nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/misc/memtest86-efi/default.nix
2019-11-28 02:44:05 -08:00

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{ fetchzip, lib, p7zip, stdenv }:
stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
pname = "memtest86-efi";
version = "8.2";
src = fetchzip {
# TODO: The latest version of memtest86 is actually 8.2, but the
# company developing memtest86 has stopped providing a versioned download
# link for the latest version:
#
# https://www.passmark.com/forum/memtest86/44494-version-8-1-distribution-file-is-not-versioned?p=44505#post44505
#
# However, versioned links for the previous version are available, so that
# is what is being used.
#
# It does look like redistribution is okay, so if we had somewhere to host
# binaries that we make sure to version, then we could probably keep up
# with the latest versions released by the company.
url = "https://www.memtest86.com/downloads/memtest86-${version}-usb.zip";
sha256 = "1x1wjssr4nnbnfan0pi7ni2dfwnm3288kq584hkfqcyza8xdx03i";
stripRoot = false;
};
nativeBuildInputs = [ p7zip ];
installPhase = ''
mkdir -p $out
# memtest86 is distributed as a bootable USB image. It contains the actual
# memtest86 EFI app.
#
# The following command uses p7zip to extract the actual EFI app from the
# usb image so that it can be installed directly on the hard drive.
7z x -o$TEMP/temp-efi-dirs $src/memtest86-usb.img
7z x -o$TEMP/memtest86-files $TEMP/temp-efi-dirs/EFI\ System\ Partition.img
cp -r $TEMP/memtest86-files/EFI/BOOT/* $out/
'';
meta = with lib; {
homepage = "http://memtest86.com/";
downloadPage = "https://www.memtest86.com/download.htm";
description = "A tool to detect memory errors, to be run from a bootloader";
longDescription = ''
A UEFI app that is able to detect errors in RAM. It can be run from a
bootloader. Released under a proprietary freeware license.
'';
# The Memtest86 License for the Free Edition states,
# "MemTest86 Free Edition is free to download with no restrictions on usage".
# However the source code for Memtest86 does not appear to be available.
#
# https://www.memtest86.com/license.htm
license = licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
maintainers = with maintainers; [ cdepillabout ];
platforms = platforms.linux;
};
}