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Nix: A functional package manager for your C++ software stack

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Talkat CppCon 2017 · 2017-09-24..09-29· [devops-and-delivery]

speaker

name:Adrien Devresse
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video:https://youtu.be/6wJ4-wP-nnA
slides:none on file

summary

Nix claims reproducibility for C++ stacks by building everything in isolated, sandboxed environments and storing each build under a cryptographic-hashed prefix so multiple versions coexist. It uses a functional DSL to express build recipes as pure functions, demonstrates building real C++ libs like Abseil, and promises distributed caching so binary reuse avoids rebuilds. The presenter cites 20,000 versions per package in parallel and emphasizes sandboxed builds that actually work.

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  1. 0:00Start
  2. 1:32Why Interesting ?
  3. 2:20Nix solutions for that Self-contain in /nix
  4. 4:20Nix package collection

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