Remove nix-install-package.

Refs #831

6 files changed, 1 insertions, 260 deletions

diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-install-package.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-install-package.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index e17166caaaf3..000000000000
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-install-package.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,208 +0,0 @@
-<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
-      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
-      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-      version="5.0"
-      xml:id="sec-nix-install-package">
-
-<refmeta>
-  <refentrytitle>nix-install-package</refentrytitle>
-  <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
-  <refmiscinfo class="source">Nix</refmiscinfo>
-  <refmiscinfo class="version"><xi:include href="../version.txt" parse="text"/></refmiscinfo>
-</refmeta>
-
-<refnamediv>
-  <refname>nix-install-package</refname>
-  <refpurpose>install a Nix Package file</refpurpose>
-</refnamediv>
-
-<refsynopsisdiv>
-  <cmdsynopsis>
-    <command>nix-install-package</command>
-    <arg><option>--non-interactive</option></arg>
-    <arg>
-      <group choice='req'>
-        <arg choice='plain'><option>--profile</option></arg>
-        <arg choice='plain'><option>-p</option></arg>
-      </group>
-      <replaceable>path</replaceable>
-    </arg>
-    <arg><option>--set</option></arg>
-    <sbr />
-    <group choice='req'>
-      <arg choice='req'>
-        <option>--url</option>
-        <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>url</replaceable></arg>
-      </arg>
-      <arg choice='req'>
-        <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>file</replaceable></arg>
-      </arg>
-    </group>
-  </cmdsynopsis>
-</refsynopsisdiv>
-
-
-<refsection><title>Description</title>
-
-<para>The command <command>nix-install-package</command> interactively
-installs a Nix Package file (<filename>*.nixpkg</filename>), which is
-a small file that contains a store path to be installed along with the
-URL of a binary cache.  The Nix Package file is either
-<replaceable>file</replaceable>, or automatically downloaded from
-<replaceable>url</replaceable> if the <option>--url</option> switch is
-used.</para>
-
-<para><command>nix-install-package</command> is used in <link
-linkend="sec-one-click">one-click installs</link> to download and
-install pre-built binary packages with all necessary dependencies.
-<command>nix-install-package</command> is intended to be associated
-with the MIME type <literal>application/nix-package</literal> in a web
-browser so that it is invoked automatically when you click on
-<filename>*.nixpkg</filename> files.  When invoked, it restarts itself
-in a terminal window (since otherwise it would be invisible when run
-from a browser), asks the user to confirm whether to install the
-package, and if so downloads and installs the package into the user’s
-current profile.</para>
-
-<para>To obtain a window, <command>nix-install-package</command> tries
-to restart itself with <command>xterm</command>,
-<command>konsole</command> and
-<command>gnome-terminal</command>.</para>
-
-</refsection>
-
-
-<refsection><title>Options</title>
-
-<variablelist>
-
-  <varlistentry><term><option>--non-interactive</option></term>
-
-    <listitem><para>Do not open a new terminal window and do not ask
-    for confirmation.</para></listitem>
-
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry><term><option>--profile</option></term>
-    <term><option>-p</option></term>
-
-    <listitem><para>Install the package into the specified profile
-    rather than the user’s current profile.</para></listitem>
-
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry><term><option>--set</option></term>
-
-    <listitem><para>Install the package as the profile so that the
-    profile contains exactly the contents of the package.</para></listitem>
-
-  </varlistentry>
-
-</variablelist>
-
-</refsection>
-
-
-<refsection><title>Examples</title>
-
-<para>To install <filename>subversion-1.4.0.nixpkg</filename> into the
-user’s current profile, without any prompting:
-
-<screen>
-$ nix-install-package --non-interactive subversion-1.4.0.nixpkg</screen>
-
-</para>
-
-<para>To install the same package from some URL into a different
-profile:
-
-<screen>
-$ nix-install-package --non-interactive -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/eelco \
-    --url http://nix.cs.uu.nl/dist/nix/nixpkgs-0.10pre6622/pkgs/subversion-1.4.0-i686-linux.nixpkg</screen>
-
-</para>
-
-</refsection>
-
-
-<refsection><title>Format of <literal>nixpkg</literal> files</title>
-
-<para>A Nix Package file consists of a single line with the following
-format:
-
-<screen>
-NIXPKG1 <replaceable>manifestURL</replaceable> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>system</replaceable> <replaceable>drvPath</replaceable> <replaceable>outPath</replaceable></screen>
-
-The elements are as follows:
-
-<variablelist>
-
-  <varlistentry><term><literal>NIXPKG1</literal></term>
-
-    <listitem><para>The version of the Nix Package
-    file.</para></listitem>
-
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry><term><replaceable>manifestURL</replaceable></term>
-
-    <listitem><para>Obsolete.</para></listitem>
-
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry><term><replaceable>name</replaceable></term>
-
-    <listitem><para>The symbolic name and version of the
-    package.</para></listitem>
-
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry><term><replaceable>system</replaceable></term>
-
-    <listitem><para>The platform identifier of the platform for which
-    this binary package is intended.</para></listitem>
-
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry><term><replaceable>drvPath</replaceable></term>
-
-    <listitem><para>The path in the Nix store of the derivation from
-    which <replaceable>outPath</replaceable> was built.  Not currently
-    used.</para></listitem>
-
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry><term><replaceable>outPath</replaceable></term>
-
-    <listitem><para>The path in the Nix store of the
-    package.</para></listitem>
-
-  </varlistentry>
-
-  <varlistentry><term><replaceable>binaryCacheURL</replaceable></term>
-
-    <listitem><para>The URL of a binary cache containing the closure
-    of <replaceable>outPath</replaceable>.</para></listitem>
-
-  </varlistentry>
-
-</variablelist>
-
-</para>
-
-<para>An example follows:
-
-<screen>
-NIXPKG1 http://.../nixpkgs-0.10pre6622/MANIFEST subversion-1.4.0 i686-darwin \
-  /nix/store/4kh60jkp...-subversion-1.4.0.drv \
-  /nix/store/nkw7wpgb...-subversion-1.4.0</screen>
-
-(The line breaks (<literal>\</literal>) are for presentation purposes
-and not part of the actual file.)
-
-</para>
-
-</refsection>
-
-
-</refentry>
diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/utilities.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/utilities.xml
index 25e457e4e554..0800b5380d41 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/utilities.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/utilities.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ work with Nix.</para>
 <xi:include href="nix-copy-closure.xml" />
 <xi:include href="nix-daemon.xml" />
 <xi:include href="nix-hash.xml" />
-<xi:include href="nix-install-package.xml" />
 <xi:include href="nix-instantiate.xml" />
 <xi:include href="nix-prefetch-url.xml" />
 <xi:include href="nix-push.xml" />
diff --git a/doc/manual/introduction/quick-start.xml b/doc/manual/introduction/quick-start.xml
index 0d13651e0ab3..5ae9f6ad543b 100644
--- a/doc/manual/introduction/quick-start.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/introduction/quick-start.xml
@@ -95,18 +95,6 @@ The latter command will upgrade each installed package for which there
 is a “newer” version (as determined by comparing the version
 numbers).</para></step>
 
-<!--
-<step><para>You can also install specific packages directly from
-your web browser.  For instance, you can go to <link
-xlink:href="http://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/nixpkgs/trunk/channel/latest"
-/> and click on any link for the individual packages for your
-platform.  Associate <literal>application/nix-package</literal> with
-the program <command>nix-install-package</command>.  A window should
-appear asking you whether it’s okay to install the package.  Say
-<literal>Y</literal>.  The package and all its dependencies will be
-installed.</para></step>
--->
-
 <step><para>If you're unhappy with the result of a
 <command>nix-env</command> action (e.g., an upgraded package turned
 out not to work properly), you can go back:
diff --git a/doc/manual/local.mk b/doc/manual/local.mk
index 3c4fc52dfd67..9a1123638ebb 100644
--- a/doc/manual/local.mk
+++ b/doc/manual/local.mk
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ man-pages := $(foreach n, \
   nix-env.1 nix-build.1 nix-shell.1 nix-store.1 nix-instantiate.1 \
   nix-collect-garbage.1 nix-push.1 \
   nix-prefetch-url.1 nix-channel.1 \
-  nix-install-package.1 nix-hash.1 nix-copy-closure.1 \
+  nix-hash.1 nix-copy-closure.1 \
   nix.conf.5 nix-daemon.8, \
   $(d)/$(n))
 
diff --git a/doc/manual/packages/one-click.xml b/doc/manual/packages/one-click.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index cef9a2bbff4e..000000000000
--- a/doc/manual/packages/one-click.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
-      xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
-      xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-      version="5.0"
-      xml:id="sec-one-click">
-
-<title>One-Click Installation</title>
-
-<para>Often, when you want to install a specific package (e.g., from
-the <link
-xlink:href="http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/">Nix
-Packages collection</link>), subscribing to a channel is a bit
-cumbersome.  And channels don’t help you at all if you want to install
-an older version of a package than the one provided by the current
-contents of the channel, or a package that has been removed from the
-channel.  That’s when <emphasis>one-click installs</emphasis> come in
-handy: you can just go to the web page that contains the package,
-click on it, and it will be installed with all the necessary
-dependencies.</para>
-
-<para>For instance, you can go to <link
-xlink:href="http://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/nixpkgs/trunk/channel/latest"
-/> and click on any link for the individual packages for your
-platform.  The first time you do this, your browser will ask what to
-do with <literal>application/nix-package</literal> files.  You should
-open them with <filename>/nix/bin/nix-install-package</filename>.
-This will open a window that asks you to confirm that you want to
-install the package.  When you answer <literal>Y</literal>, the
-package and all its dependencies will be installed.  This is a binary
-deployment mechanism — you get packages pre-compiled for the selected
-platform type.</para>
-
-<para>You can also install <literal>application/nix-package</literal>
-files from the command line directly.  See <xref
-linkend='sec-nix-install-package' /> for details.</para>
-
-</chapter>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/manual/packages/package-management.xml b/doc/manual/packages/package-management.xml
index 5cc5c381bb43..61e55faeb311 100644
--- a/doc/manual/packages/package-management.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/packages/package-management.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ who want to <emphasis>create</emphasis> packages should consult
 <xi:include href="profiles.xml" />
 <xi:include href="garbage-collection.xml" />
 <xi:include href="channels.xml" />
-<xi:include href="one-click.xml" />
 <xi:include href="sharing-packages.xml" />
 
 </part>