conman: init at 0.3.1

[frantathefranta]

Hi, I'm adding the conman package as I use it fairly often on Debian and Red Hat systems. ConMan is a serial console management program designed to support a large number of console devices and simultaneous users. Along with the package, I'm adding a service module to ease the deployment.

I've built this on my own machine and using it day-to-day.

Things done

• Built on platform:
  • x86_64-linux
  • aarch64-linux
  • x86_64-darwin
  • aarch64-darwin
• Tested, as applicable:
  • NixOS tests in nixos/tests.
  • Package tests at passthru.tests.
  • Tests in lib/tests or pkgs/test for functions and "core" functionality.
• Ran nixpkgs-review on this PR. See nixpkgs-review usage.
• Tested basic functionality of all binary files, usually in ./result/bin/.
• Nixpkgs Release Notes
  • Package update: when the change is major or breaking.
• NixOS Release Notes
  • Module addition: when adding a new NixOS module.
  • Module update: when the change is significant.
• Fits CONTRIBUTING.md, pkgs/README.md, maintainers/README.md and other READMEs.

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[acid-bong]

Evening and welcome to Nixpkgs. Here's a couple notes to consider. Another general tip:

• read the docs (see the end of the checklist) on how to organize your code in commits; also check out other (preferably approved and merged PRs)
• speaking of commits, you should have only three: new maintainer > new package > new module -- squash your edits to these three

[frantathefranta]

nixpkgs-review result

Generated using nixpkgs-review.

Command: nixpkgs-review pr 430136
Commit: 79365f31ef1cd6150a17a599cdaf4d648040b1f8

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x86_64-linux

⏩ 2 packages blacklisted:

• nixos-install-tools
• tests.nixos-functions.nixos-test

✅ 1 package built:

• conman

[acid-bong]

And prolly forgot to mention explicitly: the PR should adhere to the same conventions as commits. Rename this one please

[frantathefranta]

And prolly forgot to mention explicitly: the PR should adhere to the same conventions as commits. Rename this one please

Renamed now

[frantathefranta]

@acid-bong is there anything else you'd like to see changed/fixed?

[acid-bong]

Looks great, GG

[acid-bong]

Ah, forgot one thing: new modules have to be mentioned in release notes (25.11 for now). Squash that change to the init module commit (given it's last, git commit --amend --no-edit would fit the best), so that the docs are populated simultaneously with the module init.

[acid-bong]

nixpkgs-review result

Generated using nixpkgs-review-gha

Command: nixpkgs-review pr 430136

Logs: https://github.com/acid-bong/nixpkgs-review-gha/actions/runs/16914308963

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x86_64-linux

⏩ 2 packages blacklisted:

• nixos-install-tools
• tests.nixos-functions.nixos-test

✅ 1 package built:

• conman

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aarch64-linux

⏩ 2 packages blacklisted:

• nixos-install-tools
• tests.nixos-functions.nixos-test

✅ 1 package built:

• conman

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x86_64-darwin

✅ No rebuilds

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aarch64-darwin

✅ No rebuilds

[acid-bong]

Add your module in https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/module-list.nix, at the moment it doesn't get sourced and docs fail to build

[frantathefranta]

Add your module in https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/module-list.nix, at the moment it doesn't get sourced and docs fail to build

Thanks for the head's-up, I was wondering what I was missing.

[acid-bong]

Phew, now we're good. Final approval this time 😅 Welcome to Nixpkgs and good luck nixing

[frantathefranta]

@acid-bong Is there anything missing for this to get merged? I'm unsure if I need to do anything haha

[acid-bong]

only attention of merging folks. feel free to post in #review-requests:nixos.org Matrix room

[nixpkgs-ci]

Backport failed for release-25.05, because it was unable to cherry-pick the commit(s).

Please cherry-pick the changes locally and resolve any conflicts.

git fetch origin release-25.05
git worktree add -d .worktree/backport-430136-to-release-25.05 origin/release-25.05
cd .worktree/backport-430136-to-release-25.05
git switch --create backport-430136-to-release-25.05
git cherry-pick -x 5d75012b621292c8215f70f68b1640c5f07eb790 725442d69ca3d0f7c902626665fca83c01602ce3 8b9723146053ce5b4b067567f679e08098cb1512

[nixpkgs-ci]

Backport failed for release-25.05, because it was unable to cherry-pick the commit(s).

Please cherry-pick the changes locally and resolve any conflicts.

git fetch origin release-25.05
git worktree add -d .worktree/backport-430136-to-release-25.05 origin/release-25.05
cd .worktree/backport-430136-to-release-25.05
git switch --create backport-430136-to-release-25.05
git cherry-pick -x 5d75012b621292c8215f70f68b1640c5f07eb790 725442d69ca3d0f7c902626665fca83c01602ce3 8b9723146053ce5b4b067567f679e08098cb1512