nixos/documentation: move man-db-specifics into new man-db module

It may be possible to revert the move of `documentation.man.manualPages`
later. The problem is that other man implementations (mandoc) want to
generate their index databases in place, so the approach taken here
doesn't translate super well.
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sternenseemann 2021-09-24 19:20:23 +02:00 committed by sterni
parent c3f8722baa
commit 6a3d020b90
3 changed files with 71 additions and 47 deletions

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@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ let
];
};
# list of man outputs currently active intended for use as default values
# for man-related options, thus "man" is included unconditionally.
activeManOutputs = [ "man" ] ++ lib.optionals cfg.dev.enable [ "devman" ];
in
{
@ -107,8 +103,8 @@ in
type = types.bool;
default = true;
description = ''
Whether to install manual pages and the <command>man</command> command.
This also includes "man" outputs.
Whether to install manual pages.
This also includes <literal>man</literal> outputs.
'';
};
@ -116,30 +112,12 @@ in
type = types.bool;
default = false;
description = ''
Whether to generate the manual page index caches using
<literal>mandb(8)</literal>. This allows searching for a page or
Whether to generate the manual page index caches.
This allows searching for a page or
keyword using utilities like <literal>apropos(1)</literal>.
'';
};
man.manualPages = mkOption {
type = types.path;
default = pkgs.buildEnv {
name = "man-paths";
paths = config.environment.systemPackages;
pathsToLink = [ "/share/man" ];
extraOutputsToInstall = activeManOutputs;
ignoreCollisions = true;
};
defaultText = literalDocBook "all man pages in <option>config.environment.systemPackages</option>";
description = ''
The manual pages to generate caches for if <option>generateCaches</option>
is enabled. Must be a path to a directory with man pages under
<literal>/share/man</literal>; see the source for an example.
Advanced users can make this a content-addressed derivation to save a few rebuilds.
'';
};
info.enable = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = true;
@ -221,29 +199,10 @@ in
config = mkIf cfg.enable (mkMerge [
# The actual implementation for this lives in man-db.nix
(mkIf cfg.man.enable {
environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.man-db ];
environment.pathsToLink = [ "/share/man" ];
environment.extraOutputsToInstall = activeManOutputs;
environment.etc."man_db.conf".text =
let
manualCache = pkgs.runCommandLocal "man-cache" { } ''
echo "MANDB_MAP ${cfg.man.manualPages}/share/man $out" > man.conf
${pkgs.man-db}/bin/mandb -C man.conf -psc >/dev/null 2>&1
'';
in
''
# Manual pages paths for NixOS
MANPATH_MAP /run/current-system/sw/bin /run/current-system/sw/share/man
MANPATH_MAP /run/wrappers/bin /run/current-system/sw/share/man
${optionalString cfg.man.generateCaches ''
# Generated manual pages cache for NixOS (immutable)
MANDB_MAP /run/current-system/sw/share/man ${manualCache}
''}
# Manual pages caches for NixOS
MANDB_MAP /run/current-system/sw/share/man /var/cache/man/nixos
'';
environment.extraOutputsToInstall = [ "man" ] ++ optional cfg.dev.enable "devman";
})
(mkIf cfg.info.enable {

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@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
let
cfg = config.documentation.man.man-db;
in
{
options = {
documentation.man.man-db = {
enable = lib.mkEnableOption "man-db as the default man page viewer" // {
default = config.documentation.man.enable;
defaultText = lib.literalExpression "config.documentation.man.enable";
example = false;
};
manualPages = lib.mkOption {
type = lib.types.path;
default = pkgs.buildEnv {
name = "man-paths";
paths = config.environment.systemPackages;
pathsToLink = [ "/share/man" ];
extraOutputsToInstall = [ "man" ]
++ lib.optionals config.documentation.dev.enable [ "devman" ];
ignoreCollisions = true;
};
defaultText = lib.literalDocBook "all man pages in <option>config.environment.systemPackages</option>";
description = ''
The manual pages to generate caches for if <option>documentation.man.generateCaches</option>
is enabled. Must be a path to a directory with man pages under
<literal>/share/man</literal>; see the source for an example.
Advanced users can make this a content-addressed derivation to save a few rebuilds.
'';
};
};
};
imports = [
(lib.mkRenamedOptionModule [ "documentation" "man" "manualPages" ] [ "documentation" "man" "man-db" "manualPages" ])
];
config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.man-db ];
environment.etc."man_db.conf".text =
let
manualCache = pkgs.runCommandLocal "man-cache" { } ''
echo "MANDB_MAP ${cfg.manualPages}/share/man $out" > man.conf
${pkgs.man-db}/bin/mandb -C man.conf -psc >/dev/null 2>&1
'';
in
''
# Manual pages paths for NixOS
MANPATH_MAP /run/current-system/sw/bin /run/current-system/sw/share/man
MANPATH_MAP /run/wrappers/bin /run/current-system/sw/share/man
${lib.optionalString config.documentation.man.generateCaches ''
# Generated manual pages cache for NixOS (immutable)
MANDB_MAP /run/current-system/sw/share/man ${manualCache}
''}
# Manual pages caches for NixOS
MANDB_MAP /run/current-system/sw/share/man /var/cache/man/nixos
'';
};
}

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@ -108,6 +108,8 @@
./misc/lib.nix
./misc/label.nix
./misc/locate.nix
./misc/man-db.nix
./misc/mandoc.nix
./misc/meta.nix
./misc/nixpkgs.nix
./misc/passthru.nix