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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/installation/installing-binary.xml | 15 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/installation/installing-binary.xml b/doc/manual/installation/installing-binary.xml index 7f4bba3a0..c11ba9cce 100644 --- a/doc/manual/installation/installing-binary.xml +++ b/doc/manual/installation/installing-binary.xml @@ -141,13 +141,14 @@ sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist <para> The root filesystem is read-only as of macOS 10.15 Catalina, all writable - paths to a separate data volume. This means creating or writing to <filename>/nix</filename> - is not allowed. While changing the default prefix would be possible, it's - a very intrusive change that has side effects we want to avoid for now. + paths were moved to a separate data volume. This means creating or writing + to <filename>/nix</filename> is not allowed. While changing the default prefix + would be possible, it's a very intrusive change that has side effects we want to + avoid for now. </para> <para> - For common writable locations <literal>firmlinks</literal> where introduced, + For common writable locations <literal>firmlinks</literal> were introduced, described by Apple as a "bi-directional wormhole" between two filesystems. Essentially a bind mount for APFS volumes. However this is (currently) not user configurable and only available for paths like <filename>/Users</filename>. @@ -156,8 +157,10 @@ sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist <para> For special cases like NFS mount points or package manager roots <link xlink:href="https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/System/Conceptual/ManPages_iPhoneOS/man5/synthetic.conf.5.html">synthetic.conf(5)</link> provides a mechanism for some limited, user-controlled file-creation at <filename>/</filename>. - This only applies on a reboot, but <command>apfs.util</command> can be used - to trigger the creation (not deletion) of new entries. + This only applies at boot time, however <command>apfs.util</command> can be used + to trigger the creation (not deletion) of new entries without a reboot. + It would be ideal if this could create firmlinks, however a symlink or mountpoint + are the only options. </para> <screen> |