Merge commit '2d2f10475138b7206572dc3ec288184df2be022e'

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diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/build-support/fetchgithub/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/build-support/fetchgithub/default.nix
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+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/build-support/fetchgithub/default.nix
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+{ lib, fetchgit, fetchzip }:
+
+{ owner, repo, rev, name ? "source"
+, fetchSubmodules ? false, private ? false
+, githubBase ? "github.com", varPrefix ? null
+, ... # For hash agility
+}@args: assert private -> !fetchSubmodules;
+let
+  baseUrl = "https://${githubBase}/${owner}/${repo}";
+  passthruAttrs = removeAttrs args [ "owner" "repo" "rev" "fetchSubmodules" "private" "githubBase" "varPrefix" ];
+  varBase = "NIX${if varPrefix == null then "" else "_${varPrefix}"}_GITHUB_PRIVATE_";
+  # We prefer fetchzip in cases we don't need submodules as the hash
+  # is more stable in that case.
+  fetcher = if fetchSubmodules then fetchgit else fetchzip;
+  privateAttrs = lib.optionalAttrs private {
+    netrcPhase = ''
+      if [ -z "''$${varBase}USERNAME" -o -z "''$${varBase}PASSWORD" ]; then
+        echo "Error: Private fetchFromGitHub requires the nix building process (nix-daemon in multi user mode) to have the ${varBase}USERNAME and ${varBase}PASSWORD env vars set." >&2
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      cat > netrc <<EOF
+      machine ${githubBase}
+              login ''$${varBase}USERNAME
+              password ''$${varBase}PASSWORD
+      EOF
+    '';
+    netrcImpureEnvVars = [ "${varBase}USERNAME" "${varBase}PASSWORD" ];
+  };
+  fetcherArgs = (if fetchSubmodules
+    then { inherit rev fetchSubmodules; url = "${baseUrl}.git"; }
+    else ({ url = "${baseUrl}/archive/${rev}.tar.gz"; } // privateAttrs)
+  ) // passthruAttrs // { inherit name; };
+in fetcher fetcherArgs // { meta.homepage = baseUrl; inherit rev; }