Hi,
I’m currently evaluating Nix (the package manager) for use at Snowplow - I
really like what I see but I have some questions, particularly around
private artifacts and package repositories.
As a bit of background, our primary goal in adopting Nix would be to move a
lot of bespoke app/data
On 05/08/2015 12:33, Alex Dean wrote:
Thanks Luca,
On 1 - We prefer having only the latest version when possible.. I
don't think I understand this. If I am using Packer to build an Amazon
AMI and install Kafka via Nix, then all it takes is a single commit to
Nixpkgs for me to end up with a
Thanks Luca, that's very helpful. I think I've got a better handle on the
Nix way now.
Cheers,
Alex
On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Luca Bruno lethalma...@gmail.com wrote:
On 05/08/2015 12:33, Alex Dean wrote:
Thanks Luca,
On 1 - We prefer having only the latest version when possible..
Hi,
On 05/08/15 12:33, Alex Dean wrote:
On 1 - We prefer having only the latest version when possible.. I don't
think
I understand this. If I am using Packer to build an Amazon AMI and install
Kafka
via Nix, then all it takes is a single commit to Nixpkgs for me to end up
with a
Thanks Eelco,
The strategy for a private repository sounds great - I will try and get
that working with nix-serve.
On reproducible deployments using git revisions - it solves the problem,
but it feels like a very out-of-band solution. For a given piece of
software, that software's version will
Excited about the first conference.
I'd just like to point out, if someone is unable to attend the conference
due to travel expenses being too high,
you can write me to do...@dev.si or open a pledge at
http://www.gofundme.com/ and I'll donate something myself
and help distribute the message to
Thanks Domen! If accommodation or ticket prices are the limiting
factor for anyone when it comes to coming to NixCon, please feel free
also to get in touch with me or any of the organizers (c...@nixos.org)
- we may be able to work something out (e.g. offering a couch to surf
or possibly
awesome!! I just decided to move to Berlin in September, so I just
registered :) Excited to meet you all.
On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Paulus Esterhazy pesterh...@gmail.com
wrote:
Thanks Domen! If accommodation or ticket prices are the limiting
factor for anyone when it comes to coming to
On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 4:53 AM, Alex Dean a...@snowplowanalytics.com
wrote:
On reproducible deployments using git revisions - it solves the problem,
but it feels like a very out-of-band solution.
You don't have to embed a git revision in your nix expressions; I don't
like that solution much
Thanks Colin - that's very helpful! Lots to go on there.
Cheers,
Alex
On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 7:35 PM, Colin Putney co...@wiresong.com wrote:
On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 4:53 AM, Alex Dean a...@snowplowanalytics.com
wrote:
On reproducible deployments using git revisions - it solves the
Hi guys,
starting with revision 2d26a0f8, GHC 7.10.2 is our new default compiler,
i.e. the compiler that's used to build the haskellPackages set. We'll keep
haskell.packages.ghc7101 around for a little while, but eventually that
older compiler will be removed from Nixpkgs (since we generally keep
Quoting Aaron Levin (2015-08-05 19:55:17)
awesome!! I just decided to move to Berlin in September, so I just registered
:) Excited to meet you all.
woow awesome. another nixer in town :) i hope you'll have time to join us at
monthly meetups.
https://www.meetup.com/Berlin-NixOS-Meetup
Well, I think you just want:
1 - The Nix package manager language - it is easy;
2 - A local package expression respository with your own idiosyncrasy.
To 2, it is just to create a Git local branch with your preferred
versions of your favourite packages. To build them, maybe setting up
an Hydra
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