[Nix-dev] Nix-based GNU/Hurd image!

[Lluís Batlle i Rossell]

Don't you want to reuse anything from nanonixos? It has sysvinit, a simple rc
script, and multiple ttys. :)

https://vicerveza.homeunix.net/~viric/cgi-bin/nanonixos

I've not tried your image, but I'm sure it's nice work. So, only GPLv3 software
there running? Or are there some "flaws"? ;)

Regards,
Lluís

On Tue, Nov 08, 2011 at 05:51:24PM +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Hello Nixers!
> 
> You’re already using an alternative distro, but you’re getting tired of
> using such a mainstream OS?  Then, this is for you:
> 
>   http://hydra.nixos.org/job/gnu/hurd-master/qemu_image/latest/download
> 
> A cross-built QEMU image of GNU (aka. GNU/Hurd), the extensible
> operating system designed for user freedom.
> 
> This is not a NixOS GNU/Hurd image; it’s much more raw.  It currently
> only contains a few core tools, all cross-built with Nix/Nixpkgs, and
> the user gets dropped at a Bash prompt when it boots.
> 
> Eventually the real goal is to run builds and test suites of GNU
> software on GNU/Hurd in a VM on Hydra, to complement what’s already
> done:
> 
>   http://hydra.nixos.org/project/gnu
> 
> The Nix expression for the image is at:
> 
>   http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/hydra-recipes.git/tree/hurd/release.nix
> 
> Join the fun!
> 
> Thanks,
> Ludo’.
> 
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