[Nix-dev] Re: Using "chattr -R +i" to ensure /nix/store entry immutability.

[Michael Raskin]

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On 08/14/2010 11:49 PM, Yury G. Kudryashov wrote:
>> Is it a good idea to (optionally) run "chattr -R +i $out" after
>> successful builds and "chattr -R -i $path" when garbage collecting?
> I agree but first we should check store integrity on some real computer to 
> find out which files are overwritten and realise why they're overwritten 
> (AFAIR, something wrong with $linux/).

I do not see these as mutually exclusive. I guess both can give some
information (some programs will probably fail when unable to write to
$PREFIX).
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