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

[Michael Raskin]

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On 08/15/2010 12:31 PM, Yury G. Kudryashov wrote:
>> 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).
> I'm afraid that kernel tries to write somewhere in $linux/, and I don't know 
> whether it will fail somehow with this option.

At least mtimes are all in 1970, except for two symlinks. Looks like Nix
just fails to change time on symlink and not on its target.

If the chattr is optional, those more interested in hash tracking are
not impeded in doing their part..
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