[Nix-dev] nix-store --gc doesn't honor gc-keep-outputs (was: How to stop nix-collect-garbage from expiring source code tarballs?)

[Lluís Batlle]

2009/12/22 Peter Simons <simons at cryp.to>:
> Hi Eelco,
>
>  > I can't reproduce this: [...]
>
> I can reproduce that error on three different platforms using 0.14pre19016. No
> matter whether it's Linux/x86, Linux/x86_64, or Darwin/x86, nix-collect-garbage
> expires all source code tarballs regardless of the "gc-keep-outputs = true"
> setting in ~/.nix-profile/etc/nix/nix.conf. I even tried it again after
I think nix will check for /etc/nix.conf or /etc/nix/nix.conf.
I don't think it will read the configuration from the profile.

But well, I have not tried. Can you check using those nix.conf files?
Have you noticed in any way if your nix.conf is read at all, through
other nix options?

Regards,
Lluís.