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regnat 3ac9d74eb1 Rework the db schema for derivation outputs
Add a new table for tracking the derivation output mappings.

We used to hijack the `DerivationOutputs` table for that, but (despite its
name), it isn't a really good fit:

- Its entries depend on the drv being a valid path, making it play badly with
  garbage collection and preventing us to copy a drv output without copying
  the whole drv closure too;
- It dosen't guaranty that the output path exists;

By using a different table, we can experiment with a different schema better
suited for tracking the output mappings of CA derivations.
(incidentally, this also fixes #4138)
2020-12-11 20:41:32 +01:00
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Nix

Open Collective supporters Test

Nix is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. Please refer to the Nix manual for more details.

Installation

On Linux and macOS the easiest way to install Nix is to run the following shell command (as a user other than root):

$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh

Information on additional installation methods is available on the Nix download page.

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See our Hacking guide in our manual for instruction on how to build nix from source with nix-build or how to get a development environment.

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