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diff --git a/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in b/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in index fdb1f7969..448fee803 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in +++ b/doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ - [nix-instantiate](command-ref/nix-instantiate.md) - [nix-prefetch-url](command-ref/nix-prefetch-url.md) - [Experimental Commands](command-ref/experimental-commands.md) +@manpages@ - [Files](command-ref/files.md) - [nix.conf](command-ref/conf-file.md) - [Glossary](glossary.md) diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix.md deleted file mode 100644 index cc677d127..000000000 --- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -# nix diff --git a/doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md b/doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md index 2ad773dea..2a1e55e5b 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md @@ -1 +1,77 @@ # Hacking + +This section provides some notes on how to hack on Nix. To get the +latest version of Nix from GitHub: + +```console +$ git clone https://github.com/NixOS/nix.git +$ cd nix +``` + +To build Nix for the current operating system/architecture use + +```console +$ nix-build +``` + +or if you have a flake-enabled nix: + +```console +$ nix build +``` + +This will build `defaultPackage` attribute defined in the `flake.nix` +file. To build for other platforms add one of the following suffixes to +it: aarch64-linux, i686-linux, x86\_64-darwin, x86\_64-linux. i.e. + +```console +$ nix-build -A defaultPackage.x86_64-linux +``` + +To build all dependencies and start a shell in which all environment +variables are set up so that those dependencies can be found: + +```console +$ nix-shell +``` + +To build Nix itself in this shell: + +```console +[nix-shell]$ ./bootstrap.sh +[nix-shell]$ ./configure $configureFlags --prefix=$(pwd)/outputs/out +[nix-shell]$ make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES +``` + +To install it in `$(pwd)/outputs` and test it: + +```console +[nix-shell]$ make install +[nix-shell]$ make installcheck -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES +[nix-shell]$ ./outputs/out/bin/nix --version +nix (Nix) 3.0 +``` + +To run a functional test: + +```console +make tests/test-name-should-auto-complete.sh.test +``` + +To run the unit-tests for C++ code: + +``` +make check +``` + +If you have a flakes-enabled Nix you can replace: + +```console +$ nix-shell +``` + +by: + +```console +$ nix develop +``` diff --git a/doc/manual/src/hacking.md b/doc/manual/src/hacking.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2a1e55e5b..000000000 --- a/doc/manual/src/hacking.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,77 +0,0 @@ -# Hacking - -This section provides some notes on how to hack on Nix. To get the -latest version of Nix from GitHub: - -```console -$ git clone https://github.com/NixOS/nix.git -$ cd nix -``` - -To build Nix for the current operating system/architecture use - -```console -$ nix-build -``` - -or if you have a flake-enabled nix: - -```console -$ nix build -``` - -This will build `defaultPackage` attribute defined in the `flake.nix` -file. To build for other platforms add one of the following suffixes to -it: aarch64-linux, i686-linux, x86\_64-darwin, x86\_64-linux. i.e. - -```console -$ nix-build -A defaultPackage.x86_64-linux -``` - -To build all dependencies and start a shell in which all environment -variables are set up so that those dependencies can be found: - -```console -$ nix-shell -``` - -To build Nix itself in this shell: - -```console -[nix-shell]$ ./bootstrap.sh -[nix-shell]$ ./configure $configureFlags --prefix=$(pwd)/outputs/out -[nix-shell]$ make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES -``` - -To install it in `$(pwd)/outputs` and test it: - -```console -[nix-shell]$ make install -[nix-shell]$ make installcheck -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES -[nix-shell]$ ./outputs/out/bin/nix --version -nix (Nix) 3.0 -``` - -To run a functional test: - -```console -make tests/test-name-should-auto-complete.sh.test -``` - -To run the unit-tests for C++ code: - -``` -make check -``` - -If you have a flakes-enabled Nix you can replace: - -```console -$ nix-shell -``` - -by: - -```console -$ nix develop -``` |