5 files changed, 68 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tests/common.sh.in b/tests/common.sh.in
index 6a523ca9d832..15d7b1ef9119 100644
--- a/tests/common.sh.in
+++ b/tests/common.sh.in
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ if [[ -n $NIX_STORE ]]; then
     export _NIX_TEST_NO_SANDBOX=1
 fi
 export _NIX_IN_TEST=$TEST_ROOT/shared
+export _NIX_TEST_NO_LSOF=1
 export NIX_REMOTE=$NIX_REMOTE_
 unset NIX_PATH
 export TEST_HOME=$TEST_ROOT/test-home
diff --git a/tests/gc-auto.sh b/tests/gc-auto.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1e91282d0f99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gc-auto.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+source common.sh
+
+clearStore
+
+garbage1=$(nix add-to-store --name garbage1 ./tarball.sh)
+garbage2=$(nix add-to-store --name garbage2 ./tarball.sh)
+garbage3=$(nix add-to-store --name garbage3 ./tarball.sh)
+
+fake_free=$TEST_ROOT/fake-free
+export _NIX_TEST_FREE_SPACE_FILE=$fake_free
+echo 1100 > $fake_free
+
+expr=$(cat <<EOF
+with import ./config.nix; mkDerivation {
+  name = "gc-A";
+  buildCommand = ''
+    [[ \$(ls \$NIX_STORE/*-garbage? | wc -l) = 3 ]]
+    mkdir \$out
+    echo foo > \$out/bar
+    echo 1...
+    sleep 2
+    echo 100 > $fake_free
+    echo 2...
+    sleep 2
+    echo 3...
+    [[ \$(ls \$NIX_STORE/*-garbage? | wc -l) = 1 ]]
+  '';
+}
+EOF
+)
+
+nix build -o $TEST_ROOT/result-A -L "($expr)" \
+    --min-free 1000 --max-free 2000 --min-free-check-interval 1 &
+pid=$!
+
+expr2=$(cat <<EOF
+with import ./config.nix; mkDerivation {
+  name = "gc-B";
+  buildCommand = ''
+    mkdir \$out
+    echo foo > \$out/bar
+    echo 1...
+    sleep 2
+    echo 100 > $fake_free
+    echo 2...
+    sleep 2
+    echo 3...
+  '';
+}
+EOF
+)
+
+nix build -o $TEST_ROOT/result-B -L "($expr2)" \
+    --min-free 1000 --max-free 2000 --min-free-check-interval 1
+
+wait "$pid"
+
+[[ foo = $(cat $TEST_ROOT/result-A/bar) ]]
+[[ foo = $(cat $TEST_ROOT/result-B/bar) ]]
diff --git a/tests/import-derivation.nix b/tests/import-derivation.nix
index 91adcd288f6e..44fa9a45d7e1 100644
--- a/tests/import-derivation.nix
+++ b/tests/import-derivation.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ let
       '';
   };
 
-  value = import bar;
+  value =
+    # Test that pathExists can check the existence of /nix/store paths
+    assert builtins.pathExists bar;
+    import bar;
 
 in
 
diff --git a/tests/install-darwin.sh b/tests/install-darwin.sh
index c99ce84acab0..9933eba94431 100755
--- a/tests/install-darwin.sh
+++ b/tests/install-darwin.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ cleanup() {
     sudo rm -rf /etc/nix \
          /nix \
          /var/root/.nix-profile /var/root/.nix-defexpr /var/root/.nix-channels \
-         "$USER/.nix-profile" "$USER/.nix-defexpr" "$USER/.nix-channels"
+         "$HOME/.nix-profile" "$HOME/.nix-defexpr" "$HOME/.nix-channels"
 }
 
 verify() {
diff --git a/tests/local.mk b/tests/local.mk
index 8daaa859f9eb..ef359c631d62 100644
--- a/tests/local.mk
+++ b/tests/local.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ check:
 
 nix_tests = \
   init.sh hash.sh lang.sh add.sh simple.sh dependencies.sh \
-  gc.sh gc-concurrent.sh \
+  gc.sh \
+  gc-concurrent.sh \
+  gc-auto.sh \
   referrers.sh user-envs.sh logging.sh nix-build.sh misc.sh fixed.sh \
   gc-runtime.sh check-refs.sh filter-source.sh \
   remote-store.sh export.sh export-graph.sh \