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| author | Klaus T. Aehlig <aehlig@linta.de> | 2024-06-27 16:30:53 +0200 |
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| committer | Klaus T. Aehlig <aehlig@linta.de> | 2024-06-27 16:30:53 +0200 |
| commit | 866e07a8baa21707ec73109b6e502af4fe4c41bf (patch) | |
| tree | 67386b8a9812b2b49a8aa8fa976505dedfa814e1 /README.md | |
| parent | 05b2d6fc51146fe07340a58bc87fbbd99e788143 (diff) | |
| download | hello-nix-866e07a8baa21707ec73109b6e502af4fe4c41bf.tar.gz | |
nix-shell: also add a wrapper script besides the alias
... as aliases are not honored in `nix-shell --run`. In this way,
we can add an outer script running all the tests in the correct
environment.
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ way as follows. pinned using [niv](https://github.com/nmattia/niv). - A [nix shell](./shell.nix) uses the derivation at the pinned snapshot of the `nixpkgs` and sets an alias for `just-mr` to - use the derived rc-file. + use the derived rc-file. It also adds a script `withRc-just-mr` + that execs `just-mr` with the derived rc-file. So to build with the correct dependencies for the checked out version, simply start a `nix-shell` at the top level of this repository and @@ -90,6 +91,11 @@ by using the current justbuild when checking out older snapshots, we can reconstruct the old actions without the need of cleaning up the local build root. +The just described way of working in a `nix-shell` using the +alias is useful for interactive development. For CI-like usage, +the script [run-tests](./run-tests) can be used that simply runs +`withRc-just-mr` in a `nix-shell`. + ## Shell commands The built-in rule `"generic"` allows to define a target by |