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@raboof raboof commented Dec 4, 2019

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  • Tested using sandboxing (nix.useSandbox on NixOS, or option sandbox in nix.conf on non-NixOS linux)
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    • NixOS
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  • Tested via one or more NixOS test(s) if existing and applicable for the change (look inside nixos/tests)
  • Tested compilation of all pkgs that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nix-review --run "nix-review wip"
  • Tested execution of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
  • Determined the impact on package closure size (by running nix path-info -S before and after)
  • Ensured that relevant documentation is up to date
  • Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.
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nixos/modules/programs/command-not-found/command-not-found.pl
use Config;

my $program = $ARGV[0];
my $quoted_command = '"' . shell_quote(@ARGV) . '"';
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is this guaranteed to be correct?

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likely not - but for corner cases what is 'correct' might be different depending on what shell the user is using, and taking that into account seems excessive.

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nixos/modules/programs/command-not-found/command-not-found.pl
nix-env -iA nixos.$package

Or run it once with:
nix-shell -p $package --run $quoted_command
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that should be nix run then, not nix-shell

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nix run is "experimental" and may even disappear behind a feature flag in the next release.

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yes, I've seen that change. That's really backwards. nix-shell is causing lots of trouble for just running applications because of the hooks, now we have a solution, and then it would "disappear" again 😕

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Yes, I agree. But we shouldn't recommend it until that problem is solved.

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Where is putting nix run behind a feature flag discussed? I find it very useful.

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NixOS/nix@aabf5c8

nixos/modules/programs/command-not-found/command-not-found.pl
EOF
print STDERR " nix-env -iA nixos.$_->{package}\n" foreach @$res;
print STDERR "\nOr run it once with:\n";
print STDERR " nix-shell -p $_->{package} --run $quoted_command\n" foreach @$res;
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same here

@ofborg ofborg bot added 6.topic: nixos Issues or PRs affecting NixOS modules, or package usability issues specific to NixOS 8.has: module (update) This PR changes an existing module in `nixos/` labels Dec 4, 2019
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FRidh commented Dec 4, 2019

see also #74789

@ofborg ofborg bot added 10.rebuild-darwin: 0 This PR does not cause any packages to rebuild on Darwin. 10.rebuild-linux: 0 This PR does not cause any packages to rebuild on Linux. labels Dec 4, 2019
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prusnak commented Dec 4, 2019

Conflicts with #74789 (rewrite of command-not-found to C++)

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raboof commented Dec 5, 2019

Conflicts with #74789 (rewrite of command-not-found to C++)

Yes, though only somewhat: merging this before #74789 might be fine (it would be an easy-to-resolve conflict there, and make the feature disappear again when #74789 is merged, but I'd say that's fine). Indeed when #74789 is merged first we can close this one (and I could look into building the feature in C++ instead).

(#74789 looks fine to me but from the comments it seemed somewhat controversial, so I wasn't sure whether to expect it to be merged any time soon (or at all) )

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raboof commented Apr 19, 2020

Reopening this since #74789 doesn't seem to moving forward for now.

(when #74789 gets merged it's not big deal if this small improvement is lost, and I'll try to PR it there as well :))

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@ofborg ofborg bot added 10.rebuild-linux: 1-10 This PR causes between 1 and 10 packages to rebuild on Linux. and removed 10.rebuild-linux: 0 This PR does not cause any packages to rebuild on Linux. labels Apr 19, 2020
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raboof commented Jul 7, 2020

It looks like all improvements of command-not-found are stalled because there is a plan to replace it with nix-index (#39789).

I guess I should take that for a spin (as documented at https://github.com/bennofs/nix-index#usage-as-a-command-not-found-replacement) and if it seems nice port this PR to that tool.

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