[wip] programs/nix-index.nix: init module #40679
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Add the nix-index module that will do two things: - generate an index of all of the files in the binary cache of your channel - add a command-not-found script for bash & zsh
| mkdir -p $out/bin | ||
| makeWrapper ${pkgs.nix-index}/bin/nix-locate $out/bin/nix-locate \ | ||
| --add-flags "-d ${cache}" | ||
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is that indentation ok with nixpkgs style ? I tend to align 2 spaces right of the upper starting '' so I wonder
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Could fish support be added as well? How does the regular command-not-found work with fish? |
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I think it would make more sense to create a package from this, so you can do Have you done some more work on this? I might try to help with this when I have time. |
I'm not sure if that would work easily. This cannot be built in Hydra because it requires network access. A module makes the most sense to me until we can convince everyone that this should be shipped automatically in the channels in place of programs.sqlite. You only want to run nix-index when |
Add the nix-index module that will do two things:
Note that this will run nix-index on every nixos-rebuild. For it to work correctly you need plenty of memory & time.