1 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/applications/virtualization/open-vm-tools/recognize_nixos.patch b/nixpkgs/pkgs/applications/virtualization/open-vm-tools/recognize_nixos.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..46d8ea7f7f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/applications/virtualization/open-vm-tools/recognize_nixos.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+diff --git a/lib/include/guest_os.h b/open-vm-tools/lib/include/guest_os.h
+index ef202e3..c7a105d 100644
+--- a/lib/include/guest_os.h
++++ b/lib/include/guest_os.h
+@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ Bool Gos_InSetArray(uint32 gos, const uint32 *set);
+ #define STR_OS_MANDRAKE_FULL      "Mandrake Linux"
+ #define STR_OS_MANDRIVA           "mandriva"
+ #define STR_OS_MKLINUX            "MkLinux"
++#define STR_OS_NIXOS              "NixOS"
+ #define STR_OS_NOVELL             "nld9"
+ #define STR_OS_NOVELL_FULL        "Novell Linux Desktop 9"
+ #define STR_OS_ORACLE6            "oraclelinux6"
+diff --git a/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c b/open-vm-tools/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c
+index 0f55070..2d8467c 100644
+--- a/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c
++++ b/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c
+@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ static const DistroInfo distroArray[] = {
+    {"Mandrake",           "/etc/mandrake-release"},
+    {"Mandriva",           "/etc/mandriva-release"},
+    {"MkLinux",            "/etc/mklinux-release"},
++   {"NixOS",              "/etc/os-release"},
+    {"Novell",             "/etc/nld-release"},
+    {"OracleLinux",        "/etc/oracle-release"},
+    {"Photon",             "/etc/lsb-release"},
+@@ -554,6 +555,8 @@ HostinfoGetOSShortName(char *distro,         // IN: full distro name
+       }
+    } else if (strstr(distroLower, "mandrake")) {
+       Str_Strcpy(distroShort, STR_OS_MANDRAKE, distroShortSize);
++   } else if (strstr(distroLower, "nixos")) {
++      Str_Strcpy(distroShort, STR_OS_NIXOS, distroShortSize);
+    } else if (strstr(distroLower, "turbolinux")) {
+       Str_Strcpy(distroShort, STR_OS_TURBO, distroShortSize);
+    } else if (strstr(distroLower, "sun")) {