On 01/10/16 04:03, Daniel Hlynskyi wrote: > To complete previous answer. > > I create a separate directory .nix-gc-roots, because nix-shell produces > many roots.
You do this for keep things in order or because it buys you functionality? > Also, I haven't found yet a way to get nix root for nixpkgs imported as > external derivation, so after garbage collect I still have to > redownload some sources This is basically my experience. The method on the old wiki makes the environment survive `nix-channel --update` but not `nix-collect-garbage` which is weird because (as in the wiki) I explicitly asked for the .drv be a '--indirect --add-root' on $PWD. _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev
