[Nix-dev] nixops: argument list too long

[Eike]

It seems the `collection-latexextra' makes the difference. If I remove
it from the arguments to texlive.combine I can deploy.

-Eike

Eike <eike at eknet.org> writes:

> It turns out, that it is my tex package. If I remove it, it deploys
> successfully. 
>
> Here is a nix file that I tested with:
>
> {
>   network.description = "Test";
>
>   trivial =
>     { config, pkgs, ... }:
>     {
>
>       imports =
>       [ <nixpkgs/nixos/modules/installer/scan/not-detected.nix> ];
>
>       boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "uhci_hcd" "ehci_pci" "ahci" "usb_storage" "sd_mod" "sr_mod" ];
>       boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
>       boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
>       boot.loader.grub.devices = [ "/dev/sda" ];
>
>       fileSystems."/" =
>         { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/3bafeea6-2e45-4048-b192-436b5a8f4e3b";
>           fsType = "ext4";
>         };
>
>       fileSystems."/boot" =
>         { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/f57eea7e-69d2-4629-af51-0fbff1e1a807";
>           fsType = "ext2";
>         };
>
>       swapDevices =
>         [ { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/6488f5b6-9412-4c35-9f1d-ae7bc442410e"; } ];
>
>       nix.maxJobs = pkgs.lib.mkDefault 2;
>
>       services.openssh.enable = true;
>
>       environment.systemPackages = with pkgs;
>         let
>           # see https://nixos.org/wiki/TexLive_HOWTO
>           tex = texlive.combine {
>             inherit (texlive) scheme-medium collection-latexextra beamer moderncv moderntimeline cm-super inconsolata libertine;
>           };
>         in [ tex ]; # I disable this packages, deploy to physical machine works
>
> #      deployment.targetEnv = "container"; #works in both cases
>        deployment.targetEnv = "none";
>        deployment.targetHost = "192.168.1.72";
>     };
>
> }
>
>
> If I remove the tex package, deployment to a physical machine
> works. Otherwise the “Argument list too long” error appears. Deployment
> to a nixos container works in both cases.
>
> What is going on?
>
> Regards
> Eike
>
>

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