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authorLinus Heckemann <git@sphalerite.org>2018-03-16T22·15+0000
committerLinus Heckemann <git@sphalerite.org>2018-03-16T22·15+0000
commit12913ccf454c1bc82a51c59872f8185b40c533c5 (patch)
tree96f483a67dff776480d2fa5b41846b347c43efa9 /tests/nix-shell.sh
parent48662d151bdf4a38670897beacea9d1bd750376a (diff)
nix-shell: allow symlinks to .drvs
This makes persistent shell environments easier to use.
Diffstat (limited to 'tests/nix-shell.sh')
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diff --git a/tests/nix-shell.sh b/tests/nix-shell.sh
index f7cac6ecf8ef..063e97ce2c75 100644
--- a/tests/nix-shell.sh
+++ b/tests/nix-shell.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ output=$(nix-shell --pure shell.nix -A shellDrv --run \
 [[ $(nix-shell --pure $(nix-instantiate shell.nix -A shellDrv) --run \
     'echo "$IMPURE_VAR - $VAR_FROM_STDENV_SETUP - $VAR_FROM_NIX"') = " - foo - bar" ]]
 
+# Test nix-shell on a .drv symlink
+
+# Legacy: absolute path and .drv extension required
+nix-instantiate shell.nix -A shellDrv --indirect --add-root shell.drv
+[[ $(nix-shell --pure $PWD/shell.drv --run \
+    'echo "$IMPURE_VAR - $VAR_FROM_STDENV_SETUP - $VAR_FROM_NIX"') = " - foo - bar" ]]
+
+# New behaviour: just needs to resolve to a derivation in the store
+nix-instantiate shell.nix -A shellDrv --indirect --add-root shell
+[[ $(nix-shell --pure shell --run \
+    'echo "$IMPURE_VAR - $VAR_FROM_STDENV_SETUP - $VAR_FROM_NIX"') = " - foo - bar" ]]
+
 # Test nix-shell -p
 output=$(NIX_PATH=nixpkgs=shell.nix nix-shell --pure -p foo bar --run 'echo "$(foo) $(bar)"')
 [ "$output" = "foo bar" ]