Nix modules for darwin, /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
for macOS.
nix-build https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin/archive/master.tar.gz -A installer
./result/bin/darwin-installer
or if you run into problems with that, try the older bootstrap.sh script
NOTE: the system activation scripts don't overwrite existing etc files, so files like
/etc/bashrc
and/etc/zshrc
won't be updated by default. If you didn't use the installer or skipped some of the options you'll have to take care of this yourself. Either modify the existing file to source/import the one from/etc/static
or remove it. Some examples:
mv /etc/bashrc /etc/bashrc.orig
echo 'if test -e /etc/static/bashrc; then . /etc/static/bashrc; fi' | sudo tee -a /etc/bashrc
echo 'if test -e /etc/static/bashrc; then . /etc/static/bashrc; fi' | tee -a ~/.bashrc
The installer will configure a channel for this repository.
nix-channel --update darwin
darwin-rebuild changelog
There's also an uninstaller if you don't like the project and want to remove the configured files and services.
nix-build https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin/archive/master.tar.gz -A uninstaller
./result/bin/darwin-uninstaller
Check out modules/examples for some example configurations.
{ pkgs, ... }:
{
# List packages installed in system profile. To search by name, run:
# $ nix-env -qaP | grep wget
environment.systemPackages =
[ pkgs.vim
];
# Auto upgrade nix package and the daemon service.
services.nix-daemon.enable = true;
nix.package = pkgs.nix;
}
sudo ln -s private/var/run /run
# Configure the channel
nix-channel --add https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin/archive/master.tar.gz darwin
nix-channel --update
export NIX_PATH=darwin=darwin-config=$HOME/.nixpkgs/darwin-configuration.nix:$HOME/.nix-defexpr/channels:$NIX_PATH
# Or use a local git repository
git clone git@github.com:LnL7/nix-darwin.git ~/.nix-defexpr/darwin
export NIX_PATH=darwin=$HOME/.nix-defexpr/darwin:darwin-config=$HOME/.nixpkgs/darwin-configuration.nix:$NIX_PATH
cp ~/.nix-defexpr/darwin/modules/examples/simple.nix ~/.nixpkgs/darwin-configuration.nix
# you can also use this to rebootstrap nix-darwin in case
# darwin-rebuild is to old to activate the system.
$(nix-build '<darwin>' -A system --no-out-link)/sw/bin/darwin-rebuild build
$(nix-build '<darwin>' -A system --no-out-link)/sw/bin/darwin-rebuild switch
. /etc/static/bashrc
... or for fish
:
(nix-build '<darwin>' -A system --no-out-link)/sw/bin/darwin-rebuild build
(nix-build '<darwin>' -A system --no-out-link)/sw/bin/darwin-rebuild switch
This will create and manage a system profile in /run/current-system
, just like nixos.
The default NIX_PATH
in nix-darwin will look for this repository in ~/.nix-defexpr/darwin
and for your configuration in ~/.nixpkgs/darwin-configuration.nix
.
If you want to change these you can set your own with nix.nixPath = [ ];
.
$ darwin-rebuild switch
building the system configuration...
these derivations will be built:
/nix/store/vfad6xgjzr56jcs051cg6vzch4dby92y-etc-zprofile.drv
/nix/store/cbmkscxsz0k02ynaph5xaxm1aql0p3vq-etc.drv
/nix/store/r5fpn177jhc16f8iyzk12gcw4pivzpbw-nixdarwin-system-16.09.drv
building path(s) ‘/nix/store/wlq89shja597ip7mrmjv7yzk2lwyh8n0-etc-zprofile’
building path(s) ‘/nix/store/m8kcm1pa5j570h3indp71a439wsh9lzq-etc’
building path(s) ‘/nix/store/l735ffcdvcvy60i8pqf6v00vx7lnm6mz-nixdarwin-system-16.09’
setting up /etc...
setting up launchd services...
writing defaults...
$
$ darwin-option services.activate-system.enable ~/src/nix-darwin
Value:
true
Default:
false
Example:
no example
Description:
Whether to activate system at boot time.
environment
launchd.daemons
launchd.envVariables
launchd.user.agents
networking
nix
programs
services
system.defaults
system.keyboard
system
time
users
There are basic tests that run sanity checks for some of the modules, you can run them like this:
nix-build release.nix -A tests.environment-path
Let's make nix on darwin awesome! Don't hesitate to contribute modules or open an issue.
To build your configuration with local changes you can run this. This
flag can also be used to override darwin-config or nixpkgs, for more
information on the -I
flag look at the nix-build manpage.
darwin-rebuild switch -I darwin=.
Also feel free to contact me if you have questions,
- IRC - LnL, you can find me in #nixos or #nix-darwin on freenode.net
- @lnl7 on twitter