is done by instantiating a webserver that simulates nixos.org.
Using nix-push we create a channel that contains some stuff (namely
the GNU Hello source tarball and the rlwrap program). This was a
bit tricky because nix-push requires a writable Nix store. Using
AUFS this is possible, but not on recent Linux kernels (AUFS1 over
CIFS fails).
svn path=/nixos/trunk/; revision=19327
You can run the kvm nixos installation test by:
nix-build --no-out-link tests/test-nixos-install-from-cd.nix
It boots the installed system.
It still fails sshd isn't started (yet)
adding nixos-bootstrapping-archive:
You can install NixOS easily using any live cd now.
See README-BOOTSTRAP-NIXOS
svn path=/nixos/trunk/; revision=18950
exists. $NIXPKGS needs to be set, otherwise NixOS can't find
Nixpkgs (because in the chroot it's in /mnt/etc/nixos/nixpkgs).
Also clear LANG to shut up Perl warnings about the locale.
svn path=/nixos/branches/modular-nixos/; revision=15978
