{ lib, stdenv, coreutils, jq, python3, nix, xz }: # This function is for creating a flat-file binary cache, i.e. the kind created by # nix copy --to file:///some/path and usable as a substituter (with the file:// prefix). # For example, in the Nixpkgs repo: # nix-build -E 'with import ./. {}; mkBinaryCache { rootPaths = [hello]; }' { name ? "binary-cache" , rootPaths }: stdenv.mkDerivation { inherit name; __structuredAttrs = true; exportReferencesGraph.closure = rootPaths; preferLocalBuild = true; nativeBuildInputs = [ coreutils jq python3 nix xz ]; buildCommand = '' mkdir -p $out/nar python ${./make-binary-cache.py} # These directories must exist, or Nix might try to create them in LocalBinaryCacheStore::init(), # which fails if mounted read-only mkdir $out/realisations mkdir $out/debuginfo mkdir $out/log ''; }