nix-gh/src/libmain/shared.hh
Eelco Dolstra dcc37c236c * nix-store, nix-instantiate: added an option `--add-root' to
immediately add the result as a permanent GC root.  This is the only
  way to prevent a race with the garbage collector.  For instance, the
  old style

    ln -s $(nix-store -r $(nix-instantiate foo.nix)) \
      /nix/var/nix/gcroots/result

  has two time windows in which the garbage collector can interfere
  (by GC'ing the derivation and the output, respectively).  On the
  other hand,

    nix-store --add-root /nix/var/nix/gcroots/result -r \
      $(nix-instantiate --add-root /nix/var/nix/gcroots/drv \
        foo.nix)

  is safe.

* nix-build: use `--add-root' to prevent GC races.
2005-02-01 12:36:25 +00:00

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#ifndef __SHARED_H
#define __SHARED_H
#include <string>
#include "util.hh"
/* These are not implemented here, but must be implemented by a
program linking against libmain. */
/* Main program. Called by main() after the ATerm library has been
initialised and some default arguments have been processed (and
removed from `args'). main() will catch all exceptions. */
void run(Strings args);
/* Should print a help message to stdout and return. */
void printHelp();
/* Ugh. No better place to put this. */
Path makeRootName(const Path & gcRoot, int & counter);
void printGCWarning();
extern string programId;
#endif /* !__SHARED_H */