The nix-instantiate and nix-store --realise commands are both able to accept a list of arguments to instantiate or realize multiple derivations at once. For situations where one has a list of things to build, might it afford better performance to have bulk operations like these?
I'm considering trying to write these functions, but I'm curious whether you might have any insight first on whether it seems like a worthwhile effort.
The
nix-instantiate
andnix-store --realise
commands are both able to accept a list of arguments to instantiate or realize multiple derivations at once. For situations where one has a list of things to build, might it afford better performance to have bulk operations like these?I'm considering trying to write these functions, but I'm curious whether you might have any insight first on whether it seems like a worthwhile effort.