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nixos module: support NixOS user packages install

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When using the NixOS module we cannot guarantee that the Nix store
will be writable during startup. Installing the user packages through
`nix-env -i` will fail in these cases.

This commit adds a NixOS option `home-manager.useUserPackages` that,
when enabled, installs user packages through the NixOS

    users.users.<name?>.packages

option.

Note, when submodule support and external package install is enabled
then the installed packages are not available in `~/.nix-profile`. We
therefore set `home.profileDirectory` directly to the HM profile
packages.
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Robert Helgesson 2017-12-19 15:43:40 +01:00
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modules/misc/news.nix
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as an Emacs daemon.
'';
}
{
time = "2019-02-16T20:33:56+00:00";
condition = hostPlatform.isLinux;
message = ''
When using Home Manager as a NixOS submodule it is now
possible to install packages using the NixOS
users.users.<name?>.packages
option. This is enabled by adding
home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
to your NixOS system configuration. This mode of operation
is necessary if you want to use 'nixos-rebuild build-vm'.
'';
}
];
};
}

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modules/misc/submodule-support.nix
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@ -15,5 +15,18 @@ with lib;
in, for example, NixOS or nix-darwin.
'';
};
externalPackageInstall = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
internal = true;
description = ''
Whether the packages of <option>home.packages</option> are
installed separately from the Home Manager activation script.
In NixOS, for example, this may be accomplished by installing
the packages through
<option>users.users.&lt;name?&gt;.packages</option>.
'';
};
};
}