[Nix-dev] Some hints for Perl -> C++ translation?

[Guillaume Maudoux (Layus)]

Le 06/01/16 12:59, Mateusz Czaplinski a écrit :
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> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Vladimír Čunát <vcunat at gmail.com
> <mailto:vcunat at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     >   - how I might try to setup a dev environment for that, ideally in NixOS?
>     I think ./dev-shell is meant exactly for that.
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>
> Thanks!
> So, I should expect something like below to work in "pristine NixOS
> with Internet connectivity", yes?
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>     $ ./dev-shell     # runs bash in the new env, I assume
>     $ ./configure && make && make check
>     $ ./bin/nix-env --this-and-that-or-else

More or less.
See http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-hacking.

The commands described there should create a "./inst" folder and install
the new nix within.
You can then call ./inst/bin/nix-* --options...
 
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>     >   - where in the codebase can I find some "main entry point" to
>     "core
>     > nix functionalities"?
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>     I'd think that's not a good approach to take. What's written in
>     perl are
>     mainly facade-like wrappers and utilities.
>
>     >   - what would you suggest I start translating first? (which .pm
>     files)
>     > I'm open to all suggestions, including "hard but very useful"
>     ones, as
>     > well as "easy but close to useless".
>
>     *.pm seem for usage by perl stuff (per/lib/Nix/*.pm), so it should be
>     possible to completely ignore those. I suppose you know this overview
>     list https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/341#issuecomment-58743265
>
>     I think the most called ones are download-from-binary-cache.pl.in
>     <http://download-from-binary-cache.pl.in>,
>     nix-build, and buildenv.pl <http://buildenv.pl>. Maybe best start
>     with some script that you
>     (think) you understand best. From portability perspective, most of
>     them
>     will need to get ported to achieve the goal.
>
>
> Ok, thanks for all the hints and information. Nice overview, gives me
> some much needed perspective.
>
> Thanks,
> /Mateusz.
>
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