[Nix-dev] nixos-rebuild using $TMPDIR

[Azul]

thanks,

I ended up getting rid of tmpfs, causes more hassle than what it is worth

On 14 December 2016 at 17:37, Joachim Schiele <js at lastlog.de> wrote:

> On 13.12.2016 16:14, Azul wrote:
> > Hey gang,
> >
> > Trying to do a nixos-rebuild where I added libreoffice to my list of
> > packages failing due to lack of disk space.
> > My /tmp is on tmpfs, so limited in disk space.
> >
> > I tried to set NIX_REMOTE="" and TMPDIR=/var/tmp/ but no joy,
> > nixos-rebuild just tells me to sod off and does its own thing.
> >
> > is there a way to tell nixos-rebuild to use my TMPDIR settings ?
> >
> > azul
>
>
> man nix-build
>
> lets to:
>
>        TMPDIR
>            Use the specified directory to store temporary files. In
> particular, this includes temporary build directories; these can take up
> substantial amounts of disk space. The default is /tmp.
>
> so:
>
> TMPDIR=/foo nix-build -A whatever
>
> should do the trick
>
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