meshtasticd: build from source, nixos/meshtastic: init

[drupol]

To build and test it

Nix:

nix-build -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/drupol/nixpkgs/archive/push-wlqrwpmskyvt.tar.gz '<nixpkgs>' -p meshtasticd`
./result/bin/meshtasticd

Build it with default config

nix-build -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/drupol/nixpkgs/archive/push-wlqrwpmskyvt.tar.gz --expr "let pkgs = import <nixpkgs> {}; in (pkgs.meshtasticd.overrideAttrs ({enableDefaultConfig = true;}))"
./result/bin/meshtasticd

Nix with experimental command line and flake features

nix shell github:drupol/nixpkgs/push-wlqrwpmskyvt#meshtasticd

or

nix run github:drupol/nixpkgs/push-wlqrwpmskyvt#meshtasticd

To play with the UI

1. Create a config.yaml file:

Lora:
  Module: sim
  DIO2_AS_RF_SWITCH: false
  spiSpeed: 2000000
General:
  MaxNodes: 200
  MaxMessageQueue: 100
  MACAddressSource: eth0
Display:
  Panel: X11
  Width: 480
  Height: 480

2. Run

nix-shell -I nixpkgs=https://github.com/drupol/nixpkgs/archive/push-wlqrwpmskyvt.tar.gz '<nixpkgs>' -p meshtasticd --run "meshtasticd --config=config.yaml"

To run the NixOS tests

nix-build -A nixosTests.meshtasticd

Resources:

• https://github.com/flathub/org.meshtastic.meshtasticd/blob/master/org.meshtastic.meshtasticd.yaml
• https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/blob/develop/Dockerfile

Things done

• Built on platform:
  • x86_64-linux
  • aarch64-linux
  • x86_64-darwin
  • aarch64-darwin
• Tested, as applicable:
  • NixOS tests in nixos/tests.
  • Package tests at passthru.tests.
  • Tests in lib/tests or pkgs/test for functions and "core" functionality.
• Ran nixpkgs-review on this PR. See nixpkgs-review usage.
• Tested basic functionality of all binary files, usually in ./result/bin/.
• Nixpkgs Release Notes
  • Package update: when the change is major or breaking.
• NixOS Release Notes
  • Module addition: when adding a new NixOS module.
  • Module update: when the change is significant.
• Fits CONTRIBUTING.md, pkgs/README.md, maintainers/README.md and other READMEs.

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nixpkgs-review result

Generated using nixpkgs-review.

Command: nixpkgs-review pr 466509
Commit: fb23032dbf5259aebb9036fcf7458150a76cc63b

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x86_64-linux

⏩ 2 packages blacklisted:

• nixos-install-tools
• tests.nixos-functions.nixos-test

✅ 10 packages built:

• contact
• contact.dist
• meshtastic
• meshtastic-web
• meshtastic.dist
• meshtasticd
• python312Packages.meshtastic
• python312Packages.meshtastic.dist
• python313Packages.meshtastic
• python313Packages.meshtastic.dist

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aarch64-linux

⏩ 2 packages blacklisted:

• nixos-install-tools
• tests.nixos-functions.nixos-test

✅ 10 packages built:

• contact
• contact.dist
• meshtastic
• meshtastic-web
• meshtastic.dist
• meshtasticd
• python312Packages.meshtastic
• python312Packages.meshtastic.dist
• python313Packages.meshtastic
• python313Packages.meshtastic.dist

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x86_64-darwin

✅ 1 package built:

• meshtastic-web

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aarch64-darwin

✅ 1 package built:

• meshtastic-web

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Sadly, not available on *-darwin archs: