From 8d6d5e949675fbadb765c6b1a975047fa5f09b27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Domen=20Ko=C5=BEar?= Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2021 15:00:57 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] freshen up README --- README.md | 17 +++++++---------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4eadd38..41808d3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -51,18 +51,18 @@ jobs: tests: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - - uses: actions/checkout@v2 - with: - # Nix Flakes doesn't work on shallow clones - fetch-depth: 0 + - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4 - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v12 with: - install_url: https://github.com/numtide/nix-flakes-installer/releases/download/nix-2.4pre20201221_9fab14a/install + install_url: https://nixos-nix-install-tests.cachix.org/serve/lb41az54kzk6j12p81br4bczary7m145/install + install_options: '--tarball-url-prefix https://nixos-nix-install-tests.cachix.org/serve' extra_nix_config: | experimental-features = nix-command flakes - run: nix-build ``` +To install Nix from any commit, go to [the corresponding installer_test action](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/runs/2219534360) and click on "Run cachix/install-nix-action@XX" step and expand the first line. + ## Inputs (specify using `with:`) - `install_url`: specify URL to install Nix from (useful for testing non-stable releases or pinning Nix for example https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-2.3.7/install) @@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ jobs: ## FAQ -### Is it possible to run NixOS tests / Qemu+KVM with GitHub Actions? - -[Currently GitHub Actions are not running on Azure instance types that support nested virtualization](https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/183#issuecomment-610723516). - ### How do I print nixpkgs version I have configured? @@ -94,7 +90,8 @@ With the following inputs: extra_nix_config: "system-features = nixos-test benchmark big-parallel kvm" ``` -Note that there's no hardware acceleration on GitHub Actions. + +[Note that there's no hardware acceleration on GitHub Actions.](https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/183#issuecomment-610723516). ### How can I install packages via nix-env from the specified `nix_path`?