6 files changed, 45 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc b/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc
index 8980bc09d..2e2a17b14 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/attr-path.cc
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 namespace nix {
 
 
-static Strings parseAttrPath(const string & s)
+static Strings parseAttrPath(std::string_view s)
 {
     Strings res;
     string cur;
-    string::const_iterator i = s.begin();
+    auto i = s.begin();
     while (i != s.end()) {
         if (*i == '.') {
             res.push_back(cur);
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ static Strings parseAttrPath(const string & s)
 }
 
 
+std::vector<Symbol> parseAttrPath(EvalState & state, std::string_view s)
+{
+    std::vector<Symbol> res;
+    for (auto & a : parseAttrPath(s))
+        res.push_back(state.symbols.create(a));
+    return res;
+}
+
+
 std::pair<Value *, Pos> findAlongAttrPath(EvalState & state, const string & attrPath,
     Bindings & autoArgs, Value & vIn)
 {
diff --git a/src/libexpr/attr-path.hh b/src/libexpr/attr-path.hh
index fce160da7..d9d74ab2d 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/attr-path.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/attr-path.hh
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@ std::pair<Value *, Pos> findAlongAttrPath(EvalState & state, const string & attr
 /* Heuristic to find the filename and lineno or a nix value. */
 Pos findDerivationFilename(EvalState & state, Value & v, std::string what);
 
+std::vector<Symbol> parseAttrPath(EvalState & state, std::string_view s);
+
 }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index 66f03fe1a..b90a64357 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ const Value *getPrimOp(const Value &v) {
 }
 
 
-string showType(const Value & v)
+string showType(ValueType type)
 {
-    switch (v.type) {
+    switch (type) {
         case tInt: return "an integer";
-        case tBool: return "a boolean";
-        case tString: return v.string.context ? "a string with context" : "a string";
+        case tBool: return "a Boolean";
+        case tString: return "a string";
         case tPath: return "a path";
         case tNull: return "null";
         case tAttrs: return "a set";
@@ -175,14 +175,27 @@ string showType(const Value & v)
         case tApp: return "a function application";
         case tLambda: return "a function";
         case tBlackhole: return "a black hole";
+        case tPrimOp: return "a built-in function";
+        case tPrimOpApp: return "a partially applied built-in function";
+        case tExternal: return "an external value";
+        case tFloat: return "a float";
+    }
+    abort();
+}
+
+
+string showType(const Value & v)
+{
+    switch (v.type) {
+        case tString: return v.string.context ? "a string with context" : "a string";
         case tPrimOp:
             return fmt("the built-in function '%s'", string(v.primOp->name));
         case tPrimOpApp:
             return fmt("the partially applied built-in function '%s'", string(getPrimOp(v)->primOp->name));
         case tExternal: return v.external->showType();
-        case tFloat: return "a float";
+    default:
+        return showType(v.type);
     }
-    abort();
 }
 
 
@@ -323,6 +336,7 @@ EvalState::EvalState(const Strings & _searchPath, ref<Store> store)
     , sOutputHash(symbols.create("outputHash"))
     , sOutputHashAlgo(symbols.create("outputHashAlgo"))
     , sOutputHashMode(symbols.create("outputHashMode"))
+    , sRecurseForDerivations(symbols.create("recurseForDerivations"))
     , repair(NoRepair)
     , store(store)
     , baseEnv(allocEnv(128))
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.hh b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
index 064b1a623..863365259 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ public:
         sSystem, sOverrides, sOutputs, sOutputName, sIgnoreNulls,
         sFile, sLine, sColumn, sFunctor, sToString,
         sRight, sWrong, sStructuredAttrs, sBuilder, sArgs,
-        sOutputHash, sOutputHashAlgo, sOutputHashMode;
+        sOutputHash, sOutputHashAlgo, sOutputHashMode,
+        sRecurseForDerivations;
     Symbol sDerivationNix;
 
     /* If set, force copying files to the Nix store even if they
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ private:
 
 
 /* Return a string representing the type of the value `v'. */
+string showType(ValueType type);
 string showType(const Value & v);
 
 /* Decode a context string ‘!<name>!<path>’ into a pair <path,
diff --git a/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc b/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
index ca9c547fa..a4937e722 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static void getDerivations(EvalState & state, Value & vIn,
                    should we recurse into it?  => Only if it has a
                    `recurseForDerivations = true' attribute. */
                 if (i->value->type == tAttrs) {
-                    Bindings::iterator j = i->value->attrs->find(state.symbols.create("recurseForDerivations"));
+                    Bindings::iterator j = i->value->attrs->find(state.sRecurseForDerivations);
                     if (j != i->value->attrs->end() && state.forceBool(*j->value, *j->pos))
                         getDerivations(state, *i->value, pathPrefix2, autoArgs, drvs, done, ignoreAssertionFailures);
                 }
diff --git a/src/libexpr/primops.cc b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
index 907f15246..bb1926282 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/primops.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/primops.cc
@@ -50,20 +50,20 @@ void EvalState::realiseContext(const PathSet & context)
     std::vector<StorePathWithOutputs> drvs;
 
     for (auto & i : context) {
-        std::pair<string, string> decoded = decodeContext(i);
-        auto ctx = store->parseStorePath(decoded.first);
+        auto [ctxS, outputName] = decodeContext(i);
+        auto ctx = store->parseStorePath(ctxS);
         if (!store->isValidPath(ctx))
             throw InvalidPathError(store->printStorePath(ctx));
-        if (!decoded.second.empty() && ctx.isDerivation()) {
-            drvs.push_back(StorePathWithOutputs{ctx, {decoded.second}});
+        if (!outputName.empty() && ctx.isDerivation()) {
+            drvs.push_back(StorePathWithOutputs{ctx, {outputName}});
 
             /* Add the output of this derivation to the allowed
                paths. */
             if (allowedPaths) {
-                auto drv = store->derivationFromPath(store->parseStorePath(decoded.first));
-                DerivationOutputs::iterator i = drv.outputs.find(decoded.second);
+                auto drv = store->derivationFromPath(ctx);
+                DerivationOutputs::iterator i = drv.outputs.find(outputName);
                 if (i == drv.outputs.end())
-                    throw Error("derivation '%s' does not have an output named '%s'", decoded.first, decoded.second);
+                    throw Error("derivation '%s' does not have an output named '%s'", ctxS, outputName);
                 allowedPaths->insert(store->printStorePath(i->second.path));
             }
         }
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ void EvalState::realiseContext(const PathSet & context)
     StorePathSet willBuild, willSubstitute, unknown;
     unsigned long long downloadSize, narSize;
     store->queryMissing(drvs, willBuild, willSubstitute, unknown, downloadSize, narSize);
+
     store->buildPaths(drvs);
 }