Makes
Rationale
We use Makes as a wrapper over Nix in order to simplify its usage.
Alternatives
Usage
Installing Makes
-
Make sure that Nix is installed on your system.
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Follow the steps at the Official Makes Documentation.
Using Makes as an End User
You can build and run the components of your choice, for example:
m gitlab:fluidattacks/universe@trunk /integrates/forces --help
m gitlab:fluidattacks/universe@trunk /common/melts --help
m gitlab:fluidattacks/universe@trunk /reviews --help
m gitlab:fluidattacks/universe@trunk /skims --help
Updates
You can update Makes by installing it again, but from a higher version.
In order to update the components installed with Makes
no action is required on your part,
updates are automatically rolled out to your machine
with a delay of at most one day.
However,
if you want to force an update right away,
just run rm -rf ~/.cache/makes
,
or reference an specific commit instead of @trunk
.
Using Makes as a Developer
To get started, clone the universe
repository and run the following command
within it:
m .
Troubleshooting
General considerations
- A stable internet connection is required
- A stable DNS resolver is required.
Please consider using the following:
- IPv4:
1.1.1.1
,8.8.8.8
,8.8.4.4
- IPv6:
2001:4860:4860::8888
,2001:4860:4860::8844
- IPv4:
Checklist
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If the installation failed while installing Nix,
- checkout the Nix manual for more detailed installation instructions, and
- if the problem persists, please let us know at [email protected].
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If the installation failed while installing Makes, please let us know at [email protected].
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If the process failed while using
m gitlab:xxx /yyy
,-
repeat the installation of Makes and try again,
-
refresh the cache with
rm -rf ~/.cache/makes
and try again, and -
if the problem persists, please let us know at [email protected].
-
Guidelines
Please refer to the Official Makes Documentation.
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