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+{ stdenv, squashfsTools, closureInfo
+
+, # The root directory of the squashfs filesystem is filled with the
+  # closures of the Nix store paths listed here.
+  storeContents ? []
+, # Compression parameters.
+  # For zstd compression you can use "zstd -Xcompression-level 6".
+  comp ? "xz -Xdict-size 100%"
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "squashfs.img";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ squashfsTools ];
+
+  buildCommand =
+    ''
+      closureInfo=${closureInfo { rootPaths = storeContents; }}
+
+      # Also include a manifest of the closures in a format suitable
+      # for nix-store --load-db.
+      cp $closureInfo/registration nix-path-registration
+
+      # Generate the squashfs image.
+      mksquashfs nix-path-registration $(cat $closureInfo/store-paths) $out \
+        -keep-as-directory -all-root -b 1048576 -comp ${comp}
+    '';
+}