No, at least I haven't planned it. Also, IMHO we'd need to patch nixpkgs with [1] to be able to do this (then you can interactively view parameters of packages etc. interactively with nix-repl with a few nice functions). Part of this has been proposed here: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/13890, I will wait until this is decided to maybe think about it.
btw @Roger Qiu: did you manage to get the demo working in the meantime? [1] https://github.com/fkz/nixos-homepage/blob/master/nixpkgs/packages.json-generation/nixpkgs.patch On 03/21/2016 01:30 PM, Roger Qiu wrote: > Just wanted to ask, is this package search enhanced with showing package > parameters planned to be added to the standard command line Nix query > tools? Or if it's already available and I haven't found it. > > On 9/03/2016 2:46 AM, Fabian Schmitthenner wrote: >> I've added a few features: >> >> - Search in 15.09 as well as 16.03 >> - Search in parameters >> - A few more packages with parameters are recognized, e. g. firefox now >> shows parameters >> - Better error handling: If a parameter fails while trying to determine >> what kind it is, it's simply not displayed, but anything else is >> >> As before, demo can be foud here: >> http://schmitthenner.eu/nixos-homepage/nixos/packages.html. (compare to >> official version: https://nixos.org/nixos/packages.html). You might need >> to clear your cache to see the new version. >> >> I've also added a pull request: >> https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-homepage/pull/78. Feel free to comment >> either on the list or on github. >> >> Have a great day! >> >> Fabian >> >> On 02/29/2016 03:59 AM, Fabian Schmitthenner wrote: >>> Hi! >>> >>> I just wanted to share that I tried displaying package parameters on the >>> nixos homepage and the current result can be seen here: >>> http://schmitthenner.eu/nixos-homepage/nixos/packages.html. >>> >>> When you click on a package, you hopefully see its parameter. This uses >>> a heruristic to try to figure out which parameters are packages (and >>> thus not displayed) and which are not (and thus displayed) that goes >>> roughly as follows: >>> >>> - If the parameter is instantiated - either implicitly or explicitly - >>> by callPackage, we look at the value and if it's a derivation, or a list >>> or attrset set of derivations, or a function it's not displayed >>> - Otherwise, it's displayed >>> >>> I think there was a discussion about this a short while ago, but I >>> couldn't find it. >>> >>> Please let me know what you think and if we might want a (more elaborate >>> version, e. g. also displaying the value of default arguments that >>> aren't changed by callPackage, which requires an other change to nix >>> because this info is currently not available, we only know if the >>> argument is optional or not afaik) of this on our official website. >>> >>> Source code can be found on >>> https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-homepage/compare/master...fkz:master >>> Technically, I patched nixpkgs customization, so we not only get the >>> override... functions, but also the original parameters and the original >>> function. >>> Furthermore, this uses a patched version of nix which allows catching >>> errors inside nix (added a primop __catch) that also seems useful more >>> generally (when polished) (see https://github.com/fkz/nix/tree/catch-throw). >>> >>> Fabian >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> nix-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev
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