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regexp engine investigation
nix uses libstdc++'s std::regex. it uses whatever version of libstdc++ the host system has. which...
Freezes and recommended contributions
Suggested contributions Consider taking an issue marked E-help wanted: assign it to yourself and ...
Why Gerrit?
Gerrit produces better code: Gerrit enforces good commit messages. "PR message" and "commit mess...
Commit porting (cherry-picking) guide
This guide is primarily about CppNix->Lix commit ports and was written when we were doing a lot o...
Gerrit
FIXME: this page is duplicating a lot of content from the Gerrit section and should be considered...
Lix Governance
Moved to https://lix.systems/governance/
Gerrit with Jujutsu
Jujutsu has a very similar model to Gerrit and natively supports sending Gerrit changes! You’ll n...
Debugging weird DNS resolutions inside sandbox
Run this with pasta: $ nix-build -E 'let pkgs = (import <nixpkgs> {}); in pkgs.runCommand "resolv...
Nix Resources
Lix doesn't exist in a vacuum—but instead builds atop the incredible work of dozens of NixOS comm...
Related projects
This page lists community projects that are built with, optimized for, or make specific use of Li...
Code of Conduct
Moved to https://lix.systems/community-standards/
Contributor permissions and Code Owners
One might wonder how permissions work on Lix and how one can help out with certain tasks. This is...
Dealing with CI
Logging in to CI for restarts Go via https://buildkite.com/sso/lix-project and use your Lix accou...
Information organisation
Lix has a lot of information as a project, and we want to make it accessible in a way that it can...
[archived] macOS Sequoia breaks existing Lix installations
macOS 15 "Sequoia" changed the user ID ranges used by the system, such that some of the IDs for e...
Code
Code changes Tests If at all practicable, all new code should be tested to some extent. If writin...
How do permissions work?
In an ideal world, all permissions are managed directly in Keycloak and propagated down to downst...
Advanced Features
If you feel confident in your Gerrit-fu, this page is for you. Perhaps you've already noticed how...
Tips and Tricks
SSH Tuning Add these lines to your ~/.ssh/config: Host gerrit.lix.systems User YOUR_GERRIT_US...
Review Flow
The review flow is quite similar to how Github does it, but there are a few differences here too....