[Nix-dev] Installing in $HOME and datadir

[Pjotr Prins]

Let me simplify the question: what is the best way to override the datadir to a
Nix expression? It is not clear from the documentation.

Pj.

On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 02:55:02PM +0100, Pjotr Prins wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> What is the best way to configure the data dir for couchdb and 4store?
> I have configured nix to use a $HOME dir for the store and I am
> building packages in $HOME with a checked out git repo:
> 
>   nix-env -f nixpkgs\ -i couchdb
> 
> I also noticed 4store has a hard coded
> 
>   stateDir = "/var/lib/4store"
> 
> in nixpkgs/nixos/modules/services/databases/4store.nix. So that
> probably won't work in my setup. Right? How should that Nix expression
> be changed for a more flexible approach.
> 
> Pj.
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