[Nix-dev] Changing Nix expressions / Git branches during a build

2015-09-07 Thread Bryan Gardiner
Hi all, I'm wondering if it's safe to take a single nixpkgs repository, kick off a build (nix-build, nixos-rebuild, etc.), and then once packages are compiling, to change Git branches, edit things, and build more packages without affecting the existing build. I would guess that it's okay because

Re: [Nix-dev] Changing Nix expressions / Git branches during a build

2015-09-07 Thread Eelco Dolstra
Hi, On 07/09/15 18:13, Bryan Gardiner wrote: > I'm wondering if it's safe to take a single nixpkgs repository, kick > off a build (nix-build, nixos-rebuild, etc.), and then once packages > are compiling, to change Git branches, edit things, and build more > packages without affecting the

Re: [Nix-dev] Changing Nix expressions / Git branches during a build

2015-09-07 Thread Bryan Gardiner
On Mon, 7 Sep 2015 18:57:56 +0200 Eelco Dolstra wrote: > Hi, > > On 07/09/15 18:13, Bryan Gardiner wrote: > > > I'm wondering if it's safe to take a single nixpkgs repository, kick > > off a build (nix-build, nixos-rebuild, etc.), and then once packages > > are