core/pkgs/build-support/binary-cache/default.nix

{ lib, stdenv, coreutils, jq, python3, nix, xz }:

# This function is for creating a flat-file binary cache, i.e. the kind created by
# nix copy --to file:///some/path and usable as a substituter (with the file:// prefix).

# For example, in the Nixpkgs repo:
# nix-build -E 'with import ./. {}; mkBinaryCache { rootPaths = [hello]; }'

{ name ? "binary-cache", rootPaths }:

stdenv.mkDerivation {
  inherit name;

  __structuredAttrs = true;

  exportReferencesGraph.closure = rootPaths;

  preferLocalBuild = true;

  nativeBuildInputs = [ coreutils jq python3 nix xz ];

  buildCommand = ''
    mkdir -p $out/nar

    python ${./make-binary-cache.py}

    # These directories must exist, or Nix might try to create them in LocalBinaryCacheStore::init(),
    # which fails if mounted read-only
    mkdir $out/realisations
    mkdir $out/debuginfo
    mkdir $out/log
  '';
}