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authorTredwellGit <tredwell@tutanota.com>2021-12-07 03:47:22 +0000
committerTredwellGit <tredwell@tutanota.com>2021-12-07 03:47:22 +0000
commit4ee3f90c32570cfd9f0cba6791f6e0614251c3f6 (patch)
treec64e4ca4e05117bcd2ae5ef325ebd0f40edfa4dc /pkgs/tools/misc/memtest86-efi
parentfe3e7ef66c3b774fd194ae275ce1ac9cb71b13e5 (diff)
memtest86-efi: 8.4 -> 9.3.1000
Diffstat (limited to 'pkgs/tools/misc/memtest86-efi')
-rw-r--r--pkgs/tools/misc/memtest86-efi/default.nix30
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/memtest86-efi/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/memtest86-efi/default.nix
index 125f8f35acca7..264fe013b27a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/memtest86-efi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/memtest86-efi/default.nix
@@ -8,23 +8,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "memtest86-efi";
-  version = "8.4";
+  version = "9.3.1000";
 
   src = fetchzip {
-    # TODO: We're using the previous version of memtest86 because the
-    # company developing memtest86 has stopped providing a versioned download
-    # link for the latest version:
-    #
-    # https://www.passmark.com/forum/memtest86/44494-version-8-1-distribution-file-is-not-versioned?p=44505#post44505
-    #
-    # However, versioned links for the previous version are available, so that
-    # is what is being used.
-    #
-    # It does look like redistribution is okay, so if we had somewhere to host
-    # binaries that we make sure to version, then we could probably keep up
-    # with the latest versions released by the company.
-    url = "https://www.memtest86.com/downloads/memtest86-${version}-usb.zip";
-    sha256 = "sha256-jh4FKCYZbOQhRv6B7N8Hmw6RQCQvbBGaGFTMLwM1nk8=";
+    # We're using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine because the company developing MemTest86 has stopped providing a versioned download link for the latest version:
+    # https://forums.passmark.com/memtest86/44494-version-8-1-distribution-file-is-not-versioned
+    url = "https://web.archive.org/web/20211111004725/https://www.memtest86.com/downloads/memtest86-usb.zip";
+    sha256 = "sha256-GJdZCUFw1uX4HcaaAy5QqDGNqHTFtrqla13wF7xCAaM=";
     stripRoot = false;
   };
 
@@ -57,18 +47,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "http://memtest86.com/";
+    homepage = "https://www.memtest86.com/";
     downloadPage = "https://www.memtest86.com/download.htm";
+    changelog = "https://www.memtest86.com/whats-new.html";
     description = "A tool to detect memory errors, to be run from a bootloader";
     longDescription = ''
       A UEFI app that is able to detect errors in RAM.  It can be run from a
       bootloader.  Released under a proprietary freeware license.
     '';
-    # The Memtest86 License for the Free Edition states,
-    # "MemTest86 Free Edition is free to download with no restrictions on usage".
-    # However the source code for Memtest86 does not appear to be available.
-    #
-    # https://www.memtest86.com/license.htm
+    # MemTest86 Free Edition is free to download with no restrictions on usage. However, the source code is not available.
+    # https://www.memtest86.com/tech_license-information.html
     license = licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ cdepillabout ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;