[Nix-dev] Bootstrap tools aren't statically linked.

[Jeevakan Suresh]

> However there are alternatives: Use another machine and prebuilt your
set of bootstrapping tools there.
A variation on this is what I ended up using. I simply changed /bin/sh
on my machine to a statically linked binary, and then proceeded to
bootstrap nix. Once you get out of the bootstrap phase, nix no longer
sets the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable and it all hums along nicely.

Thanks for the help!

-----Original Message-----
From: nix-dev-bounces at cs.uu.nl [mailto:nix-dev-bounces at cs.uu.nl] On
Behalf Of Marc Weber
Sent: Wednesday, 27 May 2009 6:04 PM
To: nix-dev at cs.uu.nl
Subject: Re: [Nix-dev] Bootstrap tools aren't statically linked.

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 05:34:34PM +1000, Jeevakan Suresh wrote:
> I'm using my own kernel headers with RHEL, through necessity my system

> is old enough that I can't just subscribe to a channel, the pre-built 
> libc just isn't compatible with my RHEL kernel.
> 
> I have no problem bootstrapping with binaries - the problem is the 
> binaries themselves are dynamically linked, causing a circular 
> dependency when trying to bootstrap. Having statically linked binaries

> at the lowest level (like the previous bootstrap tools) would be
ideal.
> 
> How are the current bootstrap tools built? I think if I can reproduce 
> this I should be fine.

It would take me too much time to look into the details. Having a look
at nixpkgs/pkgs/stdenv/nativ or such is a starting point (?) Maybe
someone else can give you more accurat information here.

However there are alternatives:
Use another machine and prebuilt your set of bootstrapping tools there.
You can copy them over either by importing / exporting using nix-store
or by setting NIX_OTHER_STORES or such.

If you don't have another machine I could provide you with an SSH
account running nixos. Then all you have to do is copy over your
modifications of nixpkgs (= your kernel headers) and built some binaries
finally getting them into your store. Of course this would require you
to trust me and my server :-)

Good luck

Marc Weber
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