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| -rw-r--r-- | src/nix-env/profiles.cc | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tests/user-envs.sh | 10 |
2 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix-env/profiles.cc b/src/nix-env/profiles.cc index d93d7fd80920..5b7a533df290 100644 --- a/src/nix-env/profiles.cc +++ b/src/nix-env/profiles.cc @@ -80,7 +80,25 @@ Path createGeneration(Path profile, Path outPath) previous ones. */ int dummy; Generations gens = findGenerations(profile, dummy); - unsigned int num = gens.size() > 0 ? gens.back().number : 0; + + unsigned int num; + if (gens.size() > 0) { + Generation last = gens.back(); + + if (readLink(last.path) == outPath) { + /* We only create a new generation symlink if it differs + from the last one. + + This helps keeping gratuitous installs/rebuilds from piling + up uncontrolled numbers of generations, cluttering up the + UI like grub. */ + return last.path; + } + + num = gens.back().number; + } else { + num = 0; + } /* Create the new generation. Note that addPermRoot() blocks if the garbage collector is running to prevent the stuff we've diff --git a/tests/user-envs.sh b/tests/user-envs.sh index c9eed5a6633d..5e4fcb7bc7f5 100644 --- a/tests/user-envs.sh +++ b/tests/user-envs.sh @@ -99,6 +99,16 @@ if nix-env -q '*' | grep -q bar; then false; fi nix-env --list-generations test "$(nix-env --list-generations | wc -l)" -eq 7 +# Doing the same operation twice results in the same generation, which triggers +# "lazy" behaviour and does not create a new symlink. + +nix-env -i foo +nix-env -i foo + +# Count generations. +nix-env --list-generations +test "$(nix-env --list-generations | wc -l)" -eq 8 + # Switch to a specified generation. nix-env --switch-generation 7 [ "$(nix-store -q --resolve $profiles/test)" = "$oldGen" ] |