Open roberth opened 1 month ago
Yeah, QoL feature 👍
You can just write github:NixOS/nix/pull/11159/merge
(or /head
), which is pretty ergonomic already. I do this all the time. Not sure if the juice is worth the squeeze? But I’m not opposed either.
You can just write
github:NixOS/nix/pull/11159/merge
(or/head
), which is pretty ergonomic already. I do this all the time. Not sure if the juice is worth the squeeze? But I’m not opposed either.
Maybe for a flake that contains more configs (such as flake for NixOS), it will be helpful to directly merge multiple PRs in inputs.
Does GitHub support that?
Does GitHub support that?
No, so
Step 3: Multiple
Multiple PRs could be merged in a single fetching. GitHub doesn't do this for us, so this would need the logic of Step 2, which needs to implement its own patching anyway.
Sorry for the noise, should have skimmed less…
Also it should be possible to merge into a branch, say github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable?merge=11159
. Not sure if GitHub magic ref can do that...
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
It's often useful to build or run something from a PR, especially when reviewing. Let's make this easier.
Describe the solution you'd like
Step 1: CLI only
GitHub already supports a magic
ref
, likegithub:NixOS/nix?ref=refs/pull/11159/merge
We could provide a shorthand for this, likegithub:NixOS/nix?merge=11159
These merge commits, as well as commits in the PR tend to disappear, so it's doesn't make sense to lock this by
rev
sha.Print a little notice when the PR has been merged, to let the user remove the
merge
parameter.Step 2: Locking
Store the diff in the lock file or a location relative to it. This would make it viable for use in
pure-eval
mode and real locking.Step 3: Multiple
Multiple PRs could be merged in a single fetching. GitHub doesn't do this for us, so this would need the logic of Step 2, which needs to implement its own patching anyway.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Additional context
6530 also implements patching functionality
Priorities
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