Greenplum for nix

Prerequisite

• Install Nix
• Enable flakes

Usage

Install Greenplum Package

nix registry add greenplum github:RMTT/greenplum.nix

Now, you can install some gpdb versions which have been defined in this repo:

nix search greenplum

To install greenplum db:

nix profile install {greenplum version}

To start shell with specific greenplum version:

nix shell greenplum#{greenplum version}

Use Greenplum development envrionment

Enter environment:

nix develop greenplum#{greenplum version}

Steps

• set out environment to your prefix(default is $(pwd)/outputs/out
• run configurePhase
• run buildPhase
• run installPhase
• run fixupPhase
• now gpdb has installed to $out

FAQ

Problem 1: cannot find locale

Solution:

• set locale_archive
• set ssh send environments: LANG LC_ALL LOCALE_ARCHIVE on ssh client and server