There’s nothing wrong with unstable packages when they are maintained
and frequently updated. However, when they become out-of-date, as many
do, it is usually best to just get rid of them as the stable version
is become newer than the unstable version. This removes any packages
called "unstable" that have not been updated in over 1 year. Affected
packages include:
- isyncUnstable
- sxhkd-unstable
- dosbox-unstable
Revert "treewide: remove unstable packages"
This reverts commit df01b0b37a04624cfe6f8d2ccb42b99289841b68.
The waf build system is python-based and hosted locally in each package in the executable file named "waf". Unlike CMake, it cannot generate makefiles so we end up having to override the configure, build, and install phases. I've tried to keep these as close to what's in setup.sh as possible. If there is no waf file in the root directory, then we just copy the one hosted in Nixpkgs. Otherwise the only thing you have to add to a package using Waf is "wafHook" into nativeBuildInputs. wafFlags controls the flags specifically passed to waf while configureFlags, buildFlags, and installFlags are still used as in the generic builder.
libreoffice-unwrapped points to the same libreoffice than libreoffice.
libreoffice-*-unwrapped exists for all versions
This bring an incompatible change where a user using
`libreoffice-unwrapped` hoping to use `fresh` would now be inadvertently
be using `still`.
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Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
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ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
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__glfwPlatformWaitEventsTimeout in cocoa_window.m.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSArray", referenced from:
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Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
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fl_ready() in Fl_cocoa.o
fl_wait(double) in Fl_cocoa.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSArray", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSData", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSDate", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in Fl_cocoa.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSDictionary", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in Fl_cocoa.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSURL", referenced from:
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ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
Also remove incorrect emacs25Macport alias.
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
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_macfont_copy_available_families_cache in macfont.o
"_CFNotificationCenterGetDistributedCenter", referenced from:
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"_CFNotificationCenterGetLocalCenter", referenced from:
_macfont_copy_available_families_cache in macfont.o
"_CFURLCopyResourcePropertyForKey", referenced from:
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"_CFURLCreateBookmarkDataFromFile", referenced from:
_Fmac_file_alias_p in mac.o
"_CFURLCreateByResolvingBookmarkData", referenced from:
_Fmac_file_alias_p in mac.o
"_CFURLResourceIsReachable", referenced from:
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_mac_input_source_properties in macfns.o
"_NSDefaultRunLoopMode", referenced from:
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...
"_NSURLAttributeModificationDateKey", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSArray", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSData", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in macappkit.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSDate", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSDictionary", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in macappkit.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMethodSignature", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in macappkit.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableArray", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in macappkit.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableData", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableDictionary", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in macappkit.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableSet", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSNull", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSRunLoop", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in macappkit.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSSet", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in macappkit.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSTimer", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in macappkit.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSURL", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in macappkit.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSUserDefaults", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in macappkit.o
"_OBJC_EHTYPE_$_NSException", referenced from:
GCC_except_table81 in macappkit.o
GCC_except_table810 in macappkit.o
"_kCFURLIsAliasFileKey", referenced from:
_Fmac_file_alias_p in mac.o
"_kCFURLIsSymbolicLinkKey", referenced from:
_Fmac_file_alias_p in mac.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
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_macfont_copy_available_families_cache in macfont.o
"_CFNotificationCenterGetLocalCenter", referenced from:
_macfont_copy_available_families_cache in macfont.o
"_NSDefaultRunLoopMode", referenced from:
_ns_send_appdefined in nsterm.o
-[EmacsApp run] in nsterm.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSArray", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in nsterm.o
objc-class-ref in nsmenu.o
objc-class-ref in nsselect.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSData", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in nsimage.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSDate", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in nsterm.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSDictionary", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in macfont.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSLocale", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in nsterm.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableArray", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in nsterm.o
objc-class-ref in nsmenu.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableDictionary", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in nsmenu.o
objc-class-ref in nsselect.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableSet", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in nsterm.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSRunLoop", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in nsmenu.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSTimer", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in nsterm.o
objc-class-ref in nsmenu.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSURL", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in nsterm.o
objc-class-ref in nsfns.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSUserDefaults", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in nsterm.o
objc-class-ref in nsfns.o
"_OBJC_EHTYPE_$_NSException", referenced from:
GCC_except_table8 in nsterm.o
GCC_except_table1 in nsselect.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableArray", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in trash-571f39.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSURL", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in trash-571f39.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSUserDefaults", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in HGCLIUtils-31f3b3.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
note: Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
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"_NSDefaultRunLoopMode", referenced from:
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ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang-5.0: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
* polar-bookshelf: init at 1.0.11
* Grab gsettings_desktop_schemas from gnome3
* Explain why we're not building from source
* Use autoPatchelfHook
* Updated license & further cleanup
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSArray", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in libXquartz.a(X11Controller.o)
objc-class-ref in libxpbproxy.a(x-selection.o)
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSData", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in libXquartz.a(X11Controller.o)
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSRunLoop", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in libXquartz.a(X11Application.o)
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSURL", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in libXquartz.a(X11Application.o)
"_OBJC_EHTYPE_$_NSException", referenced from:
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ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSArray", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in libXquartz.a(X11Controller.o)
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSData", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableArray", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in libXquartz.a(X11Controller.o)
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableDictionary", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSRunLoop", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSURL", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_EHTYPE_$_NSException", referenced from:
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ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
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"_CFNotificationCenterGetDistributedCenter", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSTimer", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in x-screen.o
"_OBJC_EHTYPE_$_NSException", referenced from:
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ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
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_macfont_copy_available_families_cache in macfont.o
"_CFNotificationCenterGetLocalCenter", referenced from:
_macfont_copy_available_families_cache in macfont.o
"_NSDefaultRunLoopMode", referenced from:
_ns_send_appdefined in nsterm.o
-[EmacsApp run] in nsterm.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSArray", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in nsmenu.o
objc-class-ref in nsselect.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSData", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSDate", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in nsterm.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSDictionary", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSLocale", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableArray", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in nsmenu.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableDictionary", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in nsselect.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableSet", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in nsmenu.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSURL", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in nsfns.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSUserDefaults", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in nsfns.o
"_OBJC_EHTYPE_$_NSException", referenced from:
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GCC_except_table1 in nsselect.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
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objc-class-ref in FormatHelper.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableArray", referenced from:
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ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSArray", referenced from:
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ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSDictionary", referenced from:
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objc-class-ref in GPGDefaults.o
objc-class-ref in KeychainSupport.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableDictionary", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSSet", referenced from:
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ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
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ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
This tool was initially built specifically for nixcloud to prevent a few
annoying programs from binding to IP sockets.
While initially only accepting a JSON file as input, the tool now has a
proper command line interface and it's also generally usable to turn IP
sockets of any program into Unix sockets.
Another thing that might be even useful for NixOS modules is the
possibility to bend programs into using systemd socket activation.
Signed-off-by: aszlig <aszlig@nix.build>
It's not included implicitly by the frameworks anymore.
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"_NSDefaultRunLoopMode", referenced from:
_QZ_PumpEvents in SDL_QuartzEvents.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSArray", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in SDL_QuartzEvents.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSDate", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in SDL_QuartzEvents.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
It's not included implicitly by the frameworks anymore.
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"_NSDefaultRunLoopMode", referenced from:
_Cocoa_PumpEvents in SDL_cocoaevents.o
"_NSURLIsAliasFileKey", referenced from:
-[SDLWindow performDragOperation:] in SDL_cocoawindow.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSArray", referenced from:
objc-class-ref in SDL_cocoaclipboard.o
objc-class-ref in SDL_cocoakeyboard.o
objc-class-ref in SDL_cocoawindow.o
"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSData", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSDate", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSDictionary", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSMutableArray", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSURL", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_CLASS_$_NSUserDefaults", referenced from:
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"_OBJC_EHTYPE_$_NSException", referenced from:
GCC_except_table67 in SDL_cocoawindow.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
Python 3.4 will receive it's final patch release in March 2019 and there won't
be any releases anymore after that, so also not during NixOS 2019.03.
Python 3.4 is not used anymore in Nixpkgs. In any case, migrating code from
3.4 to 3.4+ is trivial.
ee58a5b30d broke the plv8 build because it
upgraded the v8_6_x expression everywhere to the 6.9 branch, which came
with API changes. Notably, it seems plv8 only supports up-to v8 6.4.x at
this time.
This keeps a copy of the plv8_6_x expression inside the same directory
as the other v8 versions (so patches, etc are easy to apply), but it is
not exposed to the top-level of all-packages.nix.
Signed-off-by: Austin Seipp <aseipp@pobox.com>
The package is out-of-date and has no maintainer.
I don't own a chromebook device and therefore don't know
if an mainline kernel could be used instead.
cc @lheckemann @zohl
The package is out-of-date and has no maintainer.
It should be now possible to just mainline kernel.
Support for that could be added by copying the right dtb file in our linux_rpi kernel.
I do not have the hardware to test this.
cc @dezgeg @dhess
Removes the old UI build tooling; it is no longer necessary
because as of 1.2.0 it's bundled into the server binary.
It doesn't even need to have JS built, because it's bundled into
the release commit's source tree (see #48714).
The UI is enabled by default, so the NixOS service is
updated to directly use `ui = webUi;` now.
Fixes#48714.
Fixes#44192.
Fixes#41243.
Fixes#35602.
Signed-off-by: Niklas Hambüchen <mail@nh2.me>
Merging staging into staging-next even though we haven't merged staging-next into master yet.
The motivation for this merge is that it's been a while since we merged into master causing
the 3 branches to diverge too much.
We keep the latest minor release of each one of the last 3 major releases,
which currently are GHC versions 8.2.2, 8.4.4, and 8.6.1. We also have
ghc-HEAD, but this doesn't count.
Dropping these compilers implied that we have to drop the corresponding
versions of ghcjs, too. We can also drop a shitload of obsolete compiler
patches that newer versions no longer need.
At some point, we can probably simplify the generic builder, too.
Packages mainly the nxplayer part of the client, since the tray
doesn't work very well without the server / a complete installation.
Use the shipped libs, since nxplayer really doesn't like any others. I
believe they use internally modified versions of many libs.
Audio doesn't work: the libasound.so shipped looks for the alsa config
files in the wrong place, and even if it finds them, it still doesn't
work. Using the one from alsaLib doesn't work either and adds
instability.
These are the old tools that later became part of ACPICA.
It is obsolete and we already have newer acpica-tools.
Alias to acpica-tools for out of tree backward-compat
gImageReader is a GUI for tesseract, an optical character recognition engine.
While the UI supports Qt/Gtk, I have only added the gtk one in the nix derivation.
This commit renames the pythondaemon module to match its module name, github
name, and pypi name, which makes it easier to find and reference. In order to
avoid breaking any external users, I've left an alias with a deprecated warning.
These packages should in theory work with our GCC toolchains, but
there are some definite breakages that need to be tracked down.
Comparing output of these to old gcc-arm-embedded is important.
Affected packages include:
- axolooti
- avrdudess
- opentx
- microscheme
- betaflight
- inav
- blackmagic
- simavr
- gnuk
Rationale
---------
Currently, tests are hard to discover. For instance, someone updating
`dovecot` might not notice that the interaction of `dovecot` with
`opensmtpd` is handled in the `opensmtpd.nix` test.
And even for someone updating `opensmtpd`, it requires manual work to go
check in `nixos/tests` whether there is actually a test, especially
given not so many packages in `nixpkgs` have tests and this is thus most
of the time useless.
Finally, for the reviewer, it is much easier to check that the “Tested
via one or more NixOS test(s)” has been checked if the file modified
already includes the list of relevant tests.
Implementation
--------------
Currently, this commit only adds the metadata in the package. Each
element of the `meta.tests` attribute is a derivation that, when it
builds successfully, means the test has passed (ie. following the same
convention as NixOS tests).
Future Work
-----------
In the future, the tools could be made aware of this `meta.tests`
attribute, and for instance a `--with-tests` could be added to
`nix-build` so that it also builds all the tests. Or a `--without-tests`
to build without all the tests. @Profpatsch described in his NixCon talk
such systems.
Another thing that would help in the future would be the possibility to
reasonably easily have cross-derivation nix tests without the whole
NixOS VM stack. @7c6f434c already proposed such a system.
This RFC currently handles none of these concerns. Only the addition of
`meta.tests` as metadata to be used by maintainers to remember to run
relevant tests.
