tvl-depot/tvix/eval
sterni 10c6cb7251 fix(tvix/eval): type check function argument with set pattern
C++ Nix forces and typechecks the passed argument even if it is not
necessary in order to compute the return value of the function. I
discovered this when I thought our formals miscompilation might be that
we are too strict, but doesn't look like it in this case.

Change-Id: Ifb3c92592293052c489d1e3ae8c7c54e4b6b4dc6
Reviewed-on: https://cl.tvl.fyi/c/depot/+/8701
Tested-by: BuildkiteCI
Autosubmit: sterni <sternenseemann@systemli.org>
Reviewed-by: tazjin <tazjin@tvl.su>
2023-06-07 15:17:20 +00:00
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benches fix(tvix/eval): fix current clippy warnings 2022-12-25 18:25:06 +00:00
builtin-macros refactor(tvix/eval): flatten call stack of VM using generators 2023-03-13 20:30:59 +00:00
docs docs(tvix/eval): suggested layout adjustment to VM loop diagram 2023-03-14 09:56:28 +00:00
proptest-regressions/value refactor(tvix/eval): flatten call stack of VM using generators 2023-03-13 20:30:59 +00:00
src fix(tvix/eval): type check function argument with set pattern 2023-06-07 15:17:20 +00:00
tests test(tvix/eval): check thunking behavior of basic exprs 2023-05-29 19:36:42 +00:00
.skip-subtree feat(tvix/tests): check in Nix' language test suite 2022-08-24 21:25:41 +00:00
build.rs feat(tvix/eval): implement builtins.currentSystem 2022-10-24 12:20:01 +00:00
Cargo.toml chore(tvix/*): bump to smol_str 0.2.0 2023-05-11 18:19:20 +00:00
default.nix refactor(tvix): build Rust projects using crate2nix 2022-12-15 17:26:45 +00:00
README.md docs(tvix): move most of //tvix/eval README up to //tvix 2023-01-21 15:08:38 +00:00

Tvix Evaluator

This project implements an interpreter for the Nix programming language. You can experiment with an online version of the evaluator: tvixbolt.

The interpreter aims to be compatible with nixpkgs, on the foundation of Nix 2.3.

Important note: The evaluator is not yet feature-complete, and while the core mechanisms (compiler, runtime, ...) have stabilised somewhat, a lot of components are still changing rapidly.

Please contact TVL with any questions you might have.

Building tvix-eval

Please check the README.md one level up for instructions on how to build this.

The evaluator itself can also be built with standard Rust tooling (i.e. cargo build).

If you would like to clone only the evaluator and build it directly with Rust tooling, you can do:

git clone https://code.tvl.fyi/depot.git:/tvix/eval.git tvix-eval

cd tvix-eval && cargo build

Nix test suite

C++ Nix implements a language test suite in the form of Nix source code files, and their expected output. The coverage of this test suite is not complete, but we intend to be compatible with it.

We have ported the test suite to Tvix, but do not run it by default as we are not yet compatible with it.

You can run the test suite by enabling the nix_tests feature in Cargo:

cargo test --features nix_tests

rnix-parser

Tvix is written in memory of jD91mZM2, the author of rnix-parser who sadly passed away.

Tvix makes heavy use of rnix-parser in its bytecode compiler. The parser is now maintained by Nix community members.