do you have a link or small example? > > But this is a good option to have. > > PS. Could we have a reply-to pointing to nix-dev, as with subversion > nix-commits? > > > _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev
