nixpkgs/pkgs/tools/misc/memtest86-efi/default.nix
2019-05-06 13:28:29 +09:00

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{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, unzip, utillinux, libguestfs-with-appliance }:
stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
pname = "memtest86-efi";
version = "8.0";
src = fetchurl {
# TODO: The latest version of memtest86 is actually 8.1, but apparently the
# company has stopped distributing versioned binaries of memtest86:
# https://www.passmark.com/forum/memtest86/44494-version-8-1-distribution-file-is-not-versioned?p=44505#post44505
# However, 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 = "147mnd7fnx2wvbzscw7pkg9ljiczhz05nb0cjpmww49a0ms4yknw";
};
nativeBuildInputs = [ libguestfs-with-appliance unzip ];
unpackPhase = ''
unzip -q $src -d .
'';
installPhase = ''
mkdir -p $out
# memtest86 is distributed as a bootable USB image. It contains the actual
# memtest86 EFI app.
#
# The following command uses libguestfs to extract the actual EFI app from the
# usb image so that it can be installed directly on the hard drive. This creates
# the ./BOOT/ directory with the memtest86 EFI app.
guestfish --ro --add ./memtest86-usb.img --mount /dev/sda1:/ copy-out /EFI/BOOT .
cp -r 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;
};
}