>I want to add Riak support to NixOS. The config file is quite large and >can be complex. It also is a supported file type in my Emacs so I get >pretty syntax highlighting. Putting this inside Nix expressions losses >this feature. I think putting config files in Nix expressions is >suboptimal.
There is readFile builtin then. > >> I don't get what's bad about nix, you can use import (but you know that). >> >> Nix should suppport: (I never tested it): >> >> let config = import >> "${derivation_reading_config_file_creating_nix_file}/the_generated_nix_file.nix": >> >> That's closest and works right now. >> >> Well of course you can just write ruby preprocessors turning your >> templates into nix files, too. >> >> Or patching nix are options. >> >> But honestly I don't understand your use case. _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev