The Two Factions of C++

Re:The Two Factions of C++ by __MatrixMan__ on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @07:07PM (#42251520)

They use a hash of the derivation and its inputs as a memoization strategy: providing yesterday's answer to today's question since the question has not changed. But so far as I know nobody's actually using those hashes for the initial request.

It's not like python will let you:

   import nix.numpy-hsbdjd...8r5z2 as np

Such that the import mechanism ensures that the correct build of numpy is used.

For that to work you'd have to change nix such that the hash did not digest parameters like `amd64-linux` witch indicated the system architecture (those being satisfied at import time).

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Re:The Two Factions of C++ by umanwizard on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @07:39PM (#42251721)

In Guix at least (I assume also nix) you can build things from source with a verified hash. I.e. write a numpy package definition that says download the Numpy source from this URL, and expect its hash to be equal to this string. You could then depend on that package from another package ensuring it uses a numpy built from that bit-for-bit exact source tree. Does that not amount to the same thing as what you want?

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