# Utility functions. let inherit (builtins) head tail isList stringLength substring lessThan sub listToAttrs attrNames hasAttr; in rec { listOfListsToAttrs = ll : builtins.listToAttrs (map (l : { name = (head l); value = (head (tail l)); }) ll); # Identity function. id = x: x; # accumulates / merges all attr sets until null is fed. # example: sumArgs id { a = 'a'; x = 'x'; } { y = 'y'; x = 'X'; } null # result : { a = 'a'; x = 'X'; y = 'Y'; } innerSumArgs = f : x : y : (if y == null then (f x) else (innerSumArgs f (x // y))); sumArgs = f : innerSumArgs f {}; # Advanced sumArgs version. Hm, twice as slow, I'm afraid. # composedArgs id (x:x//{a="b";}) (x:x//{b=x.a + "c";}) null; # {a="b" ; b="bc";}; innerComposedArgs = f : x : y : (if y==null then (f x) else (if (builtins.isAttrs y) then (innerComposedArgs f (x//y)) else (innerComposedArgs f (y x)))); composedArgs = f: innerComposedArgs f {}; defaultMergeArg = x : y: if builtins.isAttrs y then y else (y x); defaultMerge = x: y: x // (defaultMergeArg x y); sumTwoArgs = f: x: y: f (defaultMerge x y); foldArgs = merger: f: init: x: let arg=(merger init (defaultMergeArg init x)); in # now add the function with composed args already applied to the final attrs setAttrMerge "passthru" {} (f arg) ( x : x // { function = foldArgs merger f arg; } ); # rec { # an example of how composedArgsAndFun can be used # a = composedArgsAndFun (x : x) { a = ["2"]; meta = { d = "bar";}; }; # # meta.d will be lost ! It's your task to preserve it (eg using a merge function) # b = a.passthru.function { a = [ "3" ]; meta = { d2 = "bar2";}; }; # # instead of passing/ overriding values you can use a merge function: # c = b.passthru.function ( x: { a = x.a ++ ["4"]; }); # consider using (maybeAttr "a" [] x) # } # result: # { # a = { a = ["2"]; meta = { d = "bar"; }; passthru = { function = .. }; }; # b = { a = ["3"]; meta = { d2 = "bar2"; }; passthru = { function = .. }; }; # c = { a = ["3" "4"]; meta = { d2 = "bar2"; }; passthru = { function = .. }; }; # # c2 is equal to c # } composedArgsAndFun = f: foldArgs defaultMerge f {}; # example a = pairMap (x : y : x + y) ["a" "b" "c" "d"]; # result: ["ab" "cd"] innerPairMap = acc: f: l: if l == [] then acc else innerPairMap (acc ++ [(f (head l)(head (tail l)))]) f (tail (tail l)); pairMap = innerPairMap []; # "Fold" a binary function `op' between successive elements of # `list' with `nul' as the starting value, i.e., `fold op nul [x_1 # x_2 ... x_n] == op x_1 (op x_2 ... (op x_n nul))'. (This is # Haskell's foldr). fold = op: nul: list: if list == [] then nul else op (head list) (fold op nul (tail list)); # Concatenate a list of lists. concatLists = fold (x: y: x ++ y) []; # Concatenate a list of strings. concatStrings = fold (x: y: x + y) ""; # Map and concatenate the result. concatMap = f: list: concatLists (map f list); concatMapStrings = f: list: concatStrings (map f list); # Place an element between each element of a list, e.g., # `intersperse "," ["a" "b" "c"]' returns ["a" "," "b" "," "c"]. intersperse = separator: list: if list == [] || tail list == [] then list else [(head list) separator] ++ (intersperse separator (tail list)); toList = x : if (__isList x) then x else [x]; concatStringsSep = separator: list: concatStrings (intersperse separator list); makeLibraryPath = paths: concatStringsSep ":" (map (path: path + "/lib") paths); # Flatten the argument into a single list; that is, nested lists are # spliced into the top-level lists. E.g., `flatten [1 [2 [3] 4] 5] # == [1 2 3 4 5]' and `flatten 1 == [1]'. flatten = x: if isList x then fold (x: y: (flatten x) ++ y) [] x else [x]; # Return an attribute from nested attribute sets. For instance ["x" # "y"] applied to some set e returns e.x.y, if it exists. The # default value is returned otherwise. # comment: there is also builtins.getAttr ? (is there a better name for this function?) getAttr = attrPath: default: e: let attr = head attrPath; in if attrPath == [] then e else if builtins ? hasAttr && builtins.hasAttr attr e then getAttr (tail attrPath) default (builtins.getAttr attr e) else default; # shortcut for getAttr ["name"] default attrs maybeAttr = name: default: attrs: if (__hasAttr name attrs) then (__getAttr name attrs) else default; # Filter a list using a predicate; that is, return a list containing # every element from `list' for which `pred' returns true. filter = pred: list: fold (x: y: if pred x then [x] ++ y else y) [] list; # Return true if `list' has an element `x': elem = x: list: fold (a: bs: x == a || bs) false list; # Find the sole element in the list matching the specified # predicate, returns `default' if no such element exists, or # `multiple' if there are multiple matching elements. findSingle = pred: default: multiple: list: let found = filter pred list; in if found == [] then default else if tail found != [] then multiple else head found; # Return true iff function `pred' returns true for at least element # of `list'. any = pred: list: if list == [] then false else if pred (head list) then true else any pred (tail list); # Return true iff function `pred' returns true for all elements of # `list'. all = pred: list: if list == [] then true else if pred (head list) then all pred (tail list) else false; # much shorter implementations using map and fold (are lazy as well) # which ones are better? # true if all/ at least one element(s) satisfy f # all = f : l : fold logicalAND true (map f l); # any = f : l : fold logicalOR false (map f l); # Return true if each element of a list is equal, false otherwise. eqLists = xs: ys: if xs == [] && ys == [] then true else if xs == [] || ys == [] then false else head xs == head ys && eqLists (tail xs) (tail ys); # Workaround, but works in stable Nix now. eqStrings = a: b: (a+(substring 0 0 b)) == ((substring 0 0 a)+b); # Determine whether a filename ends in the given suffix. hasSuffix = ext: fileName: let lenFileName = stringLength fileName; lenExt = stringLength ext; in !(lessThan lenFileName lenExt) && substring (sub lenFileName lenExt) lenFileName fileName == ext; hasSuffixHack = a: b: hasSuffix (a+(substring 0 0 b)) ((substring 0 0 a)+b); # Bring in a path as a source, filtering out all Subversion and CVS # directories, as well as backup files (*~). cleanSource = let filter = name: type: let baseName = baseNameOf (toString name); in ! ( # Filter out Subversion and CVS directories. (type == "directory" && (baseName == ".svn" || baseName == "CVS")) || # Filter out backup files. (hasSuffix "~" baseName) ); in src: builtins.filterSource filter src; # Get all files ending with the specified suffices from the given # directory. E.g. `sourceFilesBySuffices ./dir [".xml" ".c"]'. sourceFilesBySuffices = path: exts: let filter = name: type: let base = baseNameOf (toString name); in type != "directory" && any (ext: hasSuffix ext base) exts; in builtins.filterSource filter path; # Return a singleton list or an empty list, depending on a boolean # value. Useful when building lists with optional elements # (e.g. `++ optional (system == "i686-linux") flashplayer'). optional = cond: elem: if cond then [elem] else []; # Return a list or an empty list, dependening on a boolean value. optionals = cond: elems: if cond then elems else []; optionalString = cond: string: if cond then string else ""; # Return a list of integers from `first' up to and including `last'. range = first: last: if builtins.lessThan last first then [] else [first] ++ range (builtins.add first 1) last; # Return true only if there is an attribute and it is true. checkFlag = attrSet: name: if (name == "true") then true else if (name == "false") then false else if (isInList (getAttr ["flags"] [] attrSet) name) then true else getAttr [name] false attrSet ; logicalOR = x: y: x || y; logicalAND = x: y: x && y; # Input : attrSet, [ [name default] ... ], name # Output : its value or default. getValue = attrSet: argList: name: ( getAttr [name] (if checkFlag attrSet name then true else if argList == [] then null else let x = builtins.head argList; in if (head x) == name then (head (tail x)) else (getValue attrSet (tail argList) name)) attrSet ); # Input : attrSet, [[name default] ...], [ [flagname reqs..] ... ] # Output : are reqs satisfied? It's asserted. checkReqs = attrSet : argList : condList : ( fold logicalAND true (map (x: let name = (head x) ; in ((checkFlag attrSet name) -> (fold logicalAND true (map (y: let val=(getValue attrSet argList y); in (val!=null) && (val!=false)) (tail x))))) condList)) ; isInList = list: x: if (list == []) then false else if (x == (head list)) then true else isInList (tail list) x; uniqList = {inputList, outputList ? []}: if (inputList == []) then outputList else let x=head inputList; newOutputList = outputList ++ (if (isInList outputList x) then [] else [x]); in uniqList {outputList=newOutputList; inputList = (tail inputList);}; uniqListExt = {inputList, outputList ? [], getter ? (x : x), compare ? (x: y: x==y)}: if (inputList == []) then outputList else let x=head inputList; isX = y: (compare (getter y) (getter x)); newOutputList = outputList ++ (if any isX outputList then [] else [x]); in uniqListExt {outputList=newOutputList; inputList = (tail inputList); inherit getter compare; }; condConcat = name: list: checker: if list == [] then name else if checker (head list) then condConcat (name + (head (tail list))) (tail (tail list)) checker else condConcat name (tail (tail list)) checker; # Merge sets of attributes and use the function f to merge # attributes values. zip = f: sets: builtins.listToAttrs (map (name: { inherit name; value = f name (map (__getAttr name) (filter (__hasAttr name) sets)); }) (concatMap builtins.attrNames sets)); # divide a list in two depending on the evaluation of a predicate. partition = pred: fold (h: t: if pred h then { right = [h] ++ t.right; wrong = t.wrong; } else { right = t.right; wrong = [h] ++ t.wrong; } ) { right = []; wrong = []; }; # Take a function and evaluate it with its own returned value. fix = f: (rec { result = f result; }).result; # flatten a list of sets returned by 'f'. # f : function to evaluate each set. # attr : name of the attribute which contains more values. # default: result if 'x' is empty. # x : list of values that have to be processed. uniqFlattenAttr = f: attr: default: x: if x == [] then default else let h = f (head x); t = tail x; in if elem h default then uniqFlattenAttr f attr default t else uniqFlattenAttr f attr (default ++ [h]) (toList (getAttr [attr] [] h) ++ t) ; /* Options. */ mkOption = attrs: attrs // {_type = "option";}; typeOf = x: if (__isAttrs x && x ? _type) then x._type else ""; isOption = attrs: (typeOf attrs) == "option"; addDefaultOptionValues = defs: opts: opts // builtins.listToAttrs (map (defName: { name = defName; value = let defValue = builtins.getAttr defName defs; optValue = builtins.getAttr defName opts; in if typeOf defValue == "option" then # `defValue' is an option. if builtins.hasAttr defName opts then builtins.getAttr defName opts else defValue.default else # `defValue' is an attribute set containing options. # So recurse. if builtins.hasAttr defName opts && builtins.isAttrs optValue then addDefaultOptionValues defValue optValue else addDefaultOptionValues defValue {}; } ) (builtins.attrNames defs)); mergeDefaultOption = name: list: if list != [] && tail list == [] then head list else if all __isFunction list then x: mergeDefaultOption (map (f: f x) list) else if all __isList list then concatLists list else if all __isAttrs list then mergeAttrs list else abort "${name}: Cannot merge values."; mergeEnableOption = name: list: if all (x: true == x || false == x) list then fold logicalOR false list else abort "${name}: Expect a boolean value."; mergeListOption = name: list: if all __isList list then concatLists list else abort "${name}: Expect a list."; # Merge sets of options and bindings. # noOption: function to call if no option is declared. mergeOptionSets = noOption: path: opts: if all __isAttrs opts then zip (attr: opts: let name = if path == "" then attr else path + "." + attr; test = partition isOption opts; opt = ({ merge = mergeDefaultOption; apply = id; } // head test.right); in if test.right == [] then mergeOptionSets noOption name test.wrong else if tail test.right != [] then throw "Multiple options for '${name}'." else if test.wrong == [] then opt.apply opt.default else opt.apply (opt.merge name test.wrong) ) opts else noOption path opts; # Keep all option declarations and add an attribute "name" inside # each option which contains the path that has to be followed to # access it. filterOptionSets = path: opts: if all __isAttrs opts then zip (attr: opts: let name = if path == "" then attr else path + "." + attr; test = partition isOption opts; in if test.right == [] then filterOptionSets name test.wrong else if tail test.right != [] then throw "Multiple options for '${name}'." else { inherit name; } // (head test.right) ) opts else {}; # Evaluate a list of option sets that would be merged with the # function "merge" which expects two arguments. The attribute named # "require" is used to imports option declarations and bindings. fixOptionSetsFun = merge: pkgs: opts: let optionSet = config: configFun: if __isFunction configFun then let result = configFun { inherit pkgs config; }; in # {pkgs, config, ...}: {..} if builtins.isAttrs result then result # pkgs: config: {..} else configFun pkgs config # {..} else configFun; in config: merge "" (map (x: removeAttrs x ["require"]) (uniqFlattenAttr (optionSet config) "require" [] (toList opts)) ); fixOptionSets = merge: pkgs: opts: fix (fixOptionSetsFun merge pkgs opts); optionAttrSetToDocList = (l: attrs: (if (getAttr ["_type"] "" attrs) == "option" then [({ #inherit (attrs) description; description = if attrs ? description then attrs.description else throw ("No description ${toString l} : ${whatis attrs}"); } //(if attrs ? example then {inherit(attrs) example;} else {} ) //(if attrs ? default then {inherit(attrs) default;} else {} ) //{name = l;} )] else (concatLists (map (s: (optionAttrSetToDocList (l + (if l=="" then "" else ".") + s) (builtins.getAttr s attrs))) (builtins.attrNames attrs))))); innerModifySumArgs = f: x: a: b: if b == null then (f a b) // x else innerModifySumArgs f x (a // b); modifySumArgs = f: x: innerModifySumArgs f x {}; debugVal = if builtins ? trace then x: (builtins.trace x x) else x: x; debugXMLVal = if builtins ? trace then x: (builtins.trace (builtins.toXML x) x) else x: x; # this can help debug your code as well - designed to not produce thousands of lines traceWhatis = x : __trace (whatis x) x; traceMarked = str: x: __trace (str + (whatis x)) x; whatis = x : if (__isAttrs x) then if (x ? outPath) then "x is a derivation with name ${x.name}" else "x is an attr set with attributes ${builtins.toString (__attrNames x)}" else if (__isFunction x) then "x is a function" else if (x == []) then "x is an empty list" else if (__isList x) then "x is a list, first item is : ${whatis (__head x)}" else if (x == true) then "x is boolean true" else if (x == false) then "x is boolean false" else if (x == null) then "x is null" else "x is probably a string starting, starting characters: ${__substring 0 50 x}.."; innerClosePropagation = ready: list: if list == [] then ready else if (head list) ? propagatedBuildInputs then innerClosePropagation (ready ++ [(head list)]) ((head list).propagatedBuildInputs ++ (tail list)) else innerClosePropagation (ready ++ [(head list)]) (tail list); closePropagation = list: (uniqList {inputList = (innerClosePropagation [] list);}); stringToCharacters = s : let l = __stringLength s; in if (__lessThan l 1) then [""] else [(__substring 0 1 s)] ++ stringToCharacters (__substring 1 (__sub l 1) s); # should this be implemented as primop ? Yes it should.. escapeShellArg = s : let escapeChar = x : if ( x == "'" ) then "'\"'\"'" else x; in "'" + concatStrings (map escapeChar (stringToCharacters s) ) +"'"; defineShList = name : list : "\n${name}=(${concatStringsSep " " (map escapeShellArg list)})\n"; # this as well :-) arg: http://foo/bar/bz.ext returns bz.ext dropPath = s : if s == "" then "" else let takeTillSlash = left : c : s : if left == 0 then s else if (__substring left 1 s == "/") then (__substring (__add left 1) (__sub c 1) s) else takeTillSlash (__sub left 1) (__add c 1) s; in takeTillSlash (__sub (__stringLength s) 1) 1 s; # calls a function (f attr value ) for each record item. returns a list mapRecordFlatten = f : r : map (attr: f attr (builtins.getAttr attr r) ) (attrNames r); # maps a function on each attr value # f = attr : value : .. mapAttrs = f : r : listToAttrs ( mapRecordFlatten (a : v : nv a ( f a v ) ) r); # to be used with listToAttrs (_a_ttribute _v_alue) nv = name : value : { inherit name value; }; # attribute set containing one attribute nvs = name : value : listToAttrs [ (nv name value) ]; # adds / replaces an attribute of an attribute set setAttr = set : name : v : set // (nvs name v); # setAttrMerge (similar to mergeAttrsWithFunc but only merges the values of a particular name) # setAttrMerge "a" [] { a = [2];} (x : x ++ [3]) -> { a = [2 3]; } # setAttrMerge "a" [] { } (x : x ++ [3]) -> { a = [ 3]; } setAttrMerge = name : default : attrs : f : setAttr attrs name (f (maybeAttr name default attrs)); # iterates over a list of attributes collecting the attribute attr if it exists catAttrs = attr : l : fold ( s : l : if (hasAttr attr s) then [(builtins.getAttr attr s)] ++ l else l) [] l; mergeAttrs = fold ( x : y : x // y) {}; attrVals = nameList : attrSet : map (x: builtins.getAttr x attrSet) nameList; # Using f = a : b = b the result is similar to // # merge attributes with custom function handling the case that the attribute # exists in both sets mergeAttrsWithFunc = f : set1 : set2 : fold (n: set : if (__hasAttr n set) then setAttr set n (f (__getAttr n set) (__getAttr n set2)) else set ) set1 (__attrNames set2); # merging two attribute set concatenating the values of same attribute names # eg { a = 7; } { a = [ 2 3 ]; } becomes { a = [ 7 2 3 ]; } mergeAttrsConcatenateValues = mergeAttrsWithFunc ( a : b : (toList a) ++ (toList b) ); # merges attributes using //, if a name exisits in both attributes # an error will be triggered unless its listed in mergeLists # so you can mergeAttrsNoOverride { buildInputs = [a]; } { buildInputs = [a]; } {} to get # { buildInputs = [a b]; } # merging buildPhase does'nt really make sense. The cases will be rare where appending /prefixing will fit your needs? # in these cases the first buildPhase will override the second one mergeAttrsNoOverride = { mergeLists ? ["buildInputs" "propagatedBuildInputs"], overrideSnd ? [ "buildPhase" ] } : attrs1 : attrs2 : fold (n: set : setAttr set n ( if (__hasAttr n set) then # merge if elem n mergeLists # attribute contains list, merge them by concatenating then (__getAttr n attrs2) ++ (__getAttr n attrs1) else if elem n overrideSnd then __getAttr n attrs1 else throw "error mergeAttrsNoOverride, attribute ${n} given in both attributes - no merge func defined" else __getAttr n attrs2 # add attribute not existing in attr1 )) attrs1 (__attrNames attrs2); # returns atribute values as a list flattenAttrs = set : map ( attr : builtins.getAttr attr set) (attrNames set); mapIf = cond : f : fold ( x : l : if (cond x) then [(f x)] ++ l else l) []; # pick attrs subset_attr_names and apply f subsetmap = f : attrs : subset_attr_names : listToAttrs (fold ( attr : r : if __hasAttr attr attrs then r ++ [ ( nv attr ( f (__getAttr attr attrs) ) ) ] else r ) [] subset_attr_names ); # Marc 2nd proposal: (not everything has been tested in detail yet..) # usage / example # flagConfig = { # } // (enableDisableFeature "flagName" "configure_feature" extraAttrs;) # # is equal to # flagConfig = { # flagName = { cfgOption = "--enable-configure_feature"; } // extraAttrs; # no_flagName = { cfgOption = "--disable-configure_feature"; }; enableDisableFeature = flagName : configure_feature : extraAttrs : listToAttrs [ ( nv flagName ({ cfgOption = "--enable-${configure_feature}"; } // extraAttrs ) ) ( nv "no_${flagName}" ({ cfgOption = "--disable-${configure_feature}"; } ) )]; # calls chooseOptionsByFlags2 with some preprocessing # chooseOptionsByFlags2 returns an attribute set meant to be used to create new derivaitons. # see mkDerivationByConfiguration in all-packages.nix and the examples given below. # You can just copy paste them into all-packages.nix to test them.. chooseOptionsByFlags = { flagConfig, args, optionals ? [], defaults ? [], collectExtraPhaseActions ? [] } : let passedOptionals = filter ( x : hasAttr x args ) optionals; # these are in optionals and in args # we simply merge in = { buildInputs = ; pass = ; } flagConfigWithOptionals = flagConfig // ( listToAttrs (map ( o : nv o ( { buildInputs = o; pass = nvs o (builtins.getAttr o args); } // getAttr [o] {} flagConfig ) ) passedOptionals ) ); in chooseOptionsByFlags2 flagConfigWithOptionals collectExtraPhaseActions args ( (getAttr ["flags"] defaults args) ++ passedOptionals); chooseOptionsByFlags2 = flagConfig : collectExtraPhaseActions : args : flags : let # helper function collectFlags = # state : flags : fold ( flag : s : ( if (hasAttr flag s.result) then s # this state has already been visited else if (! hasAttr flag flagConfig) then throw "unkown flag `${flag}' specified" else let fDesc = (builtins.getAttr flag flagConfig); implied = flatten ( getAttr ["implies"] [] fDesc ); blocked = flatten ( getAttr ["blocks"] [] fDesc ); # add this flag s2 = s // { result = ( setAttr s.result flag (builtins.getAttr flag flagConfig) ); blockedFlagsBy = s.blockedFlagsBy // listToAttrs (map (b: nv b flag ) blocked); }; # add implied flags in collectFlags s2 implied )); # chosen contains flagConfig but only having those attributes elected by flags # (or by implies attributes of elected attributes) options = let stateOpts = collectFlags { blockedFlagsBy = {}; result = {}; } (flags ++ ( if (hasAttr "mandatory" flagConfig) then ["mandatory"] else [] )); # these options have not been chosen (neither by flags nor by implies) unsetOptions = filter ( x : (! hasAttr x stateOpts.result) && (hasAttr ("no_"+x) flagConfig)) ( attrNames flagConfig ); # no add the corresponding no_ attributes as well .. state = collectFlags stateOpts (map ( x : "no_" + x ) unsetOptions); in # check for blockings: assert ( all id ( map ( b: if (hasAttr b state.result) then throw "flag ${b} is blocked by flag ${__getAttr b state.blockedFlagsBy}" else true ) (attrNames state.blockedFlagsBy) ) ); state.result; flatOptions = flattenAttrs options; # helper functions : collectAttrs = attr : catAttrs attr flatOptions; optsConcatStrs = delimiter : attrs : concatStrings ( intersperse delimiter (flatten ( collectAttrs attrs ) ) ); ifStringGetArg = x : if (__isAttrs x) then x # ( TODO implement __isString ?) else nvs x (__getAttr x args); in assert ( all id ( mapRecordFlatten ( attr : r : if ( all id ( flatten (getAttr ["assertion"] [] r ) ) ) then true else throw "assertion failed flag ${attr}" ) options) ); ( rec { #foldOptions = attr: f : start: fold f start (catAttrs attr flatOptions); # compared to flags flagsSet does also contain the implied flags.. This makes it easy to write assertions. ( assert args. inherit options flatOptions collectAttrs optsConcatStrs; buildInputs = map ( attr: if (! hasAttr attr args) then throw "argument ${attr} is missing!" else (builtins.getAttr attr args) ) (flatten (catAttrs "buildInputs" flatOptions)); propagatedBuildInputs = map ( attr: if (! hasAttr attr args) then throw "argument ${attr} is missing!" else (builtins.getAttr attr args) ) (flatten (catAttrs "propagatedBuildInputs" flatOptions)); configureFlags = optsConcatStrs " " "cfgOption"; #flags = listToAttrs (map ( flag: nv flag (hasAttr flag options) ) (attrNames flagConfig) ); flags_prefixed = listToAttrs (map ( flag: nv ("flag_set_"+flag) (hasAttr flag options) ) (attrNames flagConfig) ); pass = mergeAttrs ( map ifStringGetArg ( flatten (collectAttrs "pass") ) ); } # now add additional phase actions (see examples) // listToAttrs ( map ( x : nv x (optsConcatStrs "\n" x) ) collectExtraPhaseActions ) ); } /* TODO: Perhaps it's better to move this documentation / these tests into some extra packages .. # ########################################################################### # configuration tutorial .. examples and tests.. # Copy this into all-packages.nix and try # The following derviations will all fail.. # But they will print the passed options so that you can get to know # how these configurations ought to work. # TODO: There is no nice way to pass an otpion yet. # I could imagine something like # flags = [ "flagA" "flagB" { flagC = 4; } ]; # They are named: # simpleYes, simpleNo, # defaultsimpleYes, defaultsimpleNo # optionalssimpleYes, optionalssimpleNo # bitingsimpleYes can only be ran with -iA blockingBiteMonster # assertionsimpleNo # of course you can use -iA and the attribute name as well to select these examples # dummy build input whoGetsTheFlagFirst = gnused; whoGetsTheFlagLast = gnumake; # simple example demonstrating containing one flag. # features: # * configure options are passed automatically # * buildInputs are collected (they are special, see the setup script) # * they can be passed by additional name as well using pass = { inherit (args) python } # ( or short (value not attrs) : pass = "python" ) # * an attribute named the same way as the flag is added indicating # true/ false (flag has been set/ not set) # * extra phase dependend commands can be added # Its easy to add your own stuff using co.collectAttrs or co.optsConcatStrs # ( perhaps this name will change?) simpleFlagYesNoF = namePrefix : extraFlagAttrs : mkDerivationByConfiguration ( { flagConfig = { flag = { name = namePrefix + "simpleYes"; cfgOption = [ "--Yes" "--you-dont-need-a-list" ]; buildInputs = [ "whoGetsTheFlagFirst" ]; pass = { inherit gnumake; }; extraConfigureCmd = "echo Hello, it worked! "; blocks = "bitingMonster"; }; no_flag = { name = namePrefix + "simpleNo"; cfgOption = "--no"; implies = ["bitingMonster"]; }; bitingMonster = { extraConfigureCmd = "echo Ill bite you"; }; gnutar = { cfgOption="--with-gnutar"; # buildInputs and pass will be added automatically if gnutar is added to optionals }; # can be used to check configure options of dependencies # eg testFlag = { assertion = [ arg.desktop.flag_set_wmii (! arg.desktop.flag_set_gnome) (! arg.desktops.flag_set_kde ]; } assertionFlag = { assertion = false; }; # assert is nix language keyword }; collectExtraPhaseActions = [ "extraConfigureCmd" ]; extraAttrs = co : { name = ( __head (co.collectAttrs "name") ); unpackPhase = " echo my name is echo \$name echo echo flag given \\(should be 1 or empty string\\) ? echo \$flag_set_flag echo echo my build inputs are echo \$buildInputs echo echo my configuration flags are echo \$configureFlags echo echo what about gnumake? Did it pass? echo \$gnumake echo echo configurePhase command is echo $\configurePhase echo echo gnutar passed? \\(optional test\\) echo \$gnutar echo echo dying now echo die_Hopefully_Soon "; configurePhase = co.extraConfigureCmd; }; } // extraFlagAttrs ); simpleYes = simpleFlagYesNoF "" {} { inherit whoGetsTheFlagFirst lib stdenv; flags = ["flag"]; }; # note the "I'll bite you" because of the implies attribute simpleNo = simpleFlagYesNoF "" {} { inherit whoGetsTheFlagFirst lib stdenv; flags = []; }; # specifying defaults by adding a default attribute yesAgainDefault = simpleFlagYesNoF "default" { defaults = [ "flag" ];} { inherit whoGetsTheFlagFirst lib stdenv; }; noAgainOverridingDefault = simpleFlagYesNoF "default" { defaults = [ "flag" ];} { inherit whoGetsTheFlagFirst lib stdenv; flags = []; }; # requested by Michael Raskin: activate flag automatically if dependency is passed: withGnutarOptional = simpleFlagYesNoF "optionals" { optionals = [ "gnutar" ];} { flags = [ "flag" ]; # I only need to pass this to trigger name optionalssimpleYes inherit whoGetsTheFlagFirst lib stdenv; inherit gnutar; }; withoutGnutarOptional = simpleFlagYesNoF "optionals" { optionals = [ "gnutar" ];} { inherit whoGetsTheFlagFirst lib stdenv; }; # blocking example, this shouldn't even start building: blockingBiteMonster = simpleFlagYesNoF "biting" {} { inherit whoGetsTheFlagFirst lib stdenv; flags = [ "flag" "bitingMonster" ]; }; # assertion example this shouldn't even start building: assertion = simpleFlagYesNoF "assertion" {} { inherit whoGetsTheFlagFirst lib stdenv; flags = [ "assertionFlag" ]; }; */