Nixpkgs/Patching Nixpkgs: Difference between revisions

(9 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)

Line 5:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"

|-

! Name !! Method !! IFD !! Requires Flakes

! Name !! Method !! [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/language/import-from-derivation IFD]!! Requires Flakes

|-

| applyPatch || .patch files || X ||

Line 18:

|}

Most of the solutions work on the <code>.patch</code> files, ~~but those have a huge disadvantage -~~ they ~~quickly~~ go out of date ~~and have~~ to ~~be constantly rebased. This is especially true for solutions that use Git to apply~~ patches. ~~Another disadvantage may be~~ [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/~~unstable~~/language/import-from-derivation IFD]~~, which~~ may result in [https://nixcademy.com/posts/what-is-ifd-ups-and-downs/ performance and runtime issues].

Most of the solutions work using the reliable <code>.diff</code> / <code>.patch</code> files. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_(Unix) Patch files] have some disadvantages, namely they can go out of date, needing rebasing if the patch no longer applies<ref group="footnotes">[[Nixtamal]] will automatically refetch any updates/rebases to patches referencing a dynamic URL, such as an in-review pull request on a code forge, on running <code>nixtamal refresh</code> </ref>. [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/import-from-derivation IFD] usage may result in [https://nixcademy.com/posts/what-is-ifd-ups-and-downs/ performance and runtime issues].

== Usage ==

Line 205:

0.33.1

</syntaxhighlight>

==Notes==

== Resources ==

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
 |-
-! Name            !! Method          !! IFD !! Requires Flakes
+! Name            !! Method          !! [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/language/import-from-derivation IFD]!! Requires Flakes
 |-
 | applyPatch      || .patch files    ||  X  ||
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 |}
-Most of the solutions work on the <code>.patch</code> files, but those have a huge disadvantage - they quickly go out of date and have to be constantly rebased. This is especially true for solutions that use Git to apply patches. Another disadvantage may be [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/language/import-from-derivation IFD], which may result in [https://nixcademy.com/posts/what-is-ifd-ups-and-downs/ performance and runtime issues].
+Most of the solutions work using the reliable <code>.diff</code> / <code>.patch</code> files. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_(Unix) Patch files] have some disadvantages, namely they can go out of date, needing rebasing if the patch no longer applies<ref group="footnotes">[[Nixtamal]] will automatically refetch any updates/rebases to patches referencing a dynamic URL, such as an in-review pull request on a code forge, on running <code>nixtamal refresh</code> </ref>. [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/import-from-derivation IFD] usage may result in [https://nixcademy.com/posts/what-is-ifd-ups-and-downs/ performance and runtime issues].
 == Usage ==
@@ Line 205: / Line 205: @@
 .33.1
 </syntaxhighlight>
+==Notes==
+<references group="footnotes" />
 == Resources ==