[Nix-dev] Re: [Nix-commits] SVN commit: nix - 13462 - ludo - nixos/trunk/system

[Ludovic Courtès]

Michael Raskin <7c6f434c at mail.ru> writes:

> Ludovic Courts wrote:
>> Add `host' to `systemPathList'.
>
>>      pkgs.gnutar
>>      pkgs.grub
>>      pkgs.gzip
>> +    pkgs.host
>>      pkgs.iputils
>>      pkgs.less
>>      pkgs.lvm2
>
> I don't think that is a good idea... host is a part of BIND distribution
> (together with dig), so that addition will cause conflicts for everyone
> wishing to install complete BIND toolset (including server). Make it
> lowPrio at least.

Right, but we can't use `lowPrio' in `systemPathList', can we?

At any rate, it seems important to have such DNS "debugging tools"
available.  Installing all of BIND just for that may be overkill,
though.

Thanks,
Ludo'.