+Pin = Union[AliasPin, SymlinkPin, GitPin, ChannelPin]
+
+
+def copy_to_nix_store(v: Verification, filename: str) -> str:
+ v.status('Putting tarball in Nix store')
+ process = subprocess.run(
+ ['nix-store', '--add', filename], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+ v.result(process.returncode == 0)
+ return process.stdout.decode().strip() # type: ignore # (for old mypy)
+
+
+def symlink_archive(v: Verification, path: str) -> str:
+ with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as td:
+ archive_filename = os.path.join(td, 'link.tar.gz')
+ os.symlink(path, os.path.join(td, 'link'))
+ with tarfile.open(archive_filename, mode='x:gz') as t:
+ t.add(os.path.join(td, 'link'), arcname='link')
+ return copy_to_nix_store(v, archive_filename)