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https://github.com/cdepillabout/nix-query-tree-viewer
GTK viewer for the output of `nix-store --query --tree`
https://github.com/cdepillabout/nix-query-tree-viewer
gtk gui hacktoberfest nix nix-store pretty rust
Last synced: about 1 month ago
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GTK viewer for the output of `nix-store --query --tree`
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/cdepillabout/nix-query-tree-viewer
- Owner: cdepillabout
- Created: 2020-01-31T00:42:50.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-03-10T20:17:13.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-12-15T12:37:56.129Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: gtk, gui, hacktoberfest, nix, nix-store, pretty, rust
- Language: Rust
- Homepage: https://crates.io/crates/nix-query-tree-viewer
- Size: 457 KB
- Stars: 69
- Watchers: 4
- Forks: 5
- Open Issues: 5
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
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README
# nix-query-tree-viewer
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`nix-query-tree-viewer` is a convenient way to visualize the output of
the dependencies of a given path in the Nix store.
This is the same tree information that `nix-store --query --tree ` outputs,
but `nix-query-tree-viewer` makes it easier to understand and interact with.
## Usage
You can run `nix-query-tree-viewer` by passing it a path in the Nix store:
```console
$ nix-query-tree-viewer /nix/store/ghzg4kg0sjif58smj2lfm2bdvjwim85y-gcc-wrapper-7.4.0
```
## Installing
`nix-query-tree-viewer` can be installed with either Nix or Cargo.
Installing with `nix-env`:
```console
$ nix-env -f channel:nixos-unstable -iA nix-query-tree-viewer
```
This is convenient if you just want to use `nix-query-tree-viewer`.
Installing with `cargo`:
```console
$ cargo install nix-query-tree-viewer
```
You'll need to have GTK libraries available in your environment for this to work.
## Why use `nix-query-tree-viewer`?
The command `nix-store --query --tree` can be used to see the dependencies of a
path in the Nix store in a tree format:
```console
$ nix-store --query --tree /nix/store/ghzg4kg0sjif58smj2lfm2bdvjwim85y-gcc-wrapper-7.4.0
/nix/store/ghzg4kg0sjif58smj2lfm2bdvjwim85y-gcc-wrapper-7.4.0
+---/nix/store/681354n3k44r8z90m35hm8945vsp95h1-glibc-2.27
| +---/nix/store/681354n3k44r8z90m35hm8945vsp95h1-glibc-2.27 [...]
+---/nix/store/cinw572b38aln37glr0zb8lxwrgaffl4-bash-4.4-p23
| +---/nix/store/681354n3k44r8z90m35hm8945vsp95h1-glibc-2.27 [...]
| +---/nix/store/cinw572b38aln37glr0zb8lxwrgaffl4-bash-4.4-p23 [...]
+---/nix/store/hlnxw4k6931bachvg5sv0cyaissimswb-gcc-7.4.0-lib
| +---/nix/store/681354n3k44r8z90m35hm8945vsp95h1-glibc-2.27 [...]
| +---/nix/store/hlnxw4k6931bachvg5sv0cyaissimswb-gcc-7.4.0-lib [...]
+---/nix/store/f5wl80zkrd3fc1jxsljmnpn7y02lz6v1-glibc-2.27-bin
| +---/nix/store/681354n3k44r8z90m35hm8945vsp95h1-glibc-2.27 [...]
...
```
This is fine for simple derivations, but it gets very complicated for paths
with deep dependency trees.
`nix-query-tree-viewer` helps with this by folding branches of the tree by
default. Clicking on a branch allows you to drill down into interesting
branches.
For example, here is the same picture as above, but with two of the branches
open:
## Finding Paths for Derivations
You can use `nix-build` and `nix-instantiate` to easily find the paths for
derivations.
For instance, if you want to find the path of `gcc` in the Nix store, you can
use `nix-build`:
```console
$ nix-build '' -A gcc --no-out-link
...
/nix/store/ghzg4kg0sjif58smj2lfm2bdvjwim85y-gcc-wrapper-7.4.0
```
If you want to find the path of the `.drv` file for `gcc`, you can use
`nix-instantiate`:
```console
$ nix-instantiate '' -A gcc
...
/nix/store/dyxdjxyszmlz29mb0jr9qkncj5l41dai-gcc-wrapper-7.4.0.drv
```
You should be able to pass both
`/nix/store/ghzg4kg0sjif58smj2lfm2bdvjwim85y-gcc-wrapper-7.4.0` and
`/nix/store/dyxdjxyszmlz29mb0jr9qkncj5l41dai-gcc-wrapper-7.4.0.drv` to `nix-query-tree-viewer`.
In general, passing the output of `nix-build` to `nix-query-tree-viewer` will
let you see the run-time dependencies of a derivation, while passing the output
of `nix-instantiate` will let you see the build-time dependencies of a
derivation.
## Contributions
Feel free to open an issue or PR for any
bugs/problems/suggestions/improvements.
## Development
You can get into a development environment by running `nix-shell`.
This `nix-shell` provides the necessary system libraries for building, as well
as `rustup`.
`rustup` can be used to fetch the latest Rust compiler, as well as related
tools:
```console
$ rustup toolchain install 1.55.0
```
You should now have `cargo` and `rustc`, which can be used for building the project:
```console
$ cargo build
```