~/.nixpkgs -> ~/.config/nixpkgs

The former is still respected as a fallback for config.nix for
backwards compatibility (but not for overlays because they're a new
feature).
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Eelco Dolstra 2017-02-01 16:03:42 +01:00
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xml:id="chap-packageconfig">
<title><filename>~/.nixpkgs/config.nix</filename>: global configuration</title>
<title>Global configuration</title>
<para>Nix packages can be configured to allow or deny certain options.</para>
<para>To apply the configuration edit
<filename>~/.nixpkgs/config.nix</filename> and set it like
<filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix</filename> and set it like
<programlisting>
{
@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ packages via <literal>packageOverrides</literal></title>
<para>You can define a function called
<varname>packageOverrides</varname> in your local
<filename>~/.nixpkgs/config.nix</filename> to overide nix packages. It
<filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix</filename> to overide nix packages. It
must be a function that takes pkgs as an argument and return modified
set of packages.

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@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
evaluation-per-function application incurs a performance penalty,
which can become a problem if many overrides are used.
It is only intended for ad-hoc customisation, such as in
<filename>~/.nixpkgs/config.nix</filename>.
<filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix</filename>.
</para>
</warning>

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@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ its normal core packages:
mtl-2.2.1
This function allows users to define their own development environment by means
of an override. After adding the following snippet to `~/.nixpkgs/config.nix`,
of an override. After adding the following snippet to `~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix`,
{
packageOverrides = super: let self = super.pkgs; in
@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ file with `cabal2nix`:
$ cd ~/src/foo && cabal2nix . >default.nix
$ cd ~/src/bar && cabal2nix . >default.nix
Then edit your `~/.nixpkgs/config.nix` file to register those builds in the
Then edit your `~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix` file to register those builds in the
default Haskell package set:
{
@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ Every Haskell package set takes a function called `overrides` that you can use
to manipulate the package as much as you please. One useful application of this
feature is to replace the default `mkDerivation` function with one that enables
library profiling for all packages. To accomplish that, add configure the
following snippet in your `~/.nixpkgs/config.nix` file:
following snippet in your `~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix` file:
{
packageOverrides = super: let self = super.pkgs; in
@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ The first step is to generate Nix build instructions with `cabal2nix`:
$ cabal2nix cabal://ghc-events-0.4.3.0 >~/.nixpkgs/ghc-events-0.4.3.0.nix
Then add the override in `~/.nixpkgs/config.nix`:
Then add the override in `~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix`:
{
packageOverrides = super: let self = super.pkgs; in

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@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ packageOverrides = pkgs: {
</screen>
to your Nixpkgs configuration
(<filename>~/.nixpkgs/config.nix</filename>) and install it by
(<filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix</filename>) and install it by
running <command>nix-env -f '&lt;nixpkgs&gt;' -iA
myEclipse</command> and afterward run Eclipse as usual. It is
possible to find out which plugins are available for installation

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@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ rec {
the original derivation attributes.
`overrideDerivation' allows certain "ad-hoc" customisation
scenarios (e.g. in ~/.nixpkgs/config.nix). For instance, if you
want to "patch" the derivation returned by a package function in
Nixpkgs to build another version than what the function itself
provides, you can do something like this:
scenarios (e.g. in ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix). For instance,
if you want to "patch" the derivation returned by a package
function in Nixpkgs to build another version than what the
function itself provides, you can do something like this:
mySed = overrideDerivation pkgs.gnused (oldAttrs: {
name = "sed-4.2.2-pre";

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@ -316,10 +316,10 @@ https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-modify-via-packageOverrides
<para>
If you are not on NixOS or want to install this particular
Emacs only for yourself, you can do so by adding it to your
<filename>~/.nixpkgs/config.nix</filename>
<filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix</filename>
(see <link xlink:href="http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-modify-via-packageOverrides">Nixpkgs manual</link>):
<example>
<title>Custom Emacs in <filename>~/.nixpkgs/system.nix</filename></title>
<title>Custom Emacs in <filename>~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix</filename></title>
<programlisting><![CDATA[
{
packageOverrides = super: let self = super.pkgs; in {

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@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ R packages
## Installation
Define an environment for R that contains all the libraries that you'd like to
use by adding the following snippet to your $HOME/.nixpkgs/config.nix file:
use by adding the following snippet to your $HOME/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix file:
```nix
{

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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ assert ((config.planetary_annihilation or null).url or null) != null;
assert ((config.planetary_annihilation or null).sha256 or null) != null;
/* to setup:
$ cat ~/.nixpkgs/config.nix
$ cat ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix
{
planetary_annihilation = {
url = "file:///home/user/PA_Linux_62857.tar.bz2";

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@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ rec {
This adapter can be defined on the defaultStdenv definition. You can
use it by patching the all-packages.nix file or by using the override
feature of ~/.nixpkgs/config.nix .
feature of ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix .
*/
validateLicenses = licensePred: stdenv: stdenv //
{ mkDerivation = args:

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@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ let
b) For `nix-env`, `nix-build`, `nix-shell` or any other Nix command you can add
{ allow${up reason} = true; }
to ~/.nixpkgs/config.nix.
to ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix.
''));
# Check if a derivation is valid, that is whether it passes checks for

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@ -17,13 +17,15 @@ in
system ? builtins.currentSystem
, # Fallback: The contents of the configuration file found at $NIXPKGS_CONFIG or
# $HOME/.nixpkgs/config.nix.
# $HOME/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix.
config ? let
configFile = getEnv "NIXPKGS_CONFIG";
configFile2 = homeDir + "/.nixpkgs/config.nix";
configFile2 = homeDir + "/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix";
configFile3 = homeDir + "/.nixpkgs/config.nix"; # obsolete
in
if configFile != "" && pathExists configFile then import configFile
else if homeDir != "" && pathExists configFile2 then import configFile2
else if homeDir != "" && pathExists configFile3 then import configFile3
else {}
, # Overlays are used to extend Nixpkgs collection with additional
@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ in
# fix-point made by Nixpkgs.
overlays ? let
dirPath = try (if pathExists <nixpkgs-overlays> then <nixpkgs-overlays> else "") "";
dirHome = homeDir + "/.nixpkgs/overlays";
dirHome = homeDir + "/.config/nixpkgs/overlays";
dirCheck = dir: dir != "" && pathExists (dir + "/.");
overlays = dir:
let content = readDir dir; in