Add the option to use `nix-env --set` for user profiles

[auto-upgrade-with-pinch] / upgrade-config.nix

diff --git a/upgrade-config.nix b/upgrade-config.nix
index 4d69100e3b944782ae42180758365628d92ade02..abf70aad2da6998c7de0b5b822c63be20a1db000 100644 (file)
--- a/upgrade-config.nix
+++ b/upgrade-config.nix
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ evalModules {
                 otherPackagesAction = mkOption {
                   type = types.enum [
                     "remove"
                 otherPackagesAction = mkOption {
                   type = types.enum [
                     "remove"

+                    "set-remove"

                     "keep"
                   ];
                   default = "remove";
                     "keep"
                   ];
                   default = "remove";


@@ -158,6 +159,9 @@ evalModules {
                     through your one entire-environment <literal>package</literal>.
                     This keeps your environment declarative and ensures that all
                     packages receive regular updates.
                     through your one entire-environment <literal>package</literal>.
                     This keeps your environment declarative and ensures that all
                     packages receive regular updates.

+
+                    "set-remove" is mostly equilavent to "remove", but uses
+                    nix-env --set, resulting in a profile without a manifest.nix.

                   '';
                 };
               };
                   '';
                 };
               };