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# Aux Foundation
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Aux Foundation provides a set of foundational packages which are required for bootstrapping
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a larger package set.
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## Usage
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Packages can be imported both with and without Nix Flakes. To import them using Nix Flakes,
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add this repository as an input.
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```nix
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inputs.foundation.url = "https://git.auxolotl.org/auxolotl/labs/archive/main.tar.gz?dir=foundation";
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```
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To import this library without using Nix Flakes, you will need to use `fetchTarball` and
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import the library entrypoint.
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```nix
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let
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labs = builtins.fetchTarball {
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url = "https://git.auxolotl.org/auxolotl/labs/archive/main.tar.gz";
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sha256 = "<sha256>";
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};
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foundation = import "${labs}/foundation" {
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# Specifying a system is optional. By default it will use the current system.
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system = "i686-linux";
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};
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in
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# ...
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```
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## Development
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This foundational package set is created using modules. Each builder and package is separated
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accordingly and can be found in their respective directories. In addition, packages are grouped
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into the different stages of the bootstrapping process.
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### Inputs
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Due to the fundamental nature of this project, the only accepted input is `lib` which itself
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has no dependencies. _Everything_ else must be built from scratch in the package set.
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### Formatting
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> **Note**
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> To keep this flake light and keep its inputs empty we do not include a package
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> set which would provide a formatter. Instead please run `nix run nixpkgs#nixfmt-rfc-style`
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> until an improved solution is available.
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All code in this project must be formatted using the provided formatter in the `flake.nix`
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file. You can run this formatter using the command `nix fmt` (not currently available).
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### Code Quality
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In order to keep the project approachable and easy to maintain, certain patterns are not allowed.
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In particular, the use of `with` and `rec` are not allowed. Additionally, you should prefer the
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fully qualified name of a variable rather than creating intermediate ones using `inherit`.
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### Builders
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Builders are wrappers around `builtins.derivation` and provide additional functionality via
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abstraction. They can be found in [`./src/builders`](./src/builders). Each builder specifies
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its own `build` function which can be called elsewhere in the package set to construct packages.
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For example, here is a module that makes use of the `kaem` builder:
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```nix
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{config}: let
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builders = config.aux.foundation.builders;
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stage0 = config.aux.foundation.stages.stage0;
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package = builders.kaem.build {
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name = "my-package";
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deps.build.host = [
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stage0.mescc-tools.package
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stage0.mescc-tools-extra.package
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];
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script = ''
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mkdir ''${out}/bin
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cp ${./my-binary} ''${out}/bin/my-package
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chmod 555 ''${out}/bin/my-package
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'';
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};
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in
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# ...
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```
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### Stages
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The bootstrapping process is broken up into different stages which focus on different goals.
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Each stage can be found in [`./src/stages`](./src/stages).
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#### Stage 0
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This stage is responsible for starting with a single binary seed and producing the tools
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necessary to compile (simple) C code. This stage will then compile the original tools it
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used from C sources.
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#### Stage 1
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This stage is responsible for building up to a recent version of `gcc`. Along with the
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compiler, this stage provides things like `bash`, `coreutils`, `gnumake`, and several
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other important tools.
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#### Stage 2
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This stage refines the existing packages by building static binaries as well as the most recent
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versions of the tools. In addition, certain load-bearing packages such as `patchelf` and `glibc`
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are built.
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