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Yes, but you are still at the mercy of whoever is statically building (and packages) your binaries. Bad for binary linux distributions, worse for proprietary so
by morsch 15y ago
Yes, but you are still at the mercy of whoever is statically building (and packages) your binaries. Bad for binary linux distributions, worse for proprietary software.
- 9mit3t2m9h9a 15y agoNix model is that you work with expressions that allow to build packages from source. Binary packages are provided in format "if you performed build described by hash X you would get the contents of this archive". For proprietary software, you have to consider the binary as-distributed "source" and build a version with proper dynamic linker an library path. Some third party binary wouldn't run as-is on NixOS, but there is a package that sets correct linking settings post-factum.