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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/system/activation/top-level.nix b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/system/activation/top-level.nix
index f6739977fa4..fb8644dd13a 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/system/activation/top-level.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/system/activation/top-level.nix
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ let
# `switch-to-configuration' that activates the configuration and
# makes it bootable.
baseSystem = pkgs.stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
- name = let hn = config.networking.hostName;
- nn = if (hn != "") then hn else "unnamed";
- in "nixos-system-${nn}-${config.system.nixos.label}";
+ name = "nixos-system-${config.system.name}-${config.system.nixos.label}";
preferLocalBuild = true;
allowSubstitutes = false;
buildCommand = systemBuilder;
@@ -265,6 +263,21 @@ in
'';
};
+ system.name = mkOption {
+ type = types.str;
+ default =
+ if config.networking.hostName == ""
+ then "unnamed"
+ else config.networking.hostName;
+ defaultText = '''networking.hostName' if non empty else "unnamed"'';
+ description = ''
+ The name of the system used in the <option>system.build.toplevel</option> derivation.
+ </para><para>
+ That derivation has the following name:
+ <literal>"nixos-system-''${config.system.name}-''${config.system.nixos.label}"</literal>
+ '';
+ };
+
};