Darwin Updates News

reckenrode · March 27, 2024, 2:02am

This is a repost from Nix 🖤 macOS Monthly - #50 by reckenrode.

github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs

darwin.system_cmds: 735.50.6 -> 970.0.4

NixOS:staging ← reckenrode:system_cmds-970.0.4

opened 02:38AM - 16 Mar 24 UTC

reckenrode

+768 -172

## Description of changes Update system_cmds to 970.0.4. I replaced the Xcode… build system with Meson for easier maintenance. Tested building both aarch64-darwin and x86_64-darwin early in the bootstrap. Tested full bootstrap with aarch64-darwin. ## Things done - Built on platform(s) - [ ] x86_64-linux - [ ] aarch64-linux - [x] x86_64-darwin - [x] aarch64-darwin - For non-Linux: Is sandboxing enabled in `nix.conf`? (See [Nix manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/conf-file.html)) - [ ] `sandbox = relaxed` - [ ] `sandbox = true` - [ ] Tested, as applicable: - [NixOS test(s)](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/unstable/index.html#sec-nixos-tests) (look inside [nixos/tests](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/tests)) - and/or [package tests](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#sec-package-tests) - or, for functions and "core" functionality, tests in [lib/tests](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/lib/tests) or [pkgs/test](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/test) - made sure NixOS tests are [linked](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#ssec-nixos-tests-linking) to the relevant packages - [ ] Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using `nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD"`. Note: all changes have to be committed, also see [nixpkgs-review usage](https://github.com/Mic92/nixpkgs-review#usage) - [x] Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in `./result/bin/`) - [24.05 Release Notes](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2405.section.md) (or backporting [23.05](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2305.section.md) and [23.11](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2311.section.md) Release notes) - [ ] (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking - [ ] (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant - [ ] (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module - [x] Fits [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).  --- Add a :+1: [reaction] to [pull requests you find important]. [reaction]: https://github.blog/2016-03-10-add-reactions-to-pull-requests-issues-and-comments/ [pull requests you find important]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pulls?q=is%3Aopen+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc

This PR updates system_cmds to 970.0.4 on both aarch64-darwin and x86_64-darwin. This version corresponds to the system_cmds in macOS 14, but they are built with the default SDKs and should work on older systems. Five binaries were lost in the update:

makekey - removed upstream
login - requires entitlements and non-public headers
sadc - removed upstream
sar - removed upstream
zprint - requires IOKitUser framework that isn’t packaged

Several more were added:

arch (aarch64-darwin only)
chpass
cpuctl
dynamic_pager
iosim
kpgo
ltop
memory_pressure
mslutil (aarch64-darwin only)
pagesize
passwd
proc_uuid_policy
purge
stackshot (aarch64-darwin only)
taskpolicy (aarch64-darwin only)
vm_purgeable_stat (aarch64-darwin only)
wait4path
wordexp-helper
zlog (aarch64-darwin only)

The aarch64-darwin only ones are due to the default SDK. If you override the SDK, they should build and work on x86_64-darwin. The following will also be available with the 12.0 SDK (once available):

lskq
lsmp
reboot - if/when IOKitUser framework is added
shutdown - if/when IOKitUser framework is added