[Nix-dev] mips64el: syntax error in 'replace-dependency.nix'

[Shea Levy]

On 01/12/2013 11:29 AM, Lluís Batlle i Rossell wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:11:37AM -0500, Shea Levy wrote:
>> On 01/12/2013 10:59 AM, Nikita Karetnikov wrote:
>>>> The problem is not with the tarball per se, it's with nixpkgs. To fix the
>>>> issue, you can either update your nix version to at least nix 1.2, or wait
>>>> until https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/
>>>> 5626c5cdfb6de664881eb8b79dd54a8f4ca19b8f hits the nixpkgs channel so it will
>>>> still work with older versions of nix.
>>> How should I update Nix?  Will it work if I install it from sources?  Is
>>> it necessary to use any special options with './configure'?
>> I believe that if you do 'nix-env -iA nix' (note the 'A'), you'll be
>> able to install the newer nix without hitting the issue in
>> replace-dependency.
>>
>>> Anyway, I'd like to know where I can download the tarball.  I haven't
>>> found it here [1].
>> I'm not sure. I know system-tarball-pc is on hydra, but I've not
>> been able to find a mips64el tarball. I've cc'd Lluís (viric), who
>> does most of the non-x86 work on nixos/nixpkgs.
> You assist Nikita very well. Nothing special in mips64, other than setting
> the proper platform in .nixpkgs/config.nix.

But where does the "nixos-system-mips64el-linux.tar.xz" tarball come from?

>   And no need of Cc. :)

Some people put ml posts directly into a less-often checked folder 
unless they're mentioned directly :)

>
> Regards,
> Lluís.