[Nix-dev] hack the source, then install

2013-03-01 Thread Sergey Mironov
Hi. Is it possible to continue installation after hacking the sources via nix-build $MY_NIX_ROOT/nixpkgs --run-env -A "$attr" ? The idea is to be able to quickly hack the source and see if it works or not. If it is, one probably may generate diff against the original. What if this 'inplace

Re: [Nix-dev] hack the source, then install

2013-03-01 Thread Marc Weber
> The idea is to be able to quickly hack the source and see if it works > or not. No, but you can run make install and test without making /nix/store/your-package valid (is this still true after making the store read only) - at least in the past it was possible. You can try something else: export