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diff --git a/doc/language-support.xml b/doc/language-support.xml deleted file mode 100644 index f0d5dbd3e64f9..0000000000000 --- a/doc/language-support.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1047 +0,0 @@ -<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" - xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" - xml:id="chap-language-support"> - -<title>Support for specific programming languages</title> - -<para>The <link linkend="chap-stdenv">standard build -environment</link> makes it easy to build typical Autotools-based -packages with very little code. Any other kind of package can be -accomodated by overriding the appropriate phases of -<literal>stdenv</literal>. However, there are specialised functions -in Nixpkgs to easily build packages for other programming languages, -such as Perl or Haskell. These are described in this chapter.</para> - - -<section xml:id="sec-language-perl"><title>Perl</title> - -<para>Nixpkgs provides a function <varname>buildPerlPackage</varname>, -a generic package builder function for any Perl package that has a -standard <varname>Makefile.PL</varname>. It’s implemented in <link -xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/development/perl-modules/generic"><filename>pkgs/development/perl-modules/generic</filename></link>.</para> - -<para>Perl packages from CPAN are defined in <link -xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix"><filename>pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix</filename></link>, -rather than <filename>pkgs/all-packages.nix</filename>. Most Perl -packages are so straight-forward to build that they are defined here -directly, rather than having a separate function for each package -called from <filename>perl-packages.nix</filename>. However, more -complicated packages should be put in a separate file, typically in -<filename>pkgs/development/perl-modules</filename>. Here is an -example of the former: - -<programlisting> -ClassC3 = buildPerlPackage rec { - name = "Class-C3-0.21"; - src = fetchurl { - url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/F/FL/FLORA/${name}.tar.gz"; - sha256 = "1bl8z095y4js66pwxnm7s853pi9czala4sqc743fdlnk27kq94gz"; - }; -}; -</programlisting> - -Note the use of <literal>mirror://cpan/</literal>, and the -<literal>${name}</literal> in the URL definition to ensure that the -name attribute is consistent with the source that we’re actually -downloading. Perl packages are made available in -<filename>all-packages.nix</filename> through the variable -<varname>perlPackages</varname>. For instance, if you have a package -that needs <varname>ClassC3</varname>, you would typically write - -<programlisting> -foo = import ../path/to/foo.nix { - inherit stdenv fetchurl ...; - inherit (perlPackages) ClassC3; -}; -</programlisting> - -in <filename>all-packages.nix</filename>. You can test building a -Perl package as follows: - -<screen> -$ nix-build -A perlPackages.ClassC3 -</screen> - -<varname>buildPerlPackage</varname> adds <literal>perl-</literal> to -the start of the name attribute, so the package above is actually -called <literal>perl-Class-C3-0.21</literal>. So to install it, you -can say: - -<screen> -$ nix-env -i perl-Class-C3 -</screen> - -(Of course you can also install using the attribute name: -<literal>nix-env -i -A perlPackages.ClassC3</literal>.)</para> - -<para>So what does <varname>buildPerlPackage</varname> do? It does -the following: - -<orderedlist> - - <listitem><para>In the configure phase, it calls <literal>perl - Makefile.PL</literal> to generate a Makefile. You can set the - variable <varname>makeMakerFlags</varname> to pass flags to - <filename>Makefile.PL</filename></para></listitem> - - <listitem><para>It adds the contents of the <envar>PERL5LIB</envar> - environment variable to <literal>#! .../bin/perl</literal> line of - Perl scripts as <literal>-I<replaceable>dir</replaceable></literal> - flags. This ensures that a script can find its - dependencies.</para></listitem> - - <listitem><para>In the fixup phase, it writes the propagated build - inputs (<varname>propagatedBuildInputs</varname>) to the file - <filename>$out/nix-support/propagated-user-env-packages</filename>. - <command>nix-env</command> recursively installs all packages listed - in this file when you install a package that has it. This ensures - that a Perl package can find its dependencies.</para></listitem> - -</orderedlist> - -</para> - -<para><varname>buildPerlPackage</varname> is built on top of -<varname>stdenv</varname>, so everything can be customised in the -usual way. For instance, the <literal>BerkeleyDB</literal> module has -a <varname>preConfigure</varname> hook to generate a configuration -file used by <filename>Makefile.PL</filename>: - -<programlisting> -{ buildPerlPackage, fetchurl, db }: - -buildPerlPackage rec { - name = "BerkeleyDB-0.36"; - - src = fetchurl { - url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/P/PM/PMQS/${name}.tar.gz"; - sha256 = "07xf50riarb60l1h6m2dqmql8q5dij619712fsgw7ach04d8g3z1"; - }; - - preConfigure = '' - echo "LIB = ${db}/lib" > config.in - echo "INCLUDE = ${db}/include" >> config.in - ''; -} -</programlisting> - -</para> - -<para>Dependencies on other Perl packages can be specified in the -<varname>buildInputs</varname> and -<varname>propagatedBuildInputs</varname> attributes. If something is -exclusively a build-time dependency, use -<varname>buildInputs</varname>; if it’s (also) a runtime dependency, -use <varname>propagatedBuildInputs</varname>. For instance, this -builds a Perl module that has runtime dependencies on a bunch of other -modules: - -<programlisting> -ClassC3Componentised = buildPerlPackage rec { - name = "Class-C3-Componentised-1.0004"; - src = fetchurl { - url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/A/AS/ASH/${name}.tar.gz"; - sha256 = "0xql73jkcdbq4q9m0b0rnca6nrlvf5hyzy8is0crdk65bynvs8q1"; - }; - propagatedBuildInputs = [ - ClassC3 ClassInspector TestException MROCompat - ]; -}; -</programlisting> - -</para> - -<section xml:id="ssec-generation-from-CPAN"><title>Generation from CPAN</title> - -<para>Nix expressions for Perl packages can be generated (almost) -automatically from CPAN. This is done by the program -<command>nix-generate-from-cpan</command>, which can be installed -as follows:</para> - -<screen> -$ nix-env -i nix-generate-from-cpan -</screen> - -<para>This program takes a Perl module name, looks it up on CPAN, -fetches and unpacks the corresponding package, and prints a Nix -expression on standard output. For example: - -<screen> -$ nix-generate-from-cpan XML::Simple - XMLSimple = buildPerlPackage { - name = "XML-Simple-2.20"; - src = fetchurl { - url = mirror://cpan/authors/id/G/GR/GRANTM/XML-Simple-2.20.tar.gz; - sha256 = "5cff13d0802792da1eb45895ce1be461903d98ec97c9c953bc8406af7294434a"; - }; - propagatedBuildInputs = [ XMLNamespaceSupport XMLSAX XMLSAXExpat ]; - meta = { - description = "Easily read/write XML (esp config files)"; - license = "perl"; - }; - }; -</screen> - -The output can be pasted into -<filename>pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix</filename> or wherever else -you need it.</para> - -</section> - -</section> - - -<section xml:id="sec-python"><title>Python</title> - -<para> - Currently supported interpreters are <varname>python26</varname>, <varname>python27</varname>, - <varname>python33</varname>, <varname>python34</varname>, <varname>python35</varname> - and <varname>pypy</varname>. -</para> - -<para> - <varname>python</varname> is an alias to <varname>python27</varname> and <varname>python3</varname> is an alias to <varname>python34</varname>. -</para> - -<para> - <varname>python26</varname> and <varname>python27</varname> do not include modules that require - external dependencies (to reduce dependency bloat). Following modules need to be added as - <varname>buildInput</varname> explicitly: -</para> - -<itemizedlist> - <listitem><para><varname>python.modules.bsddb</varname></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><varname>python.modules.curses</varname></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><varname>python.modules.curses_panel</varname></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><varname>python.modules.crypt</varname></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><varname>python.modules.gdbm</varname></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><varname>python.modules.sqlite3</varname></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><varname>python.modules.tkinter</varname></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><varname>python.modules.readline</varname></para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -<para>For convenience <varname>python27Full</varname> and <varname>python26Full</varname> -are provided with all modules included.</para> - -<para> - Python packages that - use <link xlink:href="http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools/"><literal>setuptools</literal></link> or <literal>distutils</literal>, - can be built using the <varname>buildPythonPackage</varname> function as documented below. -</para> - -<para> - All packages depending on any Python interpreter get appended <varname>$out/${python.sitePackages}</varname> - to <literal>$PYTHONPATH</literal> if such directory exists. -</para> - -<variablelist> - <title> - Useful attributes on interpreters packages: - </title> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>libPrefix</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - Name of the folder in <literal>${python}/lib/</literal> for corresponding interpreter. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>interpreter</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - Alias for <literal>${python}/bin/${executable}.</literal> - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>buildEnv</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - Function to build python interpreter environments with extra packages bundled together. - See <xref linkend="ssec-python-build-env" /> for usage and documentation. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>sitePackages</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - Alias for <literal>lib/${libPrefix}/site-packages</literal>. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>executable</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - Name of the interpreter executable, ie <literal>python3.4</literal>. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - -</variablelist> -<section xml:id="ssec-build-python-package"><title><varname>buildPythonPackage</varname> function</title> - - <para> - The function is implemented in <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/default.nix"> - <filename>pkgs/development/python-modules/generic/default.nix</filename></link>. - Example usage: - -<programlisting language="nix"> -twisted = buildPythonPackage { - name = "twisted-8.1.0"; - - src = pkgs.fetchurl { - url = http://tmrc.mit.edu/mirror/twisted/Twisted/8.1/Twisted-8.1.0.tar.bz2; - sha256 = "0q25zbr4xzknaghha72mq57kh53qw1bf8csgp63pm9sfi72qhirl"; - }; - - propagatedBuildInputs = [ self.ZopeInterface ]; - - meta = { - homepage = http://twistedmatrix.com/; - description = "Twisted, an event-driven networking engine written in Python"; - license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit; - }; -}; -</programlisting> - - Most of Python packages that use <varname>buildPythonPackage</varname> are defined - in <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix"><filename>pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix</filename></link> - and generated for each python interpreter separately into attribute sets <varname>python26Packages</varname>, - <varname>python27Packages</varname>, <varname>python35Packages</varname>, <varname>python33Packages</varname>, - <varname>python34Packages</varname> and <varname>pypyPackages</varname>. - </para> - - <para> - <function>buildPythonPackage</function> mainly does four things: - - <orderedlist> - <listitem><para> - In the <varname>buildPhase</varname>, it calls - <literal>${python.interpreter} setup.py bdist_wheel</literal> to build a wheel binary zipfile. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - In the <varname>installPhase</varname>, it installs the wheel file using - <literal>pip install *.whl</literal>. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - In the <varname>postFixup</varname> phase, <literal>wrapPythonPrograms</literal> - bash function is called to wrap all programs in <filename>$out/bin/*</filename> - directory to include <literal>$PYTHONPATH</literal> and <literal>$PATH</literal> - environment variables. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - In the <varname>installCheck</varname> phase, <literal>${python.interpreter} setup.py test</literal> - is ran. - </para></listitem> - </orderedlist> - </para> - - <para>By default <varname>doCheck = true</varname> is set</para> - - <para> - As in Perl, dependencies on other Python packages can be specified in the - <varname>buildInputs</varname> and - <varname>propagatedBuildInputs</varname> attributes. If something is - exclusively a build-time dependency, use - <varname>buildInputs</varname>; if it’s (also) a runtime dependency, - use <varname>propagatedBuildInputs</varname>. - </para> - - <para> - By default <varname>meta.platforms</varname> is set to the same value - as the interpreter unless overriden otherwise. - </para> - - <variablelist> - <title> - <varname>buildPythonPackage</varname> parameters - (all parameters from <varname>mkDerivation</varname> function are still supported) - </title> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>namePrefix</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - Prepended text to <varname>${name}</varname> parameter. - Defaults to <literal>"python3.3-"</literal> for Python 3.3, etc. Set it to - <literal>""</literal> - if you're packaging an application or a command line tool. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>disabled</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - If <varname>true</varname>, package is not build for - particular python interpreter version. Grep around - <filename>pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix</filename> - for examples. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>setupPyBuildFlags</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - List of flags passed to <command>setup.py build_ext</command> command. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>pythonPath</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - List of packages to be added into <literal>$PYTHONPATH</literal>. - Packages in <varname>pythonPath</varname> are not propagated - (contrary to <varname>propagatedBuildInputs</varname>). - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>preShellHook</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - Hook to execute commands before <varname>shellHook</varname>. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>postShellHook</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - Hook to execute commands after <varname>shellHook</varname>. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>makeWrapperArgs</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - A list of strings. Arguments to be passed to - <varname>makeWrapper</varname>, which wraps generated binaries. By - default, the arguments to <varname>makeWrapper</varname> set - <varname>PATH</varname> and <varname>PYTHONPATH</varname> environment - variables before calling the binary. Additional arguments here can - allow a developer to set environment variables which will be - available when the binary is run. For example, - <varname>makeWrapperArgs = ["--set FOO BAR" "--set BAZ QUX"]</varname>. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - </variablelist> - -</section> - -<section xml:id="ssec-python-build-env"><title><function>python.buildEnv</function> function</title> - <para> - Create Python environments using low-level <function>pkgs.buildEnv</function> function. Example <filename>default.nix</filename>: - -<programlisting language="nix"> -<![CDATA[with import <nixpkgs> {}; - -python.buildEnv.override { - extraLibs = [ pkgs.pythonPackages.pyramid ]; - ignoreCollisions = true; -}]]> -</programlisting> - - Running <command>nix-build</command> will create - <filename>/nix/store/cf1xhjwzmdki7fasgr4kz6di72ykicl5-python-2.7.8-env</filename> - with wrapped binaries in <filename>bin/</filename>. - </para> - - <para> - You can also use <varname>env</varname> attribute to create local - environments with needed packages installed (somewhat comparable to - <literal>virtualenv</literal>). For example, with the following - <filename>shell.nix</filename>: - -<programlisting language="nix"> -<![CDATA[with import <nixpkgs> {}; - -(python3.buildEnv.override { - extraLibs = with python3Packages; - [ numpy - requests - ]; -}).env]]> -</programlisting> - - Running <command>nix-shell</command> will drop you into a shell where - <command>python</command> will have specified packages in its path. - </para> - - <variablelist> - <title> - <function>python.buildEnv</function> arguments - </title> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>extraLibs</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - List of packages installed inside the environment. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>postBuild</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - Shell command executed after the build of environment. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>ignoreCollisions</varname></term> - <listitem><para> - Ignore file collisions inside the environment (default is <varname>false</varname>). - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> -</section> - -<section xml:id="ssec-python-tools"><title>Tools</title> - -<para>Packages inside nixpkgs are written by hand. However many tools -exist in community to help save time. No tool is preferred at the moment. -</para> - -<itemizedlist> - - <listitem><para> - <link xlink:href="https://github.com/proger/python2nix">python2nix</link> - by Vladimir Kirillov - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - <link xlink:href="https://github.com/garbas/pypi2nix">pypi2nix</link> - by Rok Garbas - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - <link xlink:href="https://github.com/offlinehacker/pypi2nix">pypi2nix</link> - by Jaka Hudoklin - </para></listitem> - -</itemizedlist> - -</section> - -<section xml:id="ssec-python-development"><title>Development</title> - - <para> - To develop Python packages <function>buildPythonPackage</function> has - additional logic inside <varname>shellPhase</varname> to run - <command>pip install -e . --prefix $TMPDIR/</command> for the package. - </para> - - <warning><para><varname>shellPhase</varname> is executed only if <filename>setup.py</filename> - exists.</para></warning> - - <para> - Given a <filename>default.nix</filename>: - -<programlisting language="nix"> -<![CDATA[with import <nixpkgs> {}; - -buildPythonPackage { - name = "myproject"; - - buildInputs = with pkgs.pythonPackages; [ pyramid ]; - - src = ./.; -}]]> -</programlisting> - - Running <command>nix-shell</command> with no arguments should give you - the environment in which the package would be build with - <command>nix-build</command>. - </para> - - <para> - Shortcut to setup environments with C headers/libraries and python packages: - - <programlisting language="bash">$ nix-shell -p pythonPackages.pyramid zlib libjpeg git</programlisting> - </para> - - <note><para> - There is a boolean value <varname>lib.inNixShell</varname> set to - <varname>true</varname> if nix-shell is invoked. - </para></note> - -</section> - -<section xml:id="ssec-python-faq"><title>FAQ</title> - -<variablelist> - - <varlistentry> - <term>How to solve circular dependencies?</term> - <listitem><para> - If you have packages <varname>A</varname> and <varname>B</varname> that - depend on each other, when packaging <varname>B</varname> override package - <varname>A</varname> not to depend on <varname>B</varname> as input - (and also the other way around). - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>install_data / data_files</varname> problems resulting into <literal>error: could not create '/nix/store/6l1bvljpy8gazlsw2aw9skwwp4pmvyxw-python-2.7.8/etc': Permission denied</literal></term> - <listitem><para> - <link xlink:href="https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/issue/130/install_data-doesnt-respect-prefix"> - Known bug in setuptools <varname>install_data</varname> does not respect --prefix</link>. Example of - such package using the feature is <filename>pkgs/tools/X11/xpra/default.nix</filename>. As workaround - install it as an extra <varname>preInstall</varname> step: - - <programlisting>${python.interpreter} setup.py install_data --install-dir=$out --root=$out -sed -i '/ = data_files/d' setup.py</programlisting> - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term>Rationale of non-existent global site-packages</term> - <listitem><para> - There is no need to have global site-packages in Nix. Each package has isolated - dependency tree and installing any python package will only populate <varname>$PATH</varname> - inside user environment. See <xref linkend="ssec-python-build-env" /> to create self-contained - interpreter with a set of packages. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - -</variablelist> - -</section> - - -<section xml:id="ssec-python-contrib"><title>Contributing guidelines</title> -<para> - Following rules are desired to be respected: -</para> - -<itemizedlist> - - <listitem><para> - Make sure package builds for all python interpreters. Use <varname>disabled</varname> argument to - <function>buildPythonPackage</function> to set unsupported interpreters. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - If tests need to be disabled for a package, make sure you leave a comment about reasoning. - </para></listitem> - - <listitem><para> - Packages in <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix"><filename>pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix</filename></link> - are sorted quasi-alphabetically to avoid merge conflicts. - </para></listitem> - -</itemizedlist> - -</section> - -</section> - - -<section xml:id="sec-language-ruby"><title>Ruby</title> - <para>There currently is support to bundle applications that are packaged as Ruby gems. The utility "bundix" allows you to write a <filename>Gemfile</filename>, let bundler create a <filename>Gemfile.lock</filename>, and then convert - this into a nix expression that contains all Gem dependencies automatically.</para> - - <para>For example, to package sensu, we did:</para> - -<screen> -<![CDATA[$ cd pkgs/servers/monitoring -$ mkdir sensu -$ cat > Gemfile -source 'https://rubygems.org' -gem 'sensu' -$ bundler package --path /tmp/vendor/bundle -$ $(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A bundix)/bin/bundix -$ cat > default.nix -{ lib, bundlerEnv, ruby }: - -bundlerEnv { - name = "sensu-0.17.1"; - - inherit ruby; - gemfile = ./Gemfile; - lockfile = ./Gemfile.lock; - gemset = ./gemset.nix; - - meta = with lib; { - description = "A monitoring framework that aims to be simple, malleable, -and scalable."; - homepage = http://sensuapp.org/; - license = with licenses; mit; - maintainers = with maintainers; [ theuni ]; - platforms = platforms.unix; - }; -}]]> -</screen> - -<para>Please check in the <filename>Gemfile</filename>, <filename>Gemfile.lock</filename> and the <filename>gemset.nix</filename> so future updates can be run easily. -</para> - -</section> - -<section xml:id="sec-language-go"><title>Go</title> - -<para>The function <varname>buildGoPackage</varname> builds -standard Go packages. -</para> - -<example xml:id='ex-buildGoPackage'><title>buildGoPackage</title> -<programlisting> -net = buildGoPackage rec { - name = "go.net-${rev}"; - goPackagePath = "golang.org/x/net"; <co xml:id='ex-buildGoPackage-1' /> - subPackages = [ "ipv4" "ipv6" ]; <co xml:id='ex-buildGoPackage-2' /> - rev = "e0403b4e005"; - src = fetchFromGitHub { - inherit rev; - owner = "golang"; - repo = "net"; - sha256 = "1g7cjzw4g4301a3yqpbk8n1d4s97sfby2aysl275x04g0zh8jxqp"; - }; - goPackageAliases = [ "code.google.com/p/go.net" ]; <co xml:id='ex-buildGoPackage-3' /> - propagatedBuildInputs = [ goPackages.text ]; <co xml:id='ex-buildGoPackage-4' /> - buildFlags = "--tags release"; <co xml:id='ex-buildGoPackage-5' /> - disabled = isGo13;<co xml:id='ex-buildGoPackage-6' /> -}; -</programlisting> -</example> - -<para><xref linkend='ex-buildGoPackage'/> is an example expression using buildGoPackage, -the following arguments are of special significance to the function: - -<calloutlist> - - <callout arearefs='ex-buildGoPackage-1'> - <para> - <varname>goPackagePath</varname> specifies the package's canonical Go import path. - </para> - </callout> - - <callout arearefs='ex-buildGoPackage-2'> - <para> - <varname>subPackages</varname> limits the builder from building child packages that - have not been listed. If <varname>subPackages</varname> is not specified, all child - packages will be built. - </para> - <para> - In this example only <literal>code.google.com/p/go.net/ipv4</literal> and - <literal>code.google.com/p/go.net/ipv6</literal> will be built. - </para> - </callout> - - <callout arearefs='ex-buildGoPackage-3'> - <para> - <varname>goPackageAliases</varname> is a list of alternative import paths - that are valid for this library. - Packages that depend on this library will automatically rename - import paths that match any of the aliases to <literal>goPackagePath</literal>. - </para> - <para> - In this example imports will be renamed from - <literal>code.google.com/p/go.net</literal> to - <literal>golang.org/x/net</literal> in every package that depend on the - <literal>go.net</literal> library. - </para> - </callout> - - <callout arearefs='ex-buildGoPackage-4'> - <para> - <varname>propagatedBuildInputs</varname> is where the dependencies of a Go library are - listed. Only libraries should list <varname>propagatedBuildInputs</varname>. If a standalone - program is being built instead, use <varname>buildInputs</varname>. If a library's tests require - additional dependencies that are not propagated, they should be listed in <varname>buildInputs</varname>. - </para> - </callout> - - <callout arearefs='ex-buildGoPackage-5'> - <para> - <varname>buildFlags</varname> is a list of flags passed to the go build command. - </para> - </callout> - - <callout arearefs='ex-buildGoPackage-6'> - <para> - If <varname>disabled</varname> is <literal>true</literal>, - nix will refuse to build this package. - </para> - <para> - In this example the package will not be built for go 1.3. The <literal>isGo13</literal> - is an utility function that returns <literal>true</literal> if go used to build the - package has version 1.3.x. - </para> - </callout> - -</calloutlist> - -</para> - -<para> -Reusable Go libraries may be found in the <varname>goPackages</varname> set. You can test -build a Go package as follows: - -<screen> -$ nix-build -A goPackages.net -</screen> - -</para> - -<para> -You may use Go packages installed into the active Nix profiles by adding -the following to your ~/.bashrc: - -<screen> -for p in $NIX_PROFILES; do - GOPATH="$p/share/go:$GOPATH" -done -</screen> -</para> - - <para>To extract dependency information from a Go package in automated way use <link xlink:href="https://github.com/cstrahan/go2nix">go2nix</link>.</para> -</section> - - -<section xml:id="sec-language-java"><title>Java</title> - -<para>Ant-based Java packages are typically built from source as follows: - -<programlisting> -stdenv.mkDerivation { - name = "..."; - src = fetchurl { ... }; - - buildInputs = [ jdk ant ]; - - buildPhase = "ant"; -} -</programlisting> - -Note that <varname>jdk</varname> is an alias for the OpenJDK.</para> - -<para>JAR files that are intended to be used by other packages should -be installed in <filename>$out/share/java</filename>. The OpenJDK has -a stdenv setup hook that adds any JARs in the -<filename>share/java</filename> directories of the build inputs to the -<envar>CLASSPATH</envar> environment variable. For instance, if the -package <literal>libfoo</literal> installs a JAR named -<filename>foo.jar</filename> in its <filename>share/java</filename> -directory, and another package declares the attribute - -<programlisting> -buildInputs = [ jdk libfoo ]; -</programlisting> - -then <envar>CLASSPATH</envar> will be set to -<filename>/nix/store/...-libfoo/share/java/foo.jar</filename>.</para> - -<para>Private JARs -should be installed in a location like -<filename>$out/share/<replaceable>package-name</replaceable></filename>.</para> - -<para>If your Java package provides a program, you need to generate a -wrapper script to run it using the OpenJRE. You can use -<literal>makeWrapper</literal> for this: - -<programlisting> -buildInputs = [ makeWrapper ]; - -installPhase = - '' - mkdir -p $out/bin - makeWrapper ${jre}/bin/java $out/bin/foo \ - --add-flags "-cp $out/share/java/foo.jar org.foo.Main" - ''; -</programlisting> - -Note the use of <literal>jre</literal>, which is the part of the -OpenJDK package that contains the Java Runtime Environment. By using -<literal>${jre}/bin/java</literal> instead of -<literal>${jdk}/bin/java</literal>, you prevent your package from -depending on the JDK at runtime.</para> - -<para>It is possible to use a different Java compiler than -<command>javac</command> from the OpenJDK. For instance, to use the -Eclipse Java Compiler: - -<programlisting> -buildInputs = [ jre ant ecj ]; -</programlisting> - -(Note that here you don’t need the full JDK as an input, but just the -JRE.) The ECJ has a stdenv setup hook that sets some environment -variables to cause Ant to use ECJ, but this doesn’t work with all Ant -files. Similarly, you can use the GNU Java Compiler: - -<programlisting> -buildInputs = [ gcj ant ]; -</programlisting> - -Here, Ant will automatically use <command>gij</command> (the GNU Java -Runtime) instead of the OpenJRE.</para> - -</section> - - -<section xml:id="sec-language-lua"><title>Lua</title> - -<para> - Lua packages are built by the <varname>buildLuaPackage</varname> function. This function is - implemented - in <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/development/lua-modules/generic/default.nix"> - <filename>pkgs/development/lua-modules/generic/default.nix</filename></link> - and works similarly to <varname>buildPerlPackage</varname>. (See - <xref linkend="sec-language-perl"/> for details.) -</para> - -<para> - Lua packages are defined - in <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix"><filename>pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix</filename></link>. - Most of them are simple. For example: - - <programlisting> -fileSystem = buildLuaPackage { - name = "filesystem-1.6.2"; - src = fetchurl { - url = "https://github.com/keplerproject/luafilesystem/archive/v1_6_2.tar.gz"; - sha256 = "1n8qdwa20ypbrny99vhkmx8q04zd2jjycdb5196xdhgvqzk10abz"; - }; - meta = { - homepage = "https://github.com/keplerproject/luafilesystem"; - hydraPlatforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; - maintainers = with maintainers; [ flosse ]; - }; -}; - </programlisting> -</para> - -<para> - Though, more complicated package should be placed in a seperate file in - <link - xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/development/lua-modules"><filename>pkgs/development/lua-modules</filename></link>. -</para> -<para> - Lua packages accept additional parameter <varname>disabled</varname>, which defines - the condition of disabling package from luaPackages. For example, if package has - <varname>disabled</varname> assigned to <literal>lua.luaversion != "5.1"</literal>, - it will not be included in any luaPackages except lua51Packages, making it - only be built for lua 5.1. -</para> - -</section> - -<section xml:id="sec-language-coq"><title>Coq</title> - <para> - Coq libraries should be installed in - <literal>$(out)/lib/coq/${coq.coq-version}/user-contrib/</literal>. - Such directories are automatically added to the - <literal>$COQPATH</literal> environment variable by the hook defined - in the Coq derivation. - </para> - <para> - Some libraries require OCaml and sometimes also Camlp5. The exact - versions that were used to build Coq are saved in the - <literal>coq.ocaml</literal> and <literal>coq.camlp5</literal> - attributes. - </para> - <para> - Here is a simple package example. It is a pure Coq library, thus it - only depends on Coq. Its <literal>makefile</literal> has been - generated using <literal>coq_makefile</literal> so we only have to - set the <literal>$COQLIB</literal> variable at install time. - </para> - <programlisting> -{stdenv, fetchurl, coq}: -stdenv.mkDerivation { - src = fetchurl { - url = http://coq.inria.fr/pylons/contribs/files/Karatsuba/v8.4/Karatsuba.tar.gz; - sha256 = "0ymfpv4v49k4fm63nq6gcl1hbnnxrvjjp7yzc4973n49b853c5b1"; - }; - - name = "coq-karatsuba"; - - buildInputs = [ coq ]; - - installFlags = "COQLIB=$(out)/lib/coq/${coq.coq-version}/"; -} -</programlisting> -</section> - -<section xml:id="sec-language-qt"><title>Qt</title> - -<para>The information in this section applies to Qt 5.5 and later.</para> - -<para>Qt is an application development toolkit for C++. Although it is -not a distinct programming language, there are special considerations -for packaging Qt-based programs and libraries. A small set of tools -and conventions has grown out of these considerations.</para> - -<section xml:id="ssec-qt-libraries"><title>Libraries</title> - -<para>Packages that provide libraries should be listed in -<varname>qt5LibsFun</varname> so that the library is built with each -Qt version. A set of packages is provided for each version of Qt; for -example, <varname>qt5Libs</varname> always provides libraries built -with the latest version, <varname>qt55Libs</varname> provides -libraries built with Qt 5.5, and so on. To avoid version conflicts, no -top-level attributes are created for these packages.</para> - -</section> - -<section xml:id="ssec-qt-programs"><title>Programs</title> - -<para>Application packages do not need to be built with every Qt -version. To ensure consistency between the package's dependencies, -call the package with <literal>qt5Libs.callPackage</literal> instead -of the usual <literal>callPackage</literal>. An older version may be -selected in case of incompatibility. For example, to build with Qt -5.5, call the package with -<literal>qt55Libs.callPackage</literal>.</para> - -<para>Several environment variables must be set at runtime for Qt -applications to function correctly, including:</para> - -<itemizedlist> - <listitem><para><envar>QT_PLUGIN_PATH</envar></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><envar>QML_IMPORT_PATH</envar></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><envar>QML2_IMPORT_PATH</envar></para></listitem> - <listitem><para><envar>XDG_DATA_DIRS</envar></para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -<para>To ensure that these are set correctly, the program must be wrapped by -invoking <literal>wrapQtProgram <replaceable>program</replaceable></literal> -during installation (for example, during -<literal>fixupPhase</literal>). <literal>wrapQtProgram</literal> -accepts the same options as <literal>makeWrapper</literal>. -</para> - -</section> - -<section xml:id="ssec-qt-kde"><title>KDE</title> - -<para>Many of the considerations above also apply to KDE packages, -especially the need to set the correct environment variables at -runtime. To ensure that this is done, invoke <literal>wrapKDEProgram -<replaceable>program</replaceable></literal> during -installation. <literal>wrapKDEProgram</literal> also generates a -<literal>ksycoca</literal> database so that required data and services -can be found. Like its Qt counterpart, -<literal>wrapKDEProgram</literal> accepts the same options as -<literal>makeWrapper</literal>.</para> - -</section> - -</section> - -<!-- -<section><title>Haskell</title> - -<para>TODO</para> - -</section> - - -<section><title>TeX / LaTeX</title> - -<para>* Special support for building TeX documents</para> - -</section> ---> - - -</chapter> |