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Diffstat (limited to 'nixpkgs/nixos/modules/config/debug-info.nix')
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diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/config/debug-info.nix b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/config/debug-info.nix new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2942ae5905d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/config/debug-info.nix @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +{ config, lib, ... }: + +with lib; + +{ + + options = { + + environment.enableDebugInfo = mkOption { + type = types.bool; + default = false; + description = '' + Some NixOS packages provide debug symbols. However, these are + not included in the system closure by default to save disk + space. Enabling this option causes the debug symbols to appear + in <filename>/run/current-system/sw/lib/debug/.build-id</filename>, + where tools such as <command>gdb</command> can find them. + If you need debug symbols for a package that doesn't + provide them by default, you can enable them as follows: + <programlisting> + nixpkgs.config.packageOverrides = pkgs: { + hello = pkgs.hello.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: { + separateDebugInfo = true; + }); + }; + </programlisting> + ''; + }; + + }; + + + config = mkIf config.environment.enableDebugInfo { + + # FIXME: currently disabled because /lib is already in + # environment.pathsToLink, and we can't have both. + #environment.pathsToLink = [ "/lib/debug/.build-id" ]; + + environment.extraOutputsToInstall = [ "debug" ]; + + environment.variables.NIX_DEBUG_INFO_DIRS = [ "/run/current-system/sw/lib/debug" ]; + + }; + +} |