nixpkgs/pkgs/build-support/replace-dependencies.nix
Alois Wohlschlager 965289e5e0 replaceDependencies: do not build unused replacements
To prevent excessive build times when replacement lists are shared between
partially overlapping closures, skip the build of unused replacements.
Unfortunately, this also means that the replacement won't be applied any more
if another replacement that is applied introduces its source. But this is a
corner case, and we already show a warning, so make it clearer that handling
this situation (should it ever arise) is the responsibility of the user.
2024-09-24 12:20:15 +02:00

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{
lib,
runCommandLocal,
replaceDirectDependencies,
}:
# Replace some dependencies in the requisites tree of drv, propagating the change all the way up the tree, even within other replacements, without a full rebuild.
# This can be useful, for example, to patch a security hole in libc and still use your system safely without rebuilding the world.
# This should be a short term solution, as soon as a rebuild can be done the properly rebuilt derivation should be used.
# Each old dependency and the corresponding new dependency MUST have the same-length name, and ideally should have close-to-identical directory layout.
#
# Example: safeFirefox = replaceDependencies {
# drv = firefox;
# replacements = [
# {
# oldDependency = glibc;
# newDependency = glibc.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
# patches = oldAttrs.patches ++ [ ./fix-glibc-hole.patch ];
# });
# }
# {
# oldDependency = libwebp;
# newDependency = libwebp.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
# patches = oldAttrs.patches ++ [ ./fix-libwebp-hole.patch ];
# });
# }
# ];
# };
# This will first rebuild glibc and libwebp with your security patches.
# Then it copies over firefox (and all of its dependencies) without rebuilding further.
# In particular, the glibc dependency of libwebp will be replaced by the patched version as well.
#
# In rare cases, it is possible for the replacement process to cause breakage (for example due to checksum mismatch).
# The cutoffPackages argument can be used to exempt the problematic packages from the replacement process.
{
drv,
replacements,
cutoffPackages ? [ ],
verbose ? true,
}:
let
inherit (builtins) unsafeDiscardStringContext appendContext;
inherit (lib)
listToAttrs
isStorePath
readFile
attrValues
mapAttrs
filter
hasAttr
mapAttrsToList
;
inherit (lib.attrsets) mergeAttrsList;
toContextlessString = x: unsafeDiscardStringContext (toString x);
warn = if verbose then lib.warn else (x: y: y);
referencesOf =
drv:
import
(runCommandLocal "references.nix"
{
exportReferencesGraph = [
"graph"
drv
];
}
''
(echo {
while read path
do
echo " \"$path\" = ["
read count
read count
while [ "0" != "$count" ]
do
read ref_path
if [ "$ref_path" != "$path" ]
then
echo " \"$ref_path\""
fi
count=$(($count - 1))
done
echo " ];"
done < graph
echo }) > $out
''
).outPath;
realisation =
drv:
if isStorePath drv then
# Input-addressed and fixed-output derivations have their realisation as outPath.
toContextlessString drv
else
# Floating and deferred derivations have a placeholder outPath.
# The realisation can only be obtained by performing an actual build.
unsafeDiscardStringContext (
readFile (
runCommandLocal "realisation"
{
env = {
inherit drv;
};
}
''
echo -n "$drv" > $out
''
)
);
rootReferences = referencesOf drv;
relevantReplacements = filter (
{ oldDependency, newDependency }:
if toString oldDependency == toString newDependency then
warn "replaceDependencies: attempting to replace dependency ${oldDependency} of ${drv} with itself"
# Attempting to replace a dependency by itself is completely useless, and would only lead to infinite recursion.
# Hence it must not be attempted to apply this replacement in any case.
false
else if !hasAttr (realisation oldDependency) rootReferences then
warn "replaceDependencies: ${drv} does not depend on ${oldDependency}, so it will not be replaced"
# Strictly speaking, another replacement could introduce the dependency.
# However, handling this corner case would add significant complexity.
# So we just leave it to the user to apply the replacement at the correct place, but show a warning to let them know.
false
else
true
) replacements;
targetDerivations = [ drv ] ++ map ({ newDependency, ... }: newDependency) relevantReplacements;
referencesMemo = listToAttrs (
map (drv: {
name = realisation drv;
value = referencesOf drv;
}) targetDerivations
);
relevantReferences = mergeAttrsList (attrValues referencesMemo);
# Make sure a derivation is returned even when no replacements are actually applied.
# Yes, even in the stupid edge case where the root derivation itself is replaced.
storePathOrKnownTargetDerivationMemo =
mapAttrs (
drv: _references:
# builtins.storePath does not work in pure evaluation mode, even though it is not impure.
# This reimplementation in Nix works as long as the path is already allowed in the evaluation state.
# This is always the case here, because all paths come from the closure of the original derivation.
appendContext drv { ${drv}.path = true; }
) relevantReferences
// listToAttrs (
map (drv: {
name = realisation drv;
value = drv;
}) targetDerivations
);
rewriteMemo =
# Mind the order of how the three attrsets are merged here.
# The order of precedence needs to be "explicitly specified replacements" > "rewrite exclusion (cutoffPackages)" > "rewrite".
# So the attrset merge order is the opposite.
mapAttrs (
drv: references:
let
rewrittenReferences = filter (dep: dep != drv && toString rewriteMemo.${dep} != dep) references;
rewrites = listToAttrs (
map (reference: {
name = reference;
value = rewriteMemo.${reference};
}) rewrittenReferences
);
in
replaceDirectDependencies {
drv = storePathOrKnownTargetDerivationMemo.${drv};
replacements = mapAttrsToList (name: value: {
oldDependency = name;
newDependency = value;
}) rewrites;
}
) relevantReferences
// listToAttrs (
map (drv: {
name = realisation drv;
value = storePathOrKnownTargetDerivationMemo.${realisation drv};
}) cutoffPackages
)
// listToAttrs (
map (
{ oldDependency, newDependency }:
{
name = realisation oldDependency;
value = rewriteMemo.${realisation newDependency};
}
) relevantReplacements
);
in
rewriteMemo.${realisation drv}