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Diffstat (limited to 'src/libstore/store-api.hh')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/libstore/store-api.hh | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.hh b/src/libstore/store-api.hh index 67d230ca7725..795488d17f2c 100644 --- a/src/libstore/store-api.hh +++ b/src/libstore/store-api.hh @@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ public: The root disappears as soon as we exit. */ virtual void addTempRoot(const Path & path) = 0; + /* Add an indirect root, which is merely a symlink to `path' from + /nix/var/nix/gcroots/auto/<hash of `path'>. `path' is supposed + to be a symlink to a store path. The garbage collector will + automatically remove the indirect root when it finds that + `path' has disappeared. */ + virtual void addIndirectRoot(const Path & path) = 0; + /* Acquire the global GC lock, then immediately release it. This function must be called after registering a new permanent root, but before exiting. Otherwise, it is possible that a running |