Re: [Nix-dev] 32bit on 64bit Nix

2014-07-27 Thread Vladimír Čunát
Hi. On 07/27/2014 04:15 AM, Charles Strahan wrote: I wish I had more information (I've only used NixOS in server scenarios), but I would suggest first looking at pkgsi686Linux https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/dbc829f5d47a145f1bf68c4c0be9d06ecaf1304f/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix#L164,

Re: [Nix-dev] 32bit on 64bit Nix

2014-07-27 Thread Vladimír Čunát
One more bit for NixOS: if you need 32-bit OpenGL (e.g. for wine games), you need to set hardware.opengl.driSupport32Bit = true; to get the 32-bit drivers as well. Vlada smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature ___ nix-dev mailing

Re: [Nix-dev] 32bit on 64bit Nix

2014-07-27 Thread Luca Bruno
Did you try just installing skype from nix? Like with nix-env -i skype. It works out of the box. On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 4:15 AM, Charles Strahan charles.c.stra...@gmail.com wrote: Tim, I wish I had more information (I've only used NixOS in server scenarios), but I would suggest first

[Nix-dev] 32bit on 64bit Nix (chroot?)

2014-07-27 Thread Anderson Torres
About this, there is some way to make a 32-bit chroot on NixOS the s-me way as the Archlinux tutorials ( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Install_bundled_32-bit_system_in_Arch64 )? Em 27/07/2014 06:50, Luca Bruno lethalma...@gmail.com escreveu: Did you try just installing skype from nix?

[Nix-dev] NixPkgs Monitor is down (monitor.nixos.org)

2014-07-27 Thread Michael R
Folks, As far as I can tell monitor.nixos.org has been down for a few days. Any idea why? If anyone willing to share credentials I am happy to look into it. -- michael ___ nix-dev mailing list nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl

Re: [Nix-dev] NixPkgs Monitor is down (monitor.nixos.org)

2014-07-27 Thread Raahul Kumar
It's still down, it won't even load.I just pinged it and got nothing back. It's dead. On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 5:12 AM, Michael R nixos...@webhippo.net wrote: Folks, As far as I can tell monitor.nixos.org has been down for a few days. Any idea why? If anyone willing to share credentials I

[Nix-dev] how does NixOS ensure focus?

2014-07-27 Thread hasufell
Hey folks, I'm a gentoo dev since 2 years and have come across the NixOS project recently which looks quite revolutionary. However, since I'v seen a lot of things gone wrong in distros (primarily gentoo), I am curious if you have a concept for ensuring that NixOS stays focussed. That may sound

Re: [Nix-dev] how does NixOS ensure focus?

2014-07-27 Thread Ertugrul Söylemez
Hi there hasufell, NixOS works quite differently. Let me explain the technical part first. Whenever you install NixOS, you're really forking it, and your installation becomes your own distribution. You can then choose to merge some or all changes in the official NixOS channel into yours (you

Re: [Nix-dev] how does NixOS ensure focus?

2014-07-27 Thread Mathnerd314
On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 3:55 AM, hasufell hasuf...@gentoo.org wrote: However, since I'v seen a lot of things gone wrong in distros (primarily gentoo), I am curious if you have a concept for ensuring that NixOS stays focussed. I believe the closest thing available is