release: 2.92.3 "Bombe glacée"

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release: release notes for 2.92.3
2025-06-30 00:59:27 +02:00 · 2025-06-30 00:59:26 +02:00 · 2025-06-29 20:36:57 +00:00 · 2025-06-29 20:36:57 +00:00 · 2025-06-29 20:36:57 +00:00 · 2025-06-29 20:36:57 +00:00
1126 changed files with 23594 additions and 16817 deletions
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Checks:
  - -bugprone-unchecked-optional-access
    # many warnings, seems like a questionable lint
  - -bugprone-branch-clone
    # extremely noisy before clang 19: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/93959
  - -bugprone-multi-level-implicit-pointer-conversion
    # all thrown exceptions must derive from std::exception
  - hicpp-exception-baseclass
    # capturing async lambdas are dangerous
@@ -33,3 +35,4 @@ Checks:
 CheckOptions:
  bugprone-reserved-identifier.AllowedIdentifiers: '__asan_default_options'
  bugprone-unused-return-value.AllowCastToVoid: true
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ trim_trailing_whitespace = false
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2
 max_line_length = 0
 [meson.build]
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: Missing or incorrect documentation
 about: Help us improve the reference manual
 title: ''
-labels: documentation
+labels: docs
 assignees: ''
 ---
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ assignees: ''
 <!-- make sure this issue is not redundant or obsolete -->
- [ ] checked [latest Lix manual] \([source]\)
+- [ ] checked [latest Lix manual] or its [source code]
 - [ ] checked [documentation issues] and [recent documentation changes] for possible duplicates
-[latest Nix manual]: https://docs.lix.systems/manual/lix/nightly
+[latest Lix manual]: https://docs.lix.systems/manual/lix/nightly
-[source]: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/src/main/doc/manual/src
+[source code]: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/src/main/doc/manual/src
 [documentation issues]: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues?labels=151&state=all
 [recent documentation changes]: https://gerrit.lix.systems/q/p:lix+path:%22%5Edoc/manual/.*%22
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ GTAGS
 # ccls
 /.ccls-cache
 # auto-generated compilation database
 compile_commands.json
 rust-project.json
 result
 result-*
@@ -29,3 +33,9 @@ buildtime.bin
 /.pre-commit-config.yaml
 /.nocontribmsg
 /release
 # Rust build files when using Cargo (not actually supported for building but it spews the files anyway)
 /target/
 # Python compiled files from the code generators and test suite
 *.pyc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
 Fiona Behrens <me@kloenk.dev>
 Fiona Behrens <me@kloenk.dev> <me@kloenk.de>
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 3
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
 version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 [[package]]
 name = "countme"
 version = "3.0.1"
@@ -16,15 +10,15 @@ checksum = "7704b5fdd17b18ae31c4c1da5a2e0305a2bf17b5249300a9ee9ed7b72114c636"
 [[package]]
 name = "dissimilar"
-version = "1.0.7"
+version = "1.0.9"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "86e3bdc80eee6e16b2b6b0f87fbc98c04bee3455e35174c0de1a125d0688c632"
+checksum = "59f8e79d1fbf76bdfbde321e902714bf6c49df88a7dda6fc682fc2979226962d"
 [[package]]
 name = "expect-test"
-version = "1.4.1"
+version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "30d9eafeadd538e68fb28016364c9732d78e420b9ff8853fa5e4058861e9f8d3"
+checksum = "9e0be0a561335815e06dab7c62e50353134c796e7a6155402a64bcff66b6a5e0"
 dependencies = [
 "dissimilar",
 "once_cell",
@@ -45,15 +39,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "rowan",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "memoffset"
 version = "0.9.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "488016bfae457b036d996092f6cb448677611ce4449e970ceaf42695203f218a"
 dependencies = [
 "autocfg",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
 version = "1.19.0"
@@ -71,13 +56,12 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "rowan"
-version = "0.15.15"
+version = "0.15.16"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "32a58fa8a7ccff2aec4f39cc45bf5f985cec7125ab271cf681c279fd00192b49"
+checksum = "0a542b0253fa46e632d27a1dc5cf7b930de4df8659dc6e720b647fc72147ae3d"
 dependencies = [
 "countme",
 "hashbrown",
 "memoffset",
 "rustc-hash",
 "text-size",
 ]
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
 [workspace]
 resolver = "2"
 members = ["lix/lix-doc"]
 [workspace.package]
 edition = "2021"
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
 #!nix-shell -i bash -p bash -p hyperfine
 set -euo pipefail
 shopt -s inherit_errexit
@@ -21,16 +22,21 @@ fi
 _exit=""
 trap "$_exit" EXIT
-# XXX: yes this is very silly. flakes~!!
+flake_args=("--extra-experimental-features" "nix-command flakes")
 nix build --impure --expr '(builtins.getFlake "git+file:.").inputs.nixpkgs.outPath' -o bench/nixpkgs
 # XXX: yes this is very silly. flakes~!!
 nix build "${flake_args[@]}" --impure --expr '(builtins.getFlake "git+file:.").inputs.nixpkgs.outPath' -o bench/nixpkgs
 # We must ignore the global config, or else NIX_PATH won't work reliably.
 # See https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/9574
 export NIX_CONF_DIR='/var/empty'
 export NIX_REMOTE="$(mktemp -d)"
 _exit='rm -rfv "$NIX_REMOTE"; $_exit'
 export NIX_PATH="nixpkgs=bench/nixpkgs:nixos-config=bench/configuration.nix"
 builds=("$@")
-flake_args="--extra-experimental-features 'nix-command flakes'"
+flake_args="${flake_args[*]@Q}"
 hyperfineArgs=(
    --parameter-list BUILD "$(IFS=,; echo "${builds[*]}")"
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
  hardware = {
    enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
    cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = true;
-    opengl.driSupport32Bit = true;
+    graphics.enable32Bit = true;
-    opengl.extraPackages = with pkgs; [
+    graphics.extraPackages = with pkgs; [
      vaapiIntel
      intel-media-driver
      intel-compute-runtime
@@ -93,16 +93,17 @@
  i18n = {
    defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
-    inputMethod.enabled = "ibus";
+    inputMethod.enable = true;
    inputMethod.type = "ibus";
  };
  services = {
    libinput.enable = true;
    xserver = {
      enable = true;
-      layout = "us";
+      xkb.layout = "us";
-      xkbVariant = "altgr-intl";
+      xkb.variant = "altgr-intl";
-      xkbOptions = "ctrl:nocaps";
+      xkb.options = "ctrl:nocaps";
      libinput.enable = true;
      wacom.enable = true;
      videoDrivers = [ "modesetting" ];
      modules = [ pkgs.xf86_input_wacom ];
@@ -121,17 +122,6 @@
    '';
  };
  sound.enable = true;
  hardware.pulseaudio = {
    enable = true;
    package = pkgs.pulseaudioFull;
    daemon.config = {
      lock-memory = "yes";
      realtime-scheduling = "yes";
      rlimit-rtprio = "-1";
    };
  };
  programs = {
    light.enable = true;
    wireshark = {
@@ -146,7 +136,7 @@
  fonts.packages = with pkgs; [
    font-awesome
    noto-fonts
-    noto-fonts-cjk
+    noto-fonts-cjk-sans
    noto-fonts-emoji
    noto-fonts-extra
    dejavu_fonts
@@ -239,7 +229,7 @@
    file
    firefox
    fluidsynth
-    gnome3.adwaita-icon-theme
+    adwaita-icon-theme
    gnuplot
    graphviz
    helm
@@ -252,7 +242,6 @@
    libqalculate
    libreoffice
    man-pages
    nheko
    nix-diff
    nix-index
    nix-output-monitor
@@ -33,32 +33,7 @@ GENERATE_LATEX         = NO
 # spaces. See also FILE_PATTERNS and EXTENSION_MAPPING
 # Note: If this tag is empty the current directory is searched.
-# FIXME Make this list more maintainable somehow. We could maybe generate this
+INPUT                  = @INPUT_PATHS@
 # in the Makefile, but we would need to change how `.in` files are preprocessed
 # so they can expand variables despite configure variables.
 INPUT                  = \
  src/libcmd \
  src/libexpr \
  src/libexpr/flake \
  tests/unit/libexpr \
  tests/unit/libexpr/value \
  tests/unit/libexpr/test \
  tests/unit/libexpr/test/value \
  src/libexpr/value \
  src/libfetchers \
  src/libmain \
  src/libstore \
  src/libstore/build \
  src/libstore/builtins \
  tests/unit/libstore \
  tests/unit/libstore/test \
  src/libutil \
  tests/unit/libutil \
  tests/unit/libutil/test \
  src/nix \
  src/nix-env \
  src/nix-store
 # If the MACRO_EXPANSION tag is set to YES, doxygen will expand all macro names
 # in the source code. If set to NO, only conditional compilation will be
@@ -97,3 +72,15 @@ EXPAND_AS_DEFINED      = \
  DECLARE_WORKER_SERIALISER \
  DECLARE_SERVE_SERIALISER \
  LENGTH_PREFIXED_PROTO_HELPER
 # The STRIP_FROM_PATH tag can be used to strip a user-defined part of the path.
 # Stripping is only done if one of the specified strings matches the left-hand
 # part of the path. The tag can be used to show relative paths in the file list.
 # If left blank the directory from which doxygen is run is used as the path to
 # strip.
 #
 # Note that you can specify absolute paths here, but also relative paths, which
 # will be relative from the directory where doxygen is started.
 # This tag requires that the tag FULL_PATH_NAMES is set to YES.
 STRIP_FROM_PATH        = "@PROJECT_SOURCE_ROOT@"
@@ -1,3 +1,35 @@
 internal_api_sources = [
  'lix/libcmd',
  'lix/libexpr',
  'lix/libexpr/flake',
  'tests/unit/libexpr',
  'tests/unit/libexpr/value',
  'tests/unit/libexpr/test',
  'tests/unit/libexpr/test/value',
  'lix/libexpr/value',
  'lix/libfetchers',
  'lix/libmain',
  'lix/libstore',
  'lix/libstore/build',
  'lix/libstore/builtins',
  'tests/unit/libstore',
  'tests/unit/libstore/test',
  'lix/libutil',
  'tests/unit/libutil',
  'tests/unit/libutil/test',
  'lix/nix',
  'lix/nix-env',
  'lix/nix-store',
 ]
 # We feed Doxygen absolute paths so it can be invoked from any working directory.
 internal_api_sources_absolute = []
 foreach src : internal_api_sources
  internal_api_sources_absolute += '"' + (meson.project_source_root() / src) + '"'
 endforeach
 internal_api_sources_oneline = ' \\\n  '.join(internal_api_sources_absolute)
 doxygen_cfg = configure_file(
  input : 'doxygen.cfg.in',
  output : 'doxygen.cfg',
@@ -5,22 +37,16 @@ doxygen_cfg = configure_file(
    'PACKAGE_VERSION': meson.project_version(),
    'RAPIDCHECK_HEADERS': rapidcheck_meson.get_variable('includedir'),
    'docdir' : meson.current_build_dir(),
    'INPUT_PATHS' : internal_api_sources_oneline,
    'PROJECT_SOURCE_ROOT' : meson.project_source_root(),
  },
 )
 internal_api_docs = custom_target(
  'internal-api-docs',
  command : [
-    bash,
+    doxygen.full_path(),
-    # Meson can you please just give us a `workdir` argument to custom targets...
+    '@INPUT0@',
    '-c',
    # We have to prefix the doxygen_cfg path with the project build root
    # because of the cd in front.
    'cd @0@ && @1@ @2@/@INPUT0@'.format(
      meson.project_source_root(),
      doxygen.full_path(),
      meson.project_build_root(),
    ),
  ],
  input : [
    doxygen_cfg,
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ artemist:
  display_name: Artemis Tosini
  forgejo: artemist
 bb010g:
  display_name: Dusk Banks
  forgejo: bb010g
  github: bb010g
 cole-h:
  display_name: Cole Helbling
  github: cole-h
@@ -57,6 +62,9 @@ ericson:
  display_name: John Ericson
  github: ericson2314
 gilice:
  forgejo: gilice
 goldstein:
  display_name: goldstein
  forgejo: goldstein
@@ -70,6 +78,10 @@ horrors:
 iFreilicht:
  github: iFreilicht
 ian-h-chamberlain:
  forgejo: ian-h-chamberlain
  github: ian-h-chamberlain
 isabelroses:
  forgejo: isabelroses
  github: isabelroses
@@ -78,13 +90,28 @@ jade:
  forgejo: jade
  github: lf-
 just1602:
  forgejo: just1602
 kiara:
  github: KiaraGrouwstra
 kjeremy:
  github: kjeremy
 kloenk:
  display_name: Fiona Behrens
  forgejo: kloenk
  github: kloenk
 lheckemann:
  forgejo: lheckemann
  github: lheckemann
 lilyball:
  forgejo: lilyball
  github: lilyball
 lovesegfault:
  github: lovesegfault
@@ -141,9 +168,17 @@ valentin:
  display_name: Valentin Gagarin
  github: fricklerhandwerk
 vigress8:
  display_name: Vigress
  forgejo: vigress8
  github: vigress8
 winter:
  forgejo: winter
  github: winterqt
 yshui:
  github: yshui
 zimbatm:
  github: zimbatm
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
 let
  inherit (builtins) concatStringsSep attrValues mapAttrs;
  inherit (import ./utils.nix) optionalString squash;
 in
 builtinsInfo:
 let
  showBuiltin =
    name:
    {
      doc,
      type,
      impure-only,
    }:
    let
      type' = optionalString (type != null) " (${type})";
      impureNotice = optionalString impure-only ''
        > **Note**
        >
        > Not available in [pure evaluation mode](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-pure-eval).
      '';
    in
    squash ''
      <dt id="builtins-${name}">
        <a href="#builtins-${name}"><code>${name}</code></a>${type'}
      </dt>
      <dd>
      ${doc}
      ${impureNotice}
      </dd>
    '';
 in
 concatStringsSep "\n" (attrValues (mapAttrs showBuiltin builtinsInfo))
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
 let
  inherit (builtins) concatStringsSep attrValues mapAttrs;
  inherit (import ./utils.nix) optionalString squash;
 in
 builtinsInfo:
 let
  showBuiltin =
    name:
    {
      doc,
      args,
      arity,
      experimental-feature,
    }:
    let
      experimentalNotice = optionalString (experimental-feature != null) ''
        This function is only available if the [${experimental-feature}](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-${experimental-feature}) experimental feature is enabled.
      '';
    in
    squash ''
      <dt id="builtins-${name}">
        <a href="#builtins-${name}"><code>${name} ${listArgs args}</code></a>
      </dt>
      <dd>
      ${doc}
      ${experimentalNotice}
      </dd>
    '';
  listArgs = args: concatStringsSep " " (map (s: "<var>${s}</var>") args);
 in
 concatStringsSep "\n" (attrValues (mapAttrs showBuiltin builtinsInfo))
@@ -1,26 +1,134 @@
 with builtins;
 let
-  inherit (builtins)
+  splitLines = s: filter (x: !isList x) (split "\n" s);
-    attrNames
+
-    attrValues
+  concatStrings = concatStringsSep "";
-    fromJSON
+
-    listToAttrs
+  replaceStringsRec =
-    mapAttrs
+    from: to: string:
-    concatStringsSep
+    # recursively replace occurrences of `from` with `to` within `string`
-    concatMap
+    # example:
-    length
+    #     replaceStringRec "--" "-" "hello-----world"
-    lessThan
+    #     => "hello-world"
-    replaceStrings
+    let
-    sort
+      replaced = replaceStrings [ from ] [ to ] string;
-    ;
+    in
-  inherit (import ./utils.nix)
+    if replaced == string then string else replaceStringsRec from to replaced;
-    concatStrings
+
-    optionalString
+  squash = replaceStringsRec "\n\n\n" "\n\n";
-    filterAttrs
+
-    trim
+  trim =
-    squash
+    string:
-    unique
+    # trim trailing spaces and squash non-leading spaces
-    showSettings
+    let
-    ;
+      trimLine =
        line:
        let
          # separate leading spaces from the rest
          parts = split "(^ *)" line;
          spaces = head (elemAt parts 1);
          rest = elemAt parts 2;
          # drop trailing spaces
          body = head (split " *$" rest);
        in
        spaces + replaceStringsRec "  " " " body;
    in
    concatStringsSep "\n" (map trimLine (splitLines string));
  # FIXME: O(n^2)
  unique = foldl' (acc: e: if elem e acc then acc else acc ++ [ e ]) [ ];
  nameValuePair = name: value: { inherit name value; };
  filterAttrs =
    pred: set:
    listToAttrs (
      concatMap (
        name:
        let
          v = set.${name};
        in
        if pred name v then [ (nameValuePair name v) ] else [ ]
      ) (attrNames set)
    );
  optionalString = cond: string: if cond then string else "";
  showSetting =
    { inlineHTML }:
    name:
    {
      description,
      documentDefault,
      defaultValue,
      aliases,
      value,
      experimentalFeature,
    }:
    let
      result = squash ''
        - ${
          if inlineHTML then ''<span id="conf-${name}">[`${name}`](#conf-${name})</span>'' else ''`${name}`''
        }
        ${indent "  " body}
      '';
      experimentalFeatureNote = optionalString (experimentalFeature != null) ''
        > **Warning**
        > This setting is part of an
        > [experimental feature](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md).
        To change this setting, you need to make sure the corresponding experimental feature,
        [`${experimentalFeature}`](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-${experimentalFeature}),
        is enabled.
        For example, include the following in [`nix.conf`](#):
        ```
        extra-experimental-features = ${experimentalFeature}
        ${name} = ...
        ```
      '';
      # separate body to cleanly handle indentation
      body = ''
        ${description}
        ${experimentalFeatureNote}
        **Default:** ${showDefault documentDefault defaultValue}
        ${showAliases aliases}
      '';
      showDefault =
        documentDefault: defaultValue:
        if documentDefault then
          # a StringMap value type is specified as a string, but
          # this shows the value type. The empty stringmap is `null` in
          # JSON, but that converts to `{ }` here.
          if defaultValue == "" || defaultValue == [ ] || isAttrs defaultValue then
            "*empty*"
          else if isBool defaultValue then
            if defaultValue then "`true`" else "`false`"
          else
            "`${toString defaultValue}`"
        else
          "*machine-specific*";
      showAliases =
        aliases:
        optionalString (aliases != [ ])
          "**Deprecated alias:** ${(concatStringsSep ", " (map (s: "`${s}`") aliases))}";
    in
    result;
  indent =
    prefix: s: concatStringsSep "\n" (map (x: if x == "" then x else "${prefix}${x}") (splitLines s));
  showSettings =
    args: settingsInfo: concatStrings (attrValues (mapAttrs (showSetting args) settingsInfo));
 in
 inlineHTML: commandDump:
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
 with builtins;
 with import ./utils.nix;
 let
  showExperimentalFeature = name: doc: ''
    - [`${name}`](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-${name})
  '';
 in
 xps: indent "  " (concatStrings (attrValues (mapAttrs showExperimentalFeature xps)))
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
 with builtins;
 with import ./utils.nix;
 let
  showExperimentalFeature =
    name: doc:
    squash ''
      ## [`${name}`]{#xp-feature-${name}}
      ${doc}
    '';
 in
 xps: (concatStringsSep "\n" (attrValues (mapAttrs showExperimentalFeature xps)))
@@ -15,67 +15,21 @@ nix_eval_for_docs_common = nix_for_docs + [
 ]
 nix_eval_for_docs = nix_eval_for_docs_common + '--raw'
 conf_file_json = custom_target(
  command : nix_for_docs + [ 'show-config', '--json' ],
  capture : true,
  output : 'conf-file.json',
  env : nix_env_for_docs,
 )
 nix_conf_file_md_body = custom_target(
  command : nix_eval_for_docs + [
    '--expr',
    '(import @INPUT0@).showSettings { inlineHTML = true; } (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile @INPUT1@))',
  ],
  capture : true,
  input : [
    'utils.nix',
    conf_file_json,
  ],
  output : 'conf-file.md.body',
  env : nix_env_for_docs,
 )
 nix_conf_file_md = custom_target(
  command : [ 'cat', '@INPUT@' ],
  capture : true,
  input : [
    'src/command-ref/conf-file.md',
    nix_conf_file_md_body,
  ],
  output : 'conf-file.md',
 )
 nix_exp_features_json = custom_target(
  command : [ nix, '__dump-xp-features' ],
  capture : true,
  output : 'xp-features.json',
 )
 language_json = custom_target(
  command: [nix, '__dump-language'],
  output : 'language.json',
  capture : true,
  env : nix_env_for_docs,
 )
 nix3_cli_json = custom_target(
  command : [ nix, '__dump-cli' ],
  capture : true,
  output : 'nix.json',
  env : nix_env_for_docs,
  # FIXME: put the actual lib targets in here? meson have introspection challenge 2024 though.
  build_always_stale : true,
 )
 generate_manual_deps = files(
  'generate-deps.py',
 )
-# Generates builtins.md and builtin-constants.md.
+# Generates new-cli pages  and conf-file.md.
 subdir('src/language')
 # Generates new-cli pages, experimental-features-shortlist.md, and conf-file.md.
 subdir('src/command-ref')
 # Generates experimental-feature-descriptions.md.
 subdir('src/contributing')
 # Generates rl-next-generated.md.
 subdir('src/release-notes')
@@ -106,6 +60,8 @@ manual = custom_target(
    nix3_cli_files,
    experimental_features_shortlist_md,
    experimental_feature_descriptions_md,
    deprecated_features_shortlist_md,
    deprecated_feature_descriptions_md,
    conf_file_md,
    builtins_md,
    builtin_constants_md,
@@ -116,20 +72,19 @@ manual = custom_target(
    'manual',
    'markdown',
  ],
  install : true,
  install_dir : [
    datadir / 'doc/nix',
    false,
  ],
  depfile : 'manual.d',
  env : {
    'RUST_LOG': 'info',
    'MDBOOK_SUBSTITUTE_SEARCH': meson.current_build_dir() / 'src',
  },
 )
 manual_html = manual[0]
 manual_md = manual[1]
 install_subdir(
  manual_html.full_path(),
  install_dir : datadir / 'doc/nix',
 )
 nix_nested_manpages = [
  [ 'nix-env',
    [
@@ -192,11 +192,13 @@
  - [Hacking](contributing/hacking.md)
  - [Testing](contributing/testing.md)
  - [Experimental Features](contributing/experimental-features.md)
  - [Deprecated Features](contributing/deprecated-features.md)
  - [CLI guideline](contributing/cli-guideline.md)
  - [C++ style guide](contributing/cxx.md)
 - [Release Notes](release-notes/release-notes.md)
  - [Upcoming release](release-notes/rl-next.md)
    <!-- RELENG-AUTO-INSERTION-MARKER (see releng/release_notes.py) -->
  - [Lix 2.92 (2025-01-18)](release-notes/rl-2.92.md)
  - [Lix 2.91 (2024-08-12)](release-notes/rl-2.91.md)
  - [Lix 2.90 (2024-07-10)](release-notes/rl-2.90.md)
  - [Nix 2.18 (2023-09-20)](release-notes/rl-2.18.md)
@@ -34,9 +34,15 @@ keep-outputs = true       # Nice for developers
 keep-derivations = true   # Idem
 ```
-Other files can be included with a line like `include <path>`, where `<path>` is interpreted relative to the current configuration file.
+Other files can be included with a line like `include <path>`.
 A missing file is an error unless `!include` is used instead.
 Paths in `include`s and option values are interpreted relative to the current configuration file.
 In user configuration files, paths starting with `~/` are tilde expanded (by replacing the tilde by the value of `$HOME`).
 Only user configuration files (like `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nix/nix.conf` or the files listed in `$NIX_USER_CONF_FILES`) can use tilde paths relative to your home directory.
 Configuration listed in the `$NIX_CONFIG` environment variable may not use relative paths.
 A configuration setting usually overrides any previous value.
 However, for settings that take a list of items, you can prefix the name of the setting by `extra-` to *append* to the previous value.
@@ -1,23 +1,3 @@
 xp_features_json = custom_target(
  command : [nix, '__dump-xp-features'],
  capture : true,
  output : 'xp-features.json',
 )
 experimental_features_shortlist_md = custom_target(
  command : nix_eval_for_docs + [
    '--expr',
    'import @INPUT0@ (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile @INPUT1@))',
  ],
  input : [
    '../../generate-xp-features-shortlist.nix',
    xp_features_json,
  ],
  capture : true,
  output : 'experimental-features-shortlist.md',
  env : nix_env_for_docs,
 )
 # Intermediate step for manpage generation.
 # This splorks the output of generate-manpage.nix as JSON,
 # which gets written as a directory tree below.
@@ -51,16 +31,23 @@ nix3_cli_files = custom_target(
 conf_file_md = custom_target(
  command : [
-    nix_eval_for_docs,
+    python.full_path(),
-    '--expr',
+    '@SOURCE_ROOT@/lix/code-generation/build_settings.py',
-    '(import @INPUT0@).showSettings { inlineHTML = true; } (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile @INPUT1@))',
+    '--kernel', host_machine.system(),
    '--docs', '@OUTPUT@',
    '--experimental-features', '@SOURCE_ROOT@/lix/libutil/experimental-features',
    '@INPUT@',
  ],
  capture : true,
  input : [
-    '../../utils.nix',
+    libexpr_setting_definitions,
-    conf_file_json,
+    libfetchers_setting_definitions,
-    experimental_features_shortlist_md,
+    file_transfer_setting_definitions,
    libstore_setting_definitions,
    archive_setting_definitions,
    feature_setting_definitions,
    logging_setting_definitions,
    daemon_setting_definitions,
    develop_settings_definitions,
  ],
  output : 'conf-file.md',
  env : nix_env_for_docs,
 )
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
 This section describes the notion of *deprecated features*, and how it fits into the big picture of the development of Lix.
 # What are deprecated features?
 Deprecated features are disabled by default, with the intent to eventually remove them.
 Users must explicitly enable them to keep using them, by toggling the associated [deprecated feature flags](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-deprecated-features).
 This allows backwards compatibility and a graceful transition away from undesired features.
 # Which features can be deprecated?
 Undesired features should be soft-deprecated by yielding a warning when used for a significant amount of time before the can be deprecated.
 Legacy obsolete feature with little to no usage may go through this process faster.
 Deprecated features should have a migration path to a preferred alternative.
 # Lifecycle of a deprecated feature
 This description is not normative, but a feature removal may roughly happen like this:
 1. Add a warning when the feature is being used.
 2. Disable the feature by default, putting it behind a deprecated feature flag.
  - If disabling the feature started out as an opt-in experimental feature, turn that experimental flag into a no-op or remove it entirely.
    For example, `--extra-experimental-features=no-url-literals` becomes `--extra-deprecated-features=url-literals`.
 3. Decide on a time frame for how long that feature will still be supported for backwards compatibility, and clearly communicate that in the error messages.
  - Sometimes, automatic migration to alternatives is possible, and such should be provided if possible
  - At least one NixOS release cycle should be the minimum
 4. Finally remove the feature entirely, only keeping the error message for those still using it.
 # Relation to language versioning
 Obviously, removing anything breaks backwards compatibility.
 In an ideal world, we'd have SemVer controls over the language and its features, cleanly allowing us to make breaking changes.
 See https://wiki.lix.systems/books/lix-contributors/page/language-versioning and [RFC 137](https://github.com/nixos/rfcs/pull/137) for efforts on that.
 However, we do not live in such an ideal world, and currently this goal is so far away, that "just disable it with some back-compat for a couple of years" is the most realistic solution, especially for comparatively minor changes.
 # Currently available deprecated features
 {{#include @generated@/../../../lix/libutil/deprecated-feature-descriptions.md}}
@@ -99,4 +99,4 @@ This means that experimental features and RFCs are orthogonal mechanisms, and ca
 # Currently available experimental features
-{{#include @generated@/contributing/experimental-feature-descriptions.md}}
+{{#include @generated@/../../../lix/libutil/experimental-feature-descriptions.md}}
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ $ meson compile -C build nixexpr
 All targets may be addressed as their output, relative to the build directory, e.g.:
 ```bash
-$ meson compile -C build src/libexpr/liblixexpr.so
+$ meson compile -C build lix/libexpr/liblixexpr.so
 ```
 But Meson does not consider intermediate files like object files targets.
 To build a specific object file, use Ninja directly and specify the output file relative to the build directory:
 ```bash
-$ ninja -C build src/libexpr/liblixexpr.so.p/nixexpr.cc.o
+$ ninja -C build lix/libexpr/liblixexpr.so.p/nixexpr.cc.o
 ```
 To inspect the canonical source of truth on what the state of the buildsystem configuration is, use:
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ You can also build Lix for one of the [supported platforms](#platforms).
 Lix can be built for various platforms, as specified in [`flake.nix`]:
-[`flake.nix`]: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/src/branch/main/flake.nix
+[`flake.nix`]: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/lix/branch/main/flake.nix
 - `x86_64-linux`
 - `x86_64-darwin`
@@ -399,3 +399,76 @@ The following properties are supported:
 Releases have a precomputed `rl-MAJOR.MINOR.md`, and no `rl-next.md`.
 Set `buildUnreleasedNotes = true;` in `flake.nix` to build the release notes on the fly.
 ## Adding experimental or deprecated features, global settings, or builtins
 Experimental and deprecated features, global settings, and builtins are generally referenced both in the code and in the documentation.
 To prevent duplication or divergence, they are defined in data files, and a script generates the necessary glue.
 The data file format is similar to the release notes: it consists of a YAML metadata header, followed by the documentation in Markdown format.
 ### Experimental or deprecated features
 Experimental and deprecated features support the following metadata properties:
 * `name` (required): user-facing name of the feature, to be used in `nix.conf` options and on the command line.
  This should also be the stem of the file name (with extension `md`).
 * `internalName` (required): identifier used to refer to the feature inside the C++ code.
 Experimental feature data files should live in `lix/libutil/experimental-features`, and deprecated features in `lix/libutil/deprecated-features`.
 They must be listed in the `experimental_feature_definitions` or `deprecated_feature_definitions` lists in `lix/libutil/meson.build` respectively to be considered by the build system.
 ### Global settings
 Global settings support the following metadata properties:
 * `name` (required): user-facing name of the setting, to be used as key in `nix.conf` and in the `--option` command line argument.
 * `internalName` (required): identifier used to refer to the setting inside the C++ code.
 * `platforms` (optional): a list specifying the platforms on which this setting is available.
  If not specified, it is available on all platforms.
  Valid platform names are `darwin`, `linux`.
 * `type` (optional): C++ type of the setting value.
  This specifies the setting object type as `Setting<T>`; if more control is required, use `settingType` instead.
 * `settingType` (required if `type` is not specified): C++ type of the setting object.
 * `default` (optional): default value of the setting.
  `null`, truth values, integers, strings and lists are supported as long as the correct YAML type is used, `type` is not taken into account).
  Other types, machine-dependent values or non-standard representations must be handled using `defaultExpr` and `defaultText` instead.
 * `defaultExpr` (required if `default` is not specified): a string containing the C++ expression representing the default value.
 * `defaultText` (required if `default` is not specified): a string containing the Markdown expression representing the default value in the documentation.
  Literal values are conventionally surrounded by backticks, and a system-dependent value is signaled by `*machine-specific*`.
 * `aliases` (optional): a list of secondary user-facing names under which the setting is available.
  Defaults to empty if not specified.
 * `experimentalFeature` (optional): the user-facing name of the experimental feature which needs to be enabled to change the setting.
  If not specified, no experimental feature is required.
 * `deprecated` (optional): whether the setting is deprecated and shown as such in the documentation for `nix.conf`.
  Defaults to false if not specified.
 Settings are not collected in a single place in the source tree, so an appropriate place needs to be found for the setting to live.
 Look for related setting definition files under second-level subdirectories of `lix` whose name includes `settings`.
 Then add the new file there, and don't forget to register it in the appropriate `meson.build` file.
 ### Builtin functions
 The following metadata properties are supported for builtin functions:
 * `name` (required): the language-facing name (as a member of the `builtins` attribute set) of the function.
 * `implementation` (optional): a C++ expression specifying the implementation of the builtin.
  It must be a function of signature `void(EvalState &, PosIdx, Value * *, Value &)`.
  If not specified, defaults to `prim_${name}`.
 * `renameInGlobalScope` (optional): whether the definiton should be "hidden" in the global scope by prefixing its name with two underscores.
  If not specified, defaults to `true`.
 * `args` (required): list containing the names of the arguments, as shown in the documentation.
  All arguments must be listed here since the function arity is derived as the length of this list.
 * `experimental_feature` (optional): the user-facing name of the experimental feature which needs to be enabled for the bultin function to be available.
  If not specified, no experimental feature is required.
 New builtin function definition files must be added to `lix/libexpr/builtins` and registered in the `builtin_definitions` list in `lix/libexpr/meson.build`.
 ### Builtin constants
 The following metadata properties are supported for builtin constants:
 * `name` (required): the language-facing name (as a member of the `builtins` attribute set) of the constant.
 * `type` (required): the Nix language type of the constant; the C++ type is automatically derived.
 * `constructorArgs` (optional): list of strings containing C++ expressions passed as arguments to the appropriate `Value` constructor.
  If the value computation is more complex, `implementation` can be used instead.
 * `implementation` (required if `constructorArgs` is not specified): string containing a C++ expressing computing the value of the constant.
 * `impure` (optional): whether the constant is considered impure.
  Impure constants are not available when pure evaluation mode is activated.
  Defaults to `false` when not specified.
 New builtin constant definition files must be added to `lix/libexpr/builtin-constants` and registered in the `builtin_constant_definitions` list in `lix/libexpr/meson.build`.
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
 # Intermediate step for experimental-feature-descriptions.md.
 # This splorks the output of generate-xp-features.nix as JSON,
 # which gets written as a directory tree below.
 experimental_feature_descriptions_md = custom_target(
  command : nix_eval_for_docs + [
    '--expr',
    'import @INPUT0@ (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile @INPUT1@))',
  ],
  input : [
    '../../generate-xp-features.nix',
    xp_features_json,
  ],
  capture : true,
  output : 'experimental-feature-descriptions.md',
 )
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The unit tests are defined using the [googletest] and [rapidcheck] frameworks.
 >
 > ```
 > …
-> ├── src
+> ├── lix
 > │   ├── libexpr
 > │   │   ├── …
 > │   │   ├── value
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ The unit tests are defined using the [googletest] and [rapidcheck] frameworks.
 > …       …   …   …   …   …
 > ```
-The unit tests for each Lix library (`liblixexpr`, `liblixstore`, etc..) live inside a directory `src/${library_shortname}/tests` within the directory for the library (`src/${library_shortname}`).
+The unit tests for each Lix library (`liblixexpr`, `liblixstore`, etc..) live inside a directory `lix/${library_shortname}/tests` within the directory for the library (`lix/${library_shortname}`).
 The data is in `tests/unit/LIBNAME/data/LIBNAME`, with one subdir per library, with the same name as where the code goes.
-For example, `liblixstore` code is in `src/libstore`, and its test data is in `tests/unit/libstore/data/libstore`.
+For example, `liblixstore` code is in `lix/libstore`, and its test data is in `tests/unit/libstore/data/libstore`.
 The path to the unit test data directory is passed to the unit test executable with the environment variable `_NIX_TEST_UNIT_DATA`.
 ### Running tests
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ rg '(?:[^A-Za-z]|^)(_[A-Z][^-\[ }/:");$(]+)' -r '$1' --no-filename --only-matchi
 rg '\$\{?([A-Z][^-\[ }/:");]+)' -r '$1' --no-filename --only-matching tests | sort -u > vars.txt
 ```
-I grepped `src/` for `get[eE]nv\("` to find the mentions in Lix code.
+I grepped `lix/` for `get[eE]nv\("` to find the mentions in Lix code.
 ### Used by Lix testing support code
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ I grepped `src/` for `get[eE]nv\("` to find the mentions in Lix code.
 - `_NIX_FORCE_HTTP` - Forces file URIs to be treated as remote ones.
-  Used by `src/libfetchers/git.cc`, `src/libstore/http-binary-cache-store.cc`,
+  Used by `lix/libfetchers/git.cc`, `lix/libstore/http-binary-cache-store.cc`,
-  `src/libstore/local-binary-cache-store.cc`. Seems to be for forcing Git
+  `lix/libstore/local-binary-cache-store.cc`. Seems to be for forcing Git
  clones of `git+file://` URLs, making the HTTP binary
  cache store accept `file://` URLs (presumably passing them to curl?), and
  unknown reasons for the local binary cache.
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ I grepped `src/` for `get[eE]nv\("` to find the mentions in Lix code.
  `structuredAttrs` documentation.
 - `NIX_BIN_DIR`, `NIX_STORE_DIR` (or its inconsistently-used old alias `NIX_STORE`), `NIX_DATA_DIR`,
  `NIX_LOG_DIR`, `NIX_LOG_DIR`, `NIX_STATE_DIR`, `NIX_CONF_DIR` -
-  Overrides compile-time configuration of various locations used by Lix. See `src/libstore/globals.cc`.
+  Overrides compile-time configuration of various locations used by Lix. See `lix/libstore/globals.cc`.
  **Expected value**: a directory
 - `NIX_DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH` (optional) - Overrides the daemon socket path from `$NIX_STATE_DIR/daemon-socket/socket`.
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Installing a Binary Distribution
-See https://lix.systems/install/ for more details.
+See <https://lix.systems/install/> for more details.
 <!--
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ All users of the Lix daemon may do the following to bring things into the Nix st
    - Input-addressed, so they are run in the sandbox with no network access, with the following exceptions:
      - The (poorly named, since it is not *just* about chroot) property `__noChroot` is set on the derivation and `sandbox` is set to `relaxed`.
-      - On macOS, the derivation property `__darwinAllowLocalNetworking` allows network access to localhost from input-addressed derivations regardless of the `sandbox` setting value. This property exists with such semantics because macOS has no network namespace equivalent to isolate individual processes' localhost networking.
+      - On macOS, the derivation property `__darwinAllowLocalNetworking` allows network access to localhost from input-addressed derivations regardless of the `sandbox` setting value.
        This property exists with such semantics because macOS has no network namespace equivalent to isolate individual processes' localhost networking.
      - On macOS, the derivation property `__sandboxProfile` accepts extra sandbox profile S-expressions, allowing derivations to bypass arbitrary parts of the sandbox without altogether disabling it.
        This is only permitted when `sandbox` is set to `relaxed`.
    - Output-addressed, so they are run with network access but their result must match an expected hash.
  Trusted users may set any setting, including `sandbox = false`, so the sandbox state can be different at runtime from what is described in `nix.conf` for builds invoked with such settings.
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ These constants are built into the Nix language evaluator:
 <dl>
-{{#include @generated@/language/builtin-constants.md}}
+{{#include @generated@/../../../lix/libexpr/builtin-constants.md}}
 </dl>
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ For convenience, some built-ins can be accessed directly:
  <dd><p><var>derivation</var> is described in
         <a href="derivations.md">its own section</a>.</p></dd>
-{{#include @generated@/language/builtins.md}}
+{{#include @generated@/../../../lix/libexpr/builtins.md}}
 </dl>
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
 builtins_md = custom_target(
  command : nix_eval_for_docs + [
    '--expr',
    'import @INPUT0@ (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile @INPUT1@)).builtins',
  ],
  capture : true,
  input : [
    '../../generate-builtins.nix',
    language_json,
  ],
  output : 'builtins.md',
  env : nix_env_for_docs,
 )
 builtin_constants_md = custom_target(
  command : nix_eval_for_docs + [
    '--expr',
    'import @INPUT0@ (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile @INPUT1@)).constants',
  ],
  capture : true,
  input : [
    '../../generate-builtin-constants.nix',
    language_json,
  ],
  output : 'builtin-constants.md',
  env : nix_env_for_docs,
 )
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 | Logical conjunction (`AND`)            | *bool* `&&` *bool*                         | left          | 12         |
 | Logical disjunction (`OR`)             | *bool* <code>\|\|</code> *bool*            | left          | 13         |
 | [Logical implication]                  | *bool* `->` *bool*                         | none          | 14         |
-| \[Experimental\] [Function piping]     | *expr* |> *func*                           | left          | 15         |
+| \[Experimental\] [Function piping]     | *expr* `\|>` *func*                        | left          | 15         |
-| \[Experimental\] [Function piping]     | *expr* <| *func*                           | right         | 16         |
+| \[Experimental\] [Function piping]     | *expr* `<\|` *func*                        | right         | 16         |
 [string]: ./values.md#type-string
 [path]: ./values.md#type-path
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@
  }
  ```
  Finally, as a convenience, *URIs* as defined in appendix B of
  [RFC 2396](http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt) can be written *as
  is*, without quotes. For instance, the string
  `"http://example.org/foo.tar.bz2"` can also be written as
  `http://example.org/foo.tar.bz2`.
 - <a id="type-number" href="#type-number">Number</a>
  Numbers, which can be *integers* (like `123`) or *floating point*
@@ -0,0 +1,561 @@
 # Lix 2.92 "Bombe glacée" (2025-01-18)
 # Lix 2.92.3 (2025-06-30)
 ## Fixes
 - Revert CVE-2025-52992 failed mitigation [fj#883](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/883) [fj#887](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/887) [cl/3432](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/3432) [cl/3525](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/3525) [cl/3526](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/3526) [cl/3527](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/3527)
  Following the initial mitigation of **CVE-2025-52992** in `cl/3432`, we
  received reports of **unexpected deletion of in-use store paths**.
  Upon investigation, we found that the patch did **not correctly cancel all
  automatic deleters**, resulting in potentially critical path loss during normal
  operation.
  Given the severity and time-sensitive nature of the situation ([see incident
  report](https://lix.systems/blog/2025-06-27-lix-critical-bug/)), we evaluated
  possible options to repair the behavior safely. However, we concluded that a
  rushed fix would either
  * **Overdelete**, i.e. breaking running systems, or,
  * **Underdelete**, effectively **reopening CVE-2025-52992** while leaving
    orphaned paths behind.
  As **CVE-2025-52992 has no known exploit vector**, and correctness is critical
  in the Lix project, we have **fully reverted the previous mitigations**.
  The affected patches (`cl/3432`) have been rolled back for the time being.
  Moving forward, the Lix team will rework this code path in a **long-term,
  correctness-first fix** on the main branch. We will explore backporting it to
  stable channels once its safety is assured.
  We are deeply sorry for the stability incident and the Lix team remain
  available for assisting you in recovering your systems.
  Many thanks to [Raito Bezarius](https://git.lix.systems/raito) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
 - Fallback to safe temp dir when build-dir is unwritable [fj#876](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/876) [cl/3503](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/3503)
  Non-daemon builds started failing with a permission error after introducing the `build-dir` option:
  ```
  $ nix build --store ~/scratch nixpkgs#hello --rebuild
  error: creating directory '/nix/var/nix/builds/nix-build-hello-2.12.2.drv-0': Permission denied
  ```
  This happens because:
  1. These builds are not run via the daemon, which owns `/nix/var/nix/builds`.
  2. The user lacks permissions for that path.
  We considered making `build-dir` a store-level option and defaulting it to `<chroot-root>/nix/var/nix/builds` for chroot stores, but opted instead for a fallback: if the default fails, Nix now creates a safe build directory under `/tmp`.
  To avoid CVE-2025-52991, the fallback uses an extra path component between `/tmp` and the build dir.
  **Note**: this fallback clutters `/tmp` with build directories that are not cleaned up. To prevent this, explicitly set `build-dir` to a path managed by Lix, even for local workloads.
  Many thanks to [Raito Bezarius](https://git.lix.systems/raito) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
 # Lix 2.92.2 (2025-06-23)
 ## Breaking Changes
 - Fixed output derivations can be run using `pasta` network isolation [fj#285](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/285) [cl/3430](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/3430)
  Fixed output derivations traditionally run in the host network namespace.
  On Linux this allows such derivations to communicate with other sandboxes
  or the host using the abstract Unix domains socket namespace; this hasn't
  been unproblematic in the past and has been used in two distinct exploits
  to break out of the sandbox. For this reason fixed output derivations can
  now run in a network namespace (provided by [`pasta`]), restricted to TCP
  and UDP communication with the rest of the world. When enabled this could
  be a breaking change and we classify it as such, even though we don't yet
  enable or require such isolation by default. We may enforce this in later
  releases of Lix once we have sufficient confidence that breakage is rare.
  [`pasta`]: https://passt.top/
  Many thanks to [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) and [puck](https://git.lix.systems/puck) for this.
 ## Fixes
 - Always clean up scratch paths after derivations failed to build [cl/3432](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/3432)
  Previously, scratch paths created during builds were not always cleaned up if
  the derivation failed, potentially leaving behind unnecessary temporary files
  or directories in the Nix store.
  This fix ensures that such paths are consistently removed after a failed build,
  improving Nix store hygiene, hardening Lix against mis-reuse of failed builds
  scratch paths.
  Many thanks to [Raito Bezarius](https://git.lix.systems/raito) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
 - `build-dir` no longer defaults to `temp-dir` [cl/3431](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/3431)
  The directory in which temporary build directories are created no longer defaults
  to the value of the `temp-dir` setting to avoid builders making their directories
  world-accessible. This behavior has been used to escape the build sandbox and can
  cause build impurities even when not used maliciously. We now default to `builds`
  in `NIX_STATE_DIR` (which is `/nix/var/nix/builds` in the default configuration).
  Many thanks to [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
 - Forbid impure path accesses in pure evaluation mode again [cl/2708](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2708)
  Lix 2.92.0 mistakenly started allowing the access to ancestors of allowed paths in pure evaluation mode.
  This made it possible to bypass the purity restrictions, for example by copying arbitrary files to the store:
  ```nix
  builtins.path {
    path = "/";
    filter = …;
  }
  ```
  Restore the previous behaviour of prohibiting such impure accesses.
  Many thanks to [alois31](https://git.lix.systems/alois31) for this.
 - Parsing failures in flake.lock no longer crash Lix [fj#559](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/559) [cl/2401](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2401)
  Failure to parse `flake.lock` no longer hard-crashes Lix and instead produces a nice error message.
  ```
  error:
         … while updating the lock file of flake 'git+file:///Users/jade/lix/lix2'
         … while parsing the lock file at /nix/store/mm5dqh8a729yazzj82cjffxl97n5c62s-source//flake.lock
         error: [json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal;
   last read: '#'
  ```
  Many thanks to [gilice](https://git.lix.systems/gilice) for this.
 - Fix `--debugger --ignore-try` [cl/2440](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2440)
  When in debug mode (e.g. from using the `--debugger` flag), enabling [`ignore-try`](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-ignore-try) once again properly disables debug REPLs within [`builtins.tryEval`](@docroot@/language/builtins.md#builtins-tryEval) calls. Previously, a debug REPL would be started as if `ignore-try` was disabled, but that REPL wouldn't actually be in debug mode, and upon exiting the REPL the evaluating process would segfault.
  Many thanks to [Dusk Banks](https://git.lix.systems/bb010g) for this.
 # Lix 2.92.0 (2025-01-18)
 ## Breaking Changes
 - Deprecated language features [fj#437](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/437) [#861](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/861) [cl/1785](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1785) [cl/1736](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1736) [cl/1735](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1735) [cl/1744](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1744) [cl/2206](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2206)
  A system for deprecation (and then the planned removal) of undesired language features has been put into place.
  It is controlled via feature flags much like experimental features, except that the deprecations are enabled default,
  and can be disabled via the flags for backwards compatibility (opt-out with `--extra-deprecated-features` or the Nix configuration file).
  - `url-literals`: **URL literals** have long been obsolete and discouraged of use, and now they are officially deprecated.
    This means that all URLs must be properly put within quotes like all other strings.
  - `rec-set-overrides`: **__overrides** is an old arcane syntax which has not been in use for more than a decade.
    It is soft-deprecated with a warning only, with the plan to turn that into an error in a future release.
  - `ancient-let`: **The old `let` syntax** (`let { body = …; … }`) is soft-deprecated with a warning as well. Use the regular `let … in` instead.
  - `shadow-internal-symbols`: Arithmetic expressions like `5 - 3` internally expand to `__sub 5 3`, where `__sub` maps to a subtraction builtin. Shadowing such a symbols would affect the evaluation of such operations, but in a very inconsistent way, and is therefore deprecated now. **Affected symbols are:** `__sub`, `__mul`, `__div` and `__lessThan`. Note that these symbols may still be used as variable names as long as they do not shadow internal operations, so e.g. `let __sub = x: y: x + y; in __sub 3 5` remains valid code.
    - **Call to action:** If you have any use cases or workflows that depend on being able to override the `__nixPath` and `__findFile` symbols, please reach out to us. We want to eventually deprecate overriding these as well, and need input on how to design a better alternative.
  Many thanks to [piegames](https://git.lix.systems/piegames) and [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
 - transfers no longer allow arbitrary url schemas [cl/2106](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2106)
  Lix no longer allows transfers using arbitrary url schemas. Only `http://`, `https://`, `ftp://`, `ftps://`, and `file://` urls are supported going forward. This affects `builtins.fetchurl`, `<nix/fetchurl.nix>`, transfers to and from binary caches, and all other uses of the internal file transfer code. Flake inputs using multi-protocol schemas (e.g. `git+ssh`) are not affected as those use external utilities to transfer data.
  The `s3://` scheme is not affected at all by this change and continues to work if S3 support is built into Lix.
  Many thanks to [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
 - Removing the `.` default argument passed to the `nix fmt` formatter [#11438](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/11438) [cl/1902](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1902)
  The underlying formatter no longer receives the ". " default argument when `nix fmt` is called with no arguments.
  This change was necessary as the formatter wasn't able to distinguish between
  a user wanting to format the current folder with `nix fmt .` or the generic
  `nix fmt`.
  The default behaviour is now the responsibility of the formatter itself, and
  allows tools such as treefmt to format the whole tree instead of only the
  current directory and below.
  This may cause issues with some formatters: nixfmt, nixpkgs-fmt and alejandra currently format stdin when no arguments are passed.
  Here is a small wrapper example that will restore the previous behaviour for such a formatter:
  ```nix
  {
    outputs = { self, nixpkgs, systems }:
      let
        eachSystem = nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs (import systems) (system: nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system});
      in
      {
        formatter = eachSystem (pkgs:
          pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "formatter" ''
            if [[ $# = 0 ]]; set -- .; fi
            exec "${pkgs.nixfmt-rfc-style}/bin/nixfmt "$@"
          '');
      };
  }
  ```
  Many thanks to [zimbatm](https://github.com/zimbatm) for this.
 ## Features
 - Relative and tilde paths in configuration [fj#482](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/482) [cl/1851](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1851) [cl/1863](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1863) [cl/1864](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1864)
  [Configuration settings](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md) can now refer to
  files with paths relative to the file they're written in or relative to your
  home directory (with `~/`).
  This makes settings like
  [`repl-overlays`](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-repl-overlays) and
  [`secret-key-files`](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-repl-overlays)
  much easier to set, especially if you'd like to refer to files in an existing
  dotfiles repo cloned into your home directory.
  If you put `repl-overlays = repl.nix` in your `~/.config/nix/nix.conf`, it'll
  load `~/.config/nix/repl.nix`. Similarly, you can set `repl-overlays =
  ~/.dotfiles/repl.nix` to load a file relative to your home directory.
  Configuration files can also
  [`include`](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#file-format) paths relative to
  your home directory.
  Only user configuration files (like `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nix/nix.conf` or the
  files listed in `$NIX_USER_CONF_FILES`) can use tilde paths relative to your
  home directory. Configuration listed in the `$NIX_CONFIG` environment variable
  may not use relative paths.
  Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) for this.
 ## Improvements
 - Improved error messages for bad attr paths [cl/2277](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2277) [cl/2280](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2280)
  Lix now includes much more detail when a bad attribute path is accessed at the command line:
  ```
   » nix eval -f '<nixpkgs>' lixVersions.lix_2_92
  error: attribute 'lix_2_92' in selection path 'lixVersions.lix_2_92' not found
         Did you mean one of lix_2_90 or lix_2_91?
  ```
  After:
  ```
   » nix eval --impure -f '<nixpkgs>' lixVersions.lix_2_92
  error: attribute 'lix_2_92' in selection path 'lixVersions.lix_2_92' not found inside path 'lixVersions', whose contents are: { __unfix__ = «lambda @ /nix/store/hfz1qqd0z8amlgn8qwich1dvkmldik36-source/lib/fixed-points.nix:
  447:7»; buildLix = «thunk»; extend = «thunk»; latest = «thunk»; lix_2_90 = «thunk»; lix_2_91 = «thunk»; override = «thunk»; overrideDerivation = «thunk»; recurseForDerivations = true; stable = «thunk»; }
         Did you mean one of lix_2_90 or lix_2_91?
  ```
  This should avoid some unnecessary trips to the repl or to the debugger by giving some information about the value being selected on that was unexpected.
  Many thanks to [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade) for this.
 - Small error message improvements [cl/2185](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2185) [cl/2187](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2187)
  When an attribute selection fails, the error message now correctly points to the attribute in the chain that failed instead of at the beginning of the entire chain.
  ```diff
   error: attribute 'x' missing
  -       at /pwd/lang/eval-fail-remove.nix:4:3:
  +       at /pwd/lang/eval-fail-remove.nix:4:29:
               3| in
               4|   (removeAttrs attrs ["x"]).x
  -             |   ^
  +             |                             ^
               5|
  ```
  Failed asserts don't print the failed assertion expression anymore in the error message. That code was buggy and the information was redundant anyways, given that the error position already more accurately shows what exactly failed.
  Many thanks to [piegames](https://git.lix.systems/piegames) for this.
 - Improvements to interactive flake config [cl/2066](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2066)
  If `accept-flake-config` is set to `ask` and a `flake.nix` defines `nixConfig`,
  Lix will ask on the CLI which of these settings should be used for the command.
  Now, it's possible to answer with `N` (as opposed to `n` to only reject the setting
  that is asked for) to reject _all untrusted_ entries from the flake's `nixConf`
  section.
  Many thanks to [ma27](https://git.lix.systems/ma27) for this.
 - `nix --version` now shows details about the installation by default [fj#620](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/620) [cl/2365](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2365)
  This happened with `nix-env --version` by default, but due to [oddities around the nix3 CLI's verbosity](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1370), it used to be `nix --verbose --version`.
  No longer:
  ```
  $ nix --version
  nix (Lix, like Nix) 2.92.0-dev-pre20250117-0d14c2b
  System type: x86_64-linux
  Additional system types: i686-linux, x86_64-v1-linux, x86_64-v2-linux, x86_64-v3-linux
  Features: gc, signed-caches
  System configuration file: /etc/nix/nix.conf
  User configuration files: /home/jade/.config/nix/nix.conf:/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf
  Store directory: /nix/store
  State directory: /nix/var/nix
  Data directory: /nix/store/rliimcnqkplrqdgm4z6yqclpr6c32wh6-lix-2.92.0-dev-pre20250117-0d14c2b/share
  ```
  Many thanks to [just1602](https://git.lix.systems/just1602) for this.
 - `nix repl` correctly tab-completes attribute names that require quotes [cl/1783](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1783)
  The REPL (`nix repl`) now includes quotes as part of attribute names while completing with `<TAB>`,
  if necessary. For example, attribute names like `"hello@example.com"` or `"hello world"` would
  be suggested without quotes, resulting in invalid syntax.
  Many thanks to [ian-h-chamberlain](https://git.lix.systems/ian-h-chamberlain) for this.
 - Reproducibility check builds now report all differing outputs [cl/2069](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2069)
  `nix-build --check` allows rerunning the build of an already-built derivation to check that it produces the same output again.
  If a multiple-output derivation with impure behaviour is built with `--check`, only the first output would be shown in the resulting error message (and kept for comparison):
  ```
  error: derivation '/nix/store/4spy3nz1661zm15gkybsy1h5f36aliwx-python3.11-test-1.0.0.drv' may not be deterministic: output '/nix/store/ccqcp01zg18wp9iadzmzimqzdi3ll08d-python3.11-test
  -1.0.0-dist' differs from '/nix/store/ccqcp01zg18wp9iadzmzimqzdi3ll08d-python3.11-test-1.0.0-dist.check'
  ```
  Now, all differing outputs are kept and reported:
  ```
  error: derivation '4spy3nz1661zm15gkybsy1h5f36aliwx-python3.11-test-1.0.0.drv' may not be deterministic: outputs differ
           output differs: output '/nix/store/ccqcp01zg18wp9iadzmzimqzdi3ll08d-python3.11-test-1.0.0-dist' differs from '/nix/store/ccqcp01zg18wp9iadzmzimqzdi3ll08d-python3.11-test-1.0.0-dist.check'
           output differs: output '/nix/store/yl59v08356i841c560alb0zmk7q16klb-python3.11-test-1.0.0' differs from '/nix/store/yl59v08356i841c560alb0zmk7q16klb-python3.11-test-1.0.0.check'
  ```
  Many thanks to [lheckemann](https://git.lix.systems/lheckemann) for this.
 - Some Lix crashes now produce reporting instructions and a stack trace, then abort [cl/1854](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1854)
  Lix, being a C++ program, can crash in a few kinds of ways.
  It can obviously do a memory access violation, which will generate a core dump and thus be relatively debuggable.
  But, worse, it could throw an unhandled exception, and, in the past, we would just show the message but not where it comes from, in spite of this always being a bug, since we expect all such errors to be translated to a Lix specific error.
  Now the latter kind of bug should print reporting instructions, a rudimentary stack trace and (depending on system configuration) generate a core dump.
  Sample output:
  ```
  Lix crashed. This is a bug. We would appreciate if you report it along with what caused it at https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues with the following information included:
  Exception: std::runtime_error: test exception
  Stack trace:
   0# nix::printStackTrace() in /home/jade/lix/lix3/build/lix/nix/../libutil/liblixutil.so
   1# 0x000073C9862331F2 in /home/jade/lix/lix3/build/lix/nix/../libmain/liblixmain.so
   2# 0x000073C985F2E21A in /nix/store/p44qan69linp3ii0xrviypsw2j4qdcp2-gcc-13.2.0-lib/lib/libstdc++.so.6
   3# 0x000073C985F2E285 in /nix/store/p44qan69linp3ii0xrviypsw2j4qdcp2-gcc-13.2.0-lib/lib/libstdc++.so.6
   4# nix::handleExceptions(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&, std::function<void ()>) in /home/jade/lix/lix3/build/lix/nix/../libmain/liblixmain.so
   ...
  ```
  Many thanks to [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade) for this.
 - Add a `temp-dir` setting to set the temporary directory location [#7731](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/7731) [#8995](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/8995) [fj#112](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/112) [fj#253](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/253) [cl/2103](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2103)
  [`temp-dir`](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-temp-dir) can now be set in the Nix
  configuration to change the temporary directory. This can be used to relocate all temporary files
  to another filesystem without affecting the `TMPDIR` env var inherited by interactive
  `nix-shell`/`nix shell` shells or `nix run` commands.
  Also on macOS, the `TMPDIR` env var is no longer unset for interactive shells when pointing
  to a per-session `/var/folders/` directory.
  Many thanks to [lilyball](https://git.lix.systems/lilyball) for this.
 ## Fixes
 - Build failures caused by `allowSubstitutes = false` while being the wrong system now produce a decent error [fj#484](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/484) [cl/1841](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1841)
  Nix allows derivations to set `allowSubstitutes = false` in order to force them to be built locally without querying substituters for them.
  This is useful for derivations that are very fast to build (especially if they produce large output).
  However, this can shoot you in the foot if the derivation *has* to be substituted such as if the derivation is for another architecture, which is what `--always-allow-substitutes` is for.
  Perhaps such derivations that are known to be impossible to build locally should ignore `allowSubstitutes` (irrespective of remote builders) in the future, but this at least reports the failure and solution directly.
  ```
  $ nix build -f fail.nix
  error: a 'unicornsandrainbows-linux' with features {} is required to build '/nix/store/...-meow.drv', but I am a 'x86_64-linux' with features {...}
         Hint: the failing derivation has allowSubstitutes set to false, forcing it to be built rather than substituted.
         Passing --always-allow-substitutes to force substitution may resolve this failure if the path is available in a substituter.
  ```
  Many thanks to [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade) for this.
 - `Alt+Left` and `Alt+Right` go back/forwards by words in `nix repl` [fj#501](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/501) [cl/1883](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1883)
  `nix repl` now recognizes `Alt+Left` and `Alt+Right` for navigating by words
  when entering input in `nix repl` on more terminals/platforms.
  Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) for this.
 - Ctrl-C stops Nix commands much more reliably and responsively [#7245](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/7245) [fj#393](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/393) [#11618](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/11618) [cl/2016](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2016)
  CTRL-C will now stop Nix commands much more reliably and responsively. While
  there are still some cases where a Nix command can be slow or unresponsive
  following a `SIGINT` (please report these as issues!), the vast majority of
  signals will now cause the Nix command to quit quickly and consistently.
  Many thanks to [Robert Hensing](https://github.com/roberth) and [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) for this.
 - restore backwards-compatibility of `builtins.fetchGit` with Nix 2.3 [#5291](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/5291) [#5128](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/5128)
  Compatibility with `builtins.fetchGit` from Nix 2.3 has been restored as follows:
  * Until now, each `ref` was prefixed with `refs/heads` unless it starts with `refs/` itself.
    Now, this is not done if the `ref` looks like a commit hash.
  * Specifying `builtins.fetchGit { ref = "a-tag"; /* … */ }` was broken because `refs/heads` was appended.
    Now, the fetcher doesn't turn a ref into `refs/heads/ref`, but into `refs/*/ref`. That way,
    the value in `ref` can be either a tag or a branch.
  * The ref resolution happens the same way as in git:
    * If `refs/ref` exists, it's used.
    * If a tag `refs/tags/ref` exists, it's used.
    * If a branch `refs/heads/ref` exists, it's used.
  Many thanks to [ma27](https://git.lix.systems/ma27) for this.
 - Flakes/restrict-eval no longer allow reading contents of impure paths
  Flakes and `--restrict-eval` now correctly restrict access to paths as intended.
  In prior versions since at least 2.18, `nix eval --raw .#lol` for the following flake didn't throw an error and acted as if `--impure` was passed.
  Thanks to the person who reported this for telling us about it.
  This was handled as a low-severity security bug, but is not a violation of the [documented security model](../installation/multi-user.md) as untrusted Nix code should be assumed to have the privileges of the user running the evaluator.
  To report a security bug, email a report to `security at lix dot systems`.
  ```nix
  {
    inputs = {};
    outputs = {...}: {
      lol = builtins.readFile "${/etc/passwd}";
    };
  }
  ```
  Many thanks to [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
 - HTTP proxy environment variables are now respected for S3 binary cache stores [fj#433](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/433) [cl/1788](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1788)
  Due to "legacy reasons" (according to the AWS C++ SDK docs), the AWS SDK ignores system proxy configuration by default.
  We turned it back on.
  Many thanks to [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade) for this.
 - Fix potential store corruption with auto-optimise-store [#7273](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/7273) [cl/2100](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2100)
  Optimising store paths (and other operations involving temporary files) no longer use `random(3)`
  to generate filenames. On darwin systems this was observed to potentially cause store corruption
  when using [`auto-optimise-store`](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-auto-optimise-store),
  though this corruption was possible on any system whose `random(3)` does not have locking around
  the global state.
  Many thanks to [lilyball](https://git.lix.systems/lilyball) for this.
 - Change `nix-build -o ""` to behave like `--no-out-link` [cl/2103](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2103)
  [`nix-build`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-build.md) now treats <code>[--out-link](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-build.md#opt-out-link) ''</code>
  the same as [`--no-out-link`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-build.md#opt-no-out-link). This matches
  [`nix build`](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-build.md) behavior. Previously when building the default output it
  would have resulted in throwing an error saying the current working directory already exists, and when building any
  other output it would have resulted in a symlink starting with a hyphen such as `-doc`, which is a footgun for
  terminal commands.
  Many thanks to [lilyball](https://git.lix.systems/lilyball) for this.
 - Ignore broken `/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt` symlink [fj#560](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/560) [cl/2144](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2144)
  [`ssl-cert-file`](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-ssl-cert-file) now checks its default
  value for a broken symlink before using it. This fixes a problem on macOS where uninstalling
  nix-darwin may leave behind a broken symlink at `/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt` that was
  stopping Lix from using the cert at `/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt`.
  Many thanks to [lilyball](https://git.lix.systems/lilyball) for this.
 - `<nix/fetchurl.nix>` now uses TLS verification [#11585](https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/11585)
  Previously `<nix/fetchurl.nix>` did not do TLS verification. This was because the Nix sandbox in the past did not have access to TLS certificates, and Nix checks the hash of the fetched file anyway. However, this can expose authentication data from `netrc` and URLs to man-in-the-middle attackers. In addition, Nix now in some cases (such as when using impure derivations) does *not* check the hash. Therefore we have now enabled TLS verification. This means that downloads by `<nix/fetchurl.nix>` will now fail if you're fetching from a HTTPS server that does not have a valid certificate.
  `<nix/fetchurl.nix>` is also known as the builtin derivation builder `builtin:fetchurl`. It's not to be confused with the evaluation-time function `builtins.fetchurl`, which was not affected by this issue.
  Many thanks to [Eelco Dolstra](https://github.com/edolstra) for this.
 ## Packaging
 - readline support removed [cl/1885](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1885)
  Support for building Lix with [`readline`][readline] instead of
  [`editline`][editline] has been removed. `readline` support hasn't worked for a
  long time (attempting to use it would lead to build errors) and would make Lix
  subject to the GPL if it did work. In the future, we're hoping to replace
  `editline` with [`rustyline`][rustyline] for improved ergonomics in the `nix
  repl`.
  [readline]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Readline
  [editline]: https://github.com/troglobit/editline
  [rustyline]: https://github.com/kkawakam/rustyline
  Many thanks to [wiggles](https://git.lix.systems/rbt) for this.
 ## Development
 - Includes are now qualified with library name everywhere [cl/2178](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2178) [cl/2362](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2362)
  The Lix includes have all been rearranged to be of the form `"lix/libexpr/foo.hh"` instead of `"foo.hh"`.
  This was already supported externally for a migration period, but it is now being applied to all the internal usages within Lix itself.
  The goal of this change is to both clarify where a file is from and to avoid polluting global include paths with things like `config.h` that might conflict with other projects.
  Lix 2.92 removes support for the old `"foo.hh"` include form either internally or externally (that is, via pkg-config for things linking to Lix).
  For other details, see the release notes of Lix 2.90.0, under "Rename all the libraries" in Breaking Changes.
  To fix an external project with sources in `src` which has a separate build directory (such that headers are in `../src` relative to where the compiler is running), use a checkout of Lix 2.91 to run the following:
  ```
  lix_root=$HOME/lix
  (cd $lix_root && nix develop -c 'meson setup build && ninja -C build subprojects/lix-clang-tidy/liblix-clang-tidy.so')
  run-clang-tidy -checks='-*,lix-fixincludes' -load=$lix_root/build/subprojects/lix-clang-tidy/liblix-clang-tidy.so -p build/ -header-filter '\.\./src/.*\.h' -fix src
  ```
  Many thanks to [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade) for this.
 - The beginnings of a new pytest-based functional test suite [cl/2036](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2036) [cl/2037](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2037)
  The existing integration/functional test suite is based on a large volume of shell scripts.
  This often makes it somewhat challenging to debug at the best of times.
  The goal of the pytest test suite is to make tests have more obvious dependencies on files and to make tests more concise and easier to write, as well as making new testing methods like snapshot testing easy.
  Many thanks to [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade) for this.
 - Dependency on monolithic coreutils removed [cl/2108](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2108)
  Previously, the build erroneously depended on a `coreutils` binary, which requires `coreutils` to be built with a specific configuration. This was only used in one test and was not required to be a single binary. This dependency is removed now.
  Many thanks to [Vigress](https://git.lix.systems/vigress8) for this.
 - All Lix threads are named [cl/2210](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2210)
  Lix now sets thread names on all of its secondary threads, which will make debugger usage slightly nicer and easier.
  ```
  (gdb) info thr
    Id   Target Id                    Frame
  * 1    LWP 3719283 "nix-daemon"     0x00007e558587da0f in accept ()
     from target:/nix/store/c10zhkbp6jmyh0xc5kd123ga8yy2p4hk-glibc-2.39-52/lib/libc.so.6
    2    LWP 3719284 "signal handler" 0x00007e55857b2bea in sigtimedwait ()
     from target:/nix/store/c10zhkbp6jmyh0xc5kd123ga8yy2p4hk-glibc-2.39-52/lib/libc.so.6
  ```
  Many thanks to [jade](https://git.lix.systems/jade) for this.
 - Set `X-GitHub-Api-Version` header [fj#255](https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/255) [cl/1925](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/1925)
  Sets the `X-GitHub-Api-Version` header to `2022-11-28` for calls to the
  GitHub API.
  This follows the later version as per
  https://docs.github.com/en/rest/about-the-rest-api/api-versions?apiVersion=2022-11-28.
  This affected the check on whether to use the API versus unauthenticated
  calls as well, given the headers would no longer be empty if the
  authentication token were missing.
  The workaround to this used here is to use a check similar to an existing
  check for the token.
  In the current implementation, headers are (still) similarly sent to
  non-authenticated as well as GitHub on-prem calls.
  For what it's worth, manual curl calls with such a header seemed to
  break nor unauthenticated calls nor ones to the github.com API.
  Many thanks to [kiara](https://github.com/KiaraGrouwstra) for this.
 ## Miscellany
 - Drop support for `xz` and `bzip2` Content-Encoding [cl/2134](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/2134)
  Lix no longer supports the non-standard HTTP Content-Encoding values `xz` and `bzip2`.
  We do not expect this to cause any problems in practice since these encodings *aren't*
  standard, and any server delivering them anyway without being asked to is already well
  and truly set on the path of causing inexplicable client breakages.
  Lix's ability to decompress files compressed with `xz` or `bzip2` is unaffected. We're
  only bringing Lix more in line with the HTTP standard; all post-transfer data handling
  remains as it was before.
  Many thanks to [eldritch horrors](https://git.lix.systems/pennae) for this.
@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
 with builtins;
 rec {
  splitLines = s: filter (x: !isList x) (split "\n" s);
  concatStrings = concatStringsSep "";
  attrsToList =
    a:
    map (name: {
      inherit name;
      value = a.${name};
    }) (builtins.attrNames a);
  replaceStringsRec =
    from: to: string:
    # recursively replace occurrences of `from` with `to` within `string`
    # example:
    #     replaceStringRec "--" "-" "hello-----world"
    #     => "hello-world"
    let
      replaced = replaceStrings [ from ] [ to ] string;
    in
    if replaced == string then string else replaceStringsRec from to replaced;
  squash = replaceStringsRec "\n\n\n" "\n\n";
  trim =
    string:
    # trim trailing spaces and squash non-leading spaces
    let
      trimLine =
        line:
        let
          # separate leading spaces from the rest
          parts = split "(^ *)" line;
          spaces = head (elemAt parts 1);
          rest = elemAt parts 2;
          # drop trailing spaces
          body = head (split " *$" rest);
        in
        spaces + replaceStringsRec "  " " " body;
    in
    concatStringsSep "\n" (map trimLine (splitLines string));
  # FIXME: O(n^2)
  unique = foldl' (acc: e: if elem e acc then acc else acc ++ [ e ]) [ ];
  nameValuePair = name: value: { inherit name value; };
  filterAttrs =
    pred: set:
    listToAttrs (
      concatMap (
        name:
        let
          v = set.${name};
        in
        if pred name v then [ (nameValuePair name v) ] else [ ]
      ) (attrNames set)
    );
  optionalString = cond: string: if cond then string else "";
  showSetting =
    { inlineHTML }:
    name:
    {
      description,
      documentDefault,
      defaultValue,
      aliases,
      value,
      experimentalFeature,
    }:
    let
      result = squash ''
        - ${
          if inlineHTML then ''<span id="conf-${name}">[`${name}`](#conf-${name})</span>'' else ''`${name}`''
        }
        ${indent "  " body}
      '';
      experimentalFeatureNote = optionalString (experimentalFeature != null) ''
        > **Warning**
        > This setting is part of an
        > [experimental feature](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md).
        To change this setting, you need to make sure the corresponding experimental feature,
        [`${experimentalFeature}`](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-${experimentalFeature}),
        is enabled.
        For example, include the following in [`nix.conf`](#):
        ```
        extra-experimental-features = ${experimentalFeature}
        ${name} = ...
        ```
      '';
      # separate body to cleanly handle indentation
      body = ''
        ${description}
        ${experimentalFeatureNote}
        **Default:** ${showDefault documentDefault defaultValue}
        ${showAliases aliases}
      '';
      showDefault =
        documentDefault: defaultValue:
        if documentDefault then
          # a StringMap value type is specified as a string, but
          # this shows the value type. The empty stringmap is `null` in
          # JSON, but that converts to `{ }` here.
          if defaultValue == "" || defaultValue == [ ] || isAttrs defaultValue then
            "*empty*"
          else if isBool defaultValue then
            if defaultValue then "`true`" else "`false`"
          else
            "`${toString defaultValue}`"
        else
          "*machine-specific*";
      showAliases =
        aliases:
        optionalString (aliases != [ ])
          "**Deprecated alias:** ${(concatStringsSep ", " (map (s: "`${s}`") aliases))}";
    in
    result;
  indent =
    prefix: s: concatStringsSep "\n" (map (x: if x == "" then x else "${prefix}${x}") (splitLines s));
  showSettings =
    args: settingsInfo: concatStrings (attrValues (mapAttrs (showSetting args) settingsInfo));
 }
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
    "nix2container": {
      "flake": false,
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1720642556,
+        "lastModified": 1724996935,
-        "narHash": "sha256-qsnqk13UmREKmRT7c8hEnz26X3GFFyIQrqx4EaRc1Is=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-njRK9vvZ1JJsP8oV2OgkBrpJhgQezI03S7gzskCcHos=",
        "owner": "nlewo",
        "repo": "nix2container",
-        "rev": "3853e5caf9ad24103b13aa6e0e8bcebb47649fe4",
+        "rev": "fa6bb0a1159f55d071ba99331355955ae30b3401",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@
    },
    "nixpkgs": {
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1721931987,
+        "lastModified": 1733348545,
-        "narHash": "sha256-1Zg8LY0T5EfXtv0Kf4M6SFnjH7Eto4VV+EKJ/YSnhiI=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-b4JrUmqT0vFNx42aEN9LTWOHomkTKL/ayLopflVf81U=",
        "owner": "NixOS",
        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "e21630230c77140bc6478a21cd71e8bb73706fce",
+        "rev": "9ecb50d2fae8680be74c08bb0a995c5383747f89",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixos-24.05-small",
+        "ref": "nixos-24.11-small",
        "repo": "nixpkgs",
        "type": "github"
      }
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@
    "pre-commit-hooks": {
      "flake": false,
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1721042469,
+        "lastModified": 1733318908,
-        "narHash": "sha256-6FPUl7HVtvRHCCBQne7Ylp4p+dpP3P/OYuzjztZ4s70=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-SVQVsbafSM1dJ4fpgyBqLZ+Lft+jcQuMtEL3lQWx2Sk=",
        "owner": "cachix",
        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
-        "rev": "f451c19376071a90d8c58ab1a953c6e9840527fd",
+        "rev": "6f4e2a2112050951a314d2733a994fbab94864c6",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  description = "Lix: A modern, delicious implementation of the Nix package manager";
  inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.05-small";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.11-small";
    nixpkgs-regression.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/215d4d0fd80ca5163643b03a33fde804a29cc1e2";
    pre-commit-hooks = {
      url = "github:cachix/git-hooks.nix";
@@ -99,9 +99,10 @@
      ];
      stdenvs = [
-        "gccStdenv"
+        # see assertion in package.nix why these two are disabled
        # "stdenv"
        # "gccStdenv"
        "clangStdenv"
        "stdenv"
        "libcxxStdenv"
        "ccacheStdenv"
      ];
@@ -121,7 +122,11 @@
            name = "${stdenvName}Packages";
            value = f stdenvName;
          }) stdenvs
-        );
+        )
        // {
          # TODO delete this and reënable gcc stdenvs once gcc compiles kj coros correctly
          stdenvPackages = f "clangStdenv";
        };
      # Memoize nixpkgs for different platforms for efficiency.
      nixpkgsFor = forAllSystems (
@@ -133,14 +138,7 @@
              localSystem = {
                inherit system;
              };
-              crossSystem =
+              crossSystem = if crossSystem == null then null else { system = crossSystem; };
                if crossSystem == null then
                  null
                else
                  {
                    system = crossSystem;
                  }
                  // lib.optionalAttrs (crossSystem == "x86_64-freebsd") { useLLVM = true; };
              overlays = [ (overlayFor (p: p.${stdenv})) ];
            };
          stdenvs = forAllStdenvs (make-pkgs null);
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@
        {
          inherit stdenvs native;
          static = native.pkgsStatic;
-          cross = forAllCrossSystems (crossSystem: make-pkgs crossSystem "stdenv");
+          cross = forAllCrossSystems (crossSystem: make-pkgs crossSystem "clangStdenv");
        }
      );
@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@
      # A Nixpkgs overlay that overrides the 'nix' and
      # 'nix.perl-bindings' packages.
-      overlays.default = overlayFor (p: p.stdenv);
+      overlays.default = overlayFor (p: p.clangStdenv);
      hydraJobs = {
        # Binary package for various platforms.
@@ -264,6 +262,8 @@
            nix = pkgs.callPackage ./package.nix {
              inherit versionSuffix officialRelease buildUnreleasedNotes;
              inherit (pkgs) build-release-notes;
              # Required since we don't support gcc stdenv
              stdenv = pkgs.clangStdenv;
              internalApiDocs = true;
              busybox-sandbox-shell = pkgs.busybox-sandbox-shell;
            };
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@
              inherit (nixpkgs) pkgs;
            in
            pkgs.callPackage ./package.nix {
              # Required since we don't support gcc stdenv
              stdenv = pkgs.clangStdenv;
              versionSuffix = "";
              lintInsteadOfBuild = true;
            };
@@ -348,10 +350,10 @@
              name = "nixpkgs-lib-tests";
              paths =
                [ testWithNix ]
-                # FIXME: This is disabled on darwin due to a nixpkgs bug https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/319147
+                # NOTE: nixpkgs 24.11 is being ... *creative*, and requires this dance to override
-                # After that is fixed, it should be restored to use lib/tests/release.nix as before, rather than this reimplementation.
+                # the evaluator used for the test. it will break again in the future, don't worry.
                ++ lib.optionals pkgs.stdenv.isLinux [
-                  (import (nixpkgs + "/pkgs/test/release") { inherit pkgs lib nix; })
+                  (pkgs.callPackage "${nixpkgs}/ci/eval" { nixVersions.nix_2_24 = nix; }).attrpathsSuperset
                ];
            }
          );
@@ -484,7 +486,7 @@
            let
              pkgs = nixpkgsFor.${system}.cross.${crossSystem};
            in
-            makeShell pkgs pkgs.stdenv
+            makeShell pkgs pkgs.clangStdenv
          ))
          // {
            default = self.devShells.${system}.native-clangStdenvPackages;
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
 from typing import List, NamedTuple
 from common import cxx_literal, generate_file, load_data
 KNOWN_KEYS = set([
    'name',
    'type',
    'constructorArgs',
    'implementation',
    'impure',
    'renameInGlobalScope',
 ])
 class BuiltinConstant(NamedTuple):
    name: str
    type: str
    implementation: str
    impure: bool
    rename_in_global_scope: bool
    documentation: str
    def parse(datum):
        unknown_keys = set(datum.keys()) - KNOWN_KEYS
        if unknown_keys:
            raise Exception('unknown keys', unknown_keys)
        return BuiltinConstant(
            name = datum['name'],
            type = datum['type'],
            implementation = ('{' + ', '.join([f'NewValueAs::{datum["type"]}', *datum['constructorArgs']]) + '}') if 'constructorArgs' in datum else datum['implementation'],
            impure = datum.get('impure', False),
            rename_in_global_scope = datum.get('renameInGlobalScope', True),
            documentation = datum.content,
        )
 VALUE_TYPES = {
    'attrs': 'nAttrs',
    'boolean': 'nBool',
    'integer': 'nInt',
    'list': 'nList',
    'null': 'nNull',
    'string': 'nString',
 }
 HUMAN_TYPES = {
    'attrs': 'set',
    'boolean': 'Boolean',
    'integer': 'integer',
    'list': 'list',
    'null': 'null',
    'string': 'string',
 }
 def main():
    import argparse
    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    ap.add_argument('--header', help='Path of the header to generate')
    ap.add_argument('--docs', help='Path of the documentation file to generate')
    ap.add_argument('defs', help='Builtin definition files', nargs='+')
    args = ap.parse_args()
    builtin_constants = load_data(args.defs, BuiltinConstant.parse)
    generate_file(args.header, builtin_constants, lambda constant:
        # `builtins` is magic and must come first
        '' if constant.name == 'builtins' else constant.name,
    lambda constant:
        f'''{'if (!evalSettings.pureEval) ' if constant.impure else ''}{{
    addConstant({cxx_literal(('__' if constant.rename_in_global_scope else '') + constant.name)}, {constant.implementation}, {{
        .type = {VALUE_TYPES[constant.type]},
        .doc = {cxx_literal(constant.documentation)},
        .impureOnly = {cxx_literal(constant.impure)},
    }});
 }}
 ''')
    generate_file(args.docs, builtin_constants, lambda constant: constant.name, lambda constant:
        f'''<dt id="builtins-{constant.name}">
  <a href="#builtins-{constant.name}"><code>{constant.name}</code></a> ({HUMAN_TYPES[constant.type]})
 </dt>
 <dd>
 {constant.documentation}
 ''' + ('''> **Note**
 >
 > Not available in [pure evaluation mode](@docroot@/command-ref/conf-file.md#conf-pure-eval).
 ''' if constant.impure else '') + '''</dd>
 ''')
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
 from typing import List, NamedTuple, Optional
 from build_experimental_features import ExperimentalFeature
 from common import cxx_literal, generate_file, load_data
 KNOWN_KEYS = set([
    'name',
    'implementation',
    'renameInGlobalScope',
    'args',
    'experimentalFeature',
 ])
 class Builtin(NamedTuple):
    name: str
    implementation: str
    rename_in_global_scope: bool
    args: List[str]
    experimental_feature: Optional[str]
    documentation: str
    def parse(datum):
        unknown_keys = set(datum.keys()) - KNOWN_KEYS
        if unknown_keys:
            raise Exception('unknown keys', unknown_keys)
        return Builtin(
            name = datum['name'],
            implementation = datum['implementation'] if 'implementation' in datum else f'prim_{datum["name"]}',
            rename_in_global_scope = datum.get('renameInGlobalScope', True),
            args = datum['args'],
            experimental_feature = datum.get('experimentalFeature', None),
            documentation = datum.content,
        )
 def main():
    import argparse
    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    ap.add_argument('--header', help='Path of the header to generate')
    ap.add_argument('--docs', help='Path of the documentation file to generate')
    ap.add_argument('--experimental-features', help='Directory containing the experimental feature definitions')
    ap.add_argument('defs', help='Builtin definition files', nargs='+')
    args = ap.parse_args()
    builtins = load_data(args.defs, Builtin.parse)
    experimental_feature_names = set([builtin.experimental_feature for (_, builtin) in builtins])
    experimental_feature_names.discard(None)
    experimental_feature_files = [f'{args.experimental_features}/{name}.md' for name in experimental_feature_names]
    experimental_features = load_data(experimental_feature_files, ExperimentalFeature.parse)
    experimental_features = dict(map(lambda path_and_feature:
        (path_and_feature[1].name, f'Xp::{path_and_feature[1].internal_name}'), experimental_features))
    experimental_features[None] = 'std::nullopt'
    generate_file(args.header, builtins, lambda builtin: builtin.name, lambda builtin:
        f'''{'' if builtin.experimental_feature is None else f'if (experimentalFeatureSettings.isEnabled({experimental_features[builtin.experimental_feature]})) '}{{
    addPrimOp({{
        .name = {cxx_literal(('__' if builtin.rename_in_global_scope else '') + builtin.name)},
        .args = {cxx_literal(builtin.args)},
        .arity = {len(builtin.args)},
        .doc = {cxx_literal(builtin.documentation)},
        .fun = {builtin.implementation},
        .experimentalFeature = {experimental_features[builtin.experimental_feature]},
    }});
 }}
 ''')
    generate_file(args.docs, builtins, lambda builtin: builtin.name, lambda builtin:
        f'''<dt id="builtins-{builtin.name}">
  <a href="#builtins-{builtin.name}"><code>{builtin.name} {' '.join([f'<var>{arg}</var>' for arg in builtin.args])}</code></a>
 </dt>
 <dd>
 {builtin.documentation}
 ''' + (f'''This function is only available if the [{builtin.experimental_feature}](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-{builtin.experimental_feature}) experimental feature is enabled.
 ''' if builtin.experimental_feature is not None else '') + '''</dd>
 ''')
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
 from typing import NamedTuple
 from common import cxx_literal, generate_file, load_data
 KNOWN_KEYS = set([
    'name',
    'internalName',
 ])
 class ExperimentalFeature(NamedTuple):
    name: str
    internal_name: str
    description: str
    def parse(datum):
        unknown_keys = set(datum.keys()) - KNOWN_KEYS
        if unknown_keys:
            raise ValueError('unknown keys', unknown_keys)
        return ExperimentalFeature(
            name = datum['name'],
            internal_name = datum['internalName'],
            description = datum.content,
        )
 def main():
    import argparse
    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    ap.add_argument('--deprecated', action='store_true', help='Generate deprecated features')
    ap.add_argument('--header', help='Path of the declaration header to generate')
    ap.add_argument('--impl-header', help='Path of the implementation header to generate')
    ap.add_argument('--descriptions', help='Path of the description file to generate')
    ap.add_argument('--shortlist', help='Path of the shortlist file to generate')
    ap.add_argument('defs', help='Experimental feature definition files', nargs='+')
    args = ap.parse_args()
    features = load_data(args.defs, ExperimentalFeature.parse)
    generate_file(args.header, features, lambda feature: feature.name, lambda feature:
        f'    {feature.internal_name},\n')
    generate_file(args.impl_header, features, lambda feature: feature.name, lambda feature:
        f'''    {{
        .tag = {"Dep" if args.deprecated else "Xp"}::{feature.internal_name},
        .name = {cxx_literal(feature.name)},
        .description = {cxx_literal(feature.description)},
    }},
 ''')
    generate_file(args.descriptions, features, lambda feature: feature.name, lambda feature:
        f'''## [`{feature.name}`]{{#{"dp" if args.deprecated else "xp"}-feature-{feature.name}}}
 {feature.description}
 ''')
    generate_file(args.shortlist, features, lambda feature: feature.name, lambda feature:
        f'  - [`{feature.name}`](@docroot@/contributing/{"deprecated" if args.deprecated else "experimental"}-features.md#{"dp" if args.deprecated else "xp"}-feature-{feature.name})\n')
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
 from typing import List, NamedTuple, Optional
 from build_experimental_features import ExperimentalFeature
 from common import cxx_literal, generate_file, load_data
 KNOWN_KEYS = set([
    'name',
    'internalName',
    'platforms',
    'type',
    'settingType',
    'default',
    'defaultExpr',
    'defaultText',
    'aliases',
    'experimentalFeature',
    'deprecated',
 ])
 class Setting(NamedTuple):
    name: str
    internal_name: str
    description: str
    platforms: Optional[List[str]]
    setting_type: str
    default_expr: str
    default_text: str
    aliases: List[str]
    experimental_feature: Optional[str]
    deprecated: bool
    def parse(datum):
        unknown_keys = set(datum.keys()) - KNOWN_KEYS
        if unknown_keys:
            raise ValueError('unknown keys', unknown_keys)
        default_text = f'`{nix_conf_literal(datum["default"])}`' if 'default' in datum else datum['defaultText']
        if default_text == '``':
            default_text = '*empty*'
        return Setting(
            name = datum['name'],
            internal_name = datum['internalName'],
            description = datum.content,
            platforms = datum.get('platforms', None),
            setting_type = f'Setting<{datum["type"]}>' if 'type' in datum else datum['settingType'],
            default_expr = cxx_literal(datum['default']) if 'default' in datum else datum['defaultExpr'],
            default_text = default_text,
            aliases = datum.get('aliases', []),
            experimental_feature = datum.get('experimentalFeature', None),
            deprecated = datum.get('deprecated', False),
        )
 platform_names = {
    'darwin': 'Darwin',
    'linux': 'Linux',
 }
 def nix_conf_literal(v):
    if v is None:
        return ''
    elif isinstance(v, bool) and v == False: # 0 == False
        return 'false'
    elif isinstance(v, bool) and v == True: # 1 == True
        return 'true'
    elif isinstance(v, int):
        return str(v)
    elif isinstance(v, str):
        return v
    elif isinstance(v, list):
        return ' '.join([nix_conf_literal(item) for item in v])
    else:
        raise NotImplementedError(f'Cannot represent {repr(v)} in nix.conf')
 def indent(prefix, body):
    return ''.join(['\n' if line == '' else f'{prefix}{line}\n' for line in body.split('\n')])
 def main():
    import argparse
    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    ap.add_argument('--kernel', help='Name of the kernel Lix will run on')
    ap.add_argument('--header', help='Path of the header to generate')
    ap.add_argument('--docs', help='Path of the documentation file to generate')
    ap.add_argument('--experimental-features', help='Directory containing the experimental feature definitions')
    ap.add_argument('defs', help='Setting definition files', nargs='+')
    args = ap.parse_args()
    settings = load_data(args.defs, Setting.parse)
    experimental_feature_names = set([setting.experimental_feature for (_, setting) in settings])
    experimental_feature_names.discard(None)
    experimental_feature_files = [f'{args.experimental_features}/{name}.md' for name in experimental_feature_names]
    experimental_features = load_data(experimental_feature_files, ExperimentalFeature.parse)
    experimental_features = dict(map(lambda path_and_feature:
        (path_and_feature[1].name, f'Xp::{path_and_feature[1].internal_name}'), experimental_features))
    experimental_features[None] = 'std::nullopt'
    generate_file(args.header, settings, lambda setting: setting.name, lambda setting:
        f'''{setting.setting_type} {setting.internal_name} {{
    this,
    {setting.default_expr},
    {cxx_literal(setting.name)},
    {cxx_literal(setting.description)},
    {cxx_literal(setting.aliases)},
    true,
    {experimental_features[setting.experimental_feature]},
    {cxx_literal(setting.deprecated)}
 }};
 ''' if setting.platforms is None or args.kernel in setting.platforms else '')
    generate_file(args.docs, settings, lambda setting: setting.name, lambda setting:
        f'''- <span id="conf-{setting.name}">[`{setting.name}`](#conf-{setting.name})</span>
 {indent("  ", setting.description)}
 ''' + (f'''  > **Note**
  > This setting is only available on {', '.join([platform_names[platform] for platform in setting.platforms])} systems.
 ''' if setting.platforms is not None else '') + (f'''  > **Warning**
  > This setting is part of an
  > [experimental feature](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md).
  To change this setting, you need to make sure the corresponding experimental feature,
  [`{setting.experimental_feature}`](@docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-{setting.experimental_feature}),
  is enabled.
  For example, include the following in [`nix.conf`](#):
  ```
  extra-experimental-features = {setting.experimental_feature}
  {setting.name} = ...
  ```
 ''' if setting.experimental_feature is not None else '') + ('''  > **Warning**
  > This setting is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Lix.
 ''' if setting.deprecated else '') + f'''  **Default:** {setting.default_text}
 ''' + (f'''  **Deprecated alias:** {', '.join([f'`{item}`' for item in setting.aliases])}
 ''' if setting.aliases != [] else ''))
 if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
 import frontmatter
 import pathlib
 from collections import defaultdict
 def cxx_escape_character(c):
    if ord(c) >= 0x20 and ord(c) < 0x7f and c != '"' and c != '?' and c != '\\':
        return c
    elif c == '\t':
        return r'\t'
    elif c == '\n':
        return r'\n'
    elif c == '\r':
        return r'\r'
    elif c == '"':
        return r'\"'
    elif c == '?':
        return r'\?'
    elif c == '\\':
        return r'\\'
    elif ord(c) <= 0xffff:
        return str.format(r'\u{:04x}', ord(c))
    else:
        return str.format(r'\U{:08x}', ord(c))
 def cxx_literal(v):
    if v is None:
        return 'std::nullopt'
    elif isinstance(v, bool) and v == False: # 0 == False
        return 'false'
    elif isinstance(v, bool) and v == True: # 1 == True
        return 'true'
    elif isinstance(v, int):
        return str(v)
    elif isinstance(v, str):
        return ''.join(['"', *(cxx_escape_character(c) for c in v), '"'])
    elif isinstance(v, list):
        return f'{{{", ".join([cxx_literal(item) for item in v])}}}'
    else:
        raise NotImplementedError(f'cannot represent {repr(v)} in C++')
 def load_data(defs, parse_function):
    data = []
    for path in defs:
        try:
            datum = frontmatter.load(path)
            data.append((path, parse_function(datum)))
        except Exception as e:
            e.add_note(f'in {path}')
            raise
    return data
 def generate_file(path, data, sort_key_function, generate_function):
    if path is not None:
        with open(path, 'w') as out:
            for path, datum in sorted(data, key=lambda pathAndDatum: sort_key_function(pathAndDatum[1])):
                try:
                    out.write(generate_function(datum))
                except Exception as e:
                    e.add_note(f'in {path}')
                    raise
@@ -1,32 +1,28 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <set>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <tuple>
 #include <iomanip>
 #if __APPLE__
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #endif
-#include "machines.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/machines.hh"
-#include "shared.hh"
+#include "lix/libmain/shared.hh"
-#include "pathlocks.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/pathlocks.hh"
-#include "globals.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/globals.hh"
-#include "serialise.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/serialise.hh"
-#include "build-result.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/build-result.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derivations.hh"
-#include "local-store.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/strings.hh"
-#include "legacy.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/local-store.hh"
-#include "experimental-features.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/legacy.hh"
-#include "hash.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/experimental-features.hh"
 #include "lix/libutil/hash.hh"
 #include "build-remote.hh"
-using namespace nix;
+namespace nix {
 static void handleAlarm(int sig) {
 }
 std::string escapeUri(std::string uri)
 {
@@ -53,11 +49,11 @@ static AutoCloseFD openSlotLock(const Machine & m, uint64_t slot)
 static bool allSupportedLocally(Store & store, const std::set<std::string>& requiredFeatures) {
    for (auto & feature : requiredFeatures)
-        if (!store.systemFeatures.get().count(feature)) return false;
+        if (!store.config().systemFeatures.get().count(feature)) return false;
    return true;
 }
-static int main_build_remote(int argc, char * * argv)
+static int main_build_remote(std::string programName, Strings argv)
 {
    {
        logger = makeJSONLogger(*logger);
@@ -69,10 +65,10 @@ static int main_build_remote(int argc, char * * argv)
        /* If we ever use the common args framework, make sure to
           remove initPlugins below and initialize settings first.
        */
-        if (argc != 2)
+        if (argv.size() != 1)
            throw UsageError("called without required arguments");
-        verbosity = (Verbosity) std::stoll(argv[1]);
+        verbosity = (Verbosity) std::stoll(argv.front());
        FdSource source(STDIN_FILENO);
@@ -94,7 +90,7 @@ static int main_build_remote(int argc, char * * argv)
           that gets cleared on reboot, but it wouldn't work on macOS. */
        auto currentLoadName = "/current-load";
        if (auto localStore = store.dynamic_pointer_cast<LocalFSStore>())
-            currentLoad = std::string { localStore->stateDir } + currentLoadName;
+            currentLoad = std::string { localStore->config().stateDir } + currentLoadName;
        else
            currentLoad = settings.nixStateDir + currentLoadName;
@@ -139,7 +135,7 @@ static int main_build_remote(int argc, char * * argv)
            while (true) {
                bestSlotLock.reset();
                AutoCloseFD lock = openLockFile(currentLoad + "/main-lock", true);
-                lockFile(lock.get(), ltWrite, true);
+                lockFile(lock.get(), ltWrite);
                bool rightType = false;
@@ -158,7 +154,7 @@ static int main_build_remote(int argc, char * * argv)
                        uint64_t load = 0;
                        for (uint64_t slot = 0; slot < m.maxJobs; ++slot) {
                            auto slotLock = openSlotLock(m, slot);
-                            if (lockFile(slotLock.get(), ltWrite, false)) {
+                            if (tryLockFile(slotLock.get(), ltWrite)) {
                                if (!free) {
                                    free = std::move(slotLock);
                                }
@@ -281,12 +277,8 @@ connected:
        {
            Activity act(*logger, lvlTalkative, actUnknown, fmt("waiting for the upload lock to '%s'", storeUri));
-            auto old = signal(SIGALRM, handleAlarm);
+            if (!unsafeLockFileSingleThreaded(uploadLock.get(), ltWrite, std::chrono::minutes(15)))
            alarm(15 * 60);
            if (!lockFile(uploadLock.get(), ltWrite, true))
                printError("somebody is hogging the upload lock for '%s', continuing...");
            alarm(0);
            signal(SIGALRM, old);
        }
        auto substitute = settings.buildersUseSubstitutes ? Substitute : NoSubstitute;
@@ -311,7 +303,7 @@ connected:
        });
        // See the very large comment in `case WorkerProto::Op::BuildDerivation:` in
-        // `src/libstore/daemon.cc` that explains the trust model here.
+        // `lix/libstore/daemon.cc` that explains the trust model here.
        //
        // This condition mirrors that: that code enforces the "rules" outlined there;
        // we do the best we can given those "rules".
@@ -391,4 +383,8 @@ connected:
    }
 }
-static RegisterLegacyCommand r_build_remote("build-remote", main_build_remote);
+void registerBuildRemote() {
    LegacyCommands::add("build-remote", main_build_remote);
 }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 /// @file
 namespace nix {
 void registerBuildRemote();
 }
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "dotgraph.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
 #include <iostream>
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
 namespace nix {
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "graphml.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derivations.hh"
 #include <iostream>
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
 namespace nix {
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
 legacy_include_directories = include_directories('.')
 legacy_sources = files(
  # `build-remote` is not really legacy (it powers all remote builds), but it's
  # not a `nix3` command.
  'build-remote.cc',
  'dotgraph.cc',
  'graphml.cc',
  'nix-build.cc',
  'nix-channel.cc',
  'nix-collect-garbage.cc',
  'nix-copy-closure.cc',
  'nix-env.cc',
  'nix-env.hh',
  'nix-instantiate.cc',
  'nix-store.cc',
  'user-env.cc',
 )
 legacy_headers = files(
  'build-remote.hh',
  'nix-build.hh',
  'nix-channel.hh',
  'nix-collect-garbage.hh',
  'nix-copy-closure.hh',
  'nix-instantiate.hh',
  'nix-store.hh',
 )
 legacy_generated_headers = [
  gen_header.process('buildenv.nix', preserve_path_from: meson.current_source_dir()),
  gen_header.process('unpack-channel.nix', preserve_path_from: meson.current_source_dir()),
 ]
 fs.copyfile('unpack-channel.nix')
@@ -9,31 +9,34 @@
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
-#include "parsed-derivations.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/parsed-derivations.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "local-fs-store.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/local-fs-store.hh"
-#include "globals.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/globals.hh"
-#include "current-process.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/current-process.hh"
-#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derivations.hh"
-#include "shared.hh"
+#include "lix/libmain/shared.hh"
-#include "path-with-outputs.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/path-with-outputs.hh"
-#include "eval.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
-#include "eval-inline.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-inline.hh"
-#include "get-drvs.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/get-drvs.hh"
-#include "common-eval-args.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/common-eval-args.hh"
-#include "attr-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/attr-path.hh"
-#include "legacy.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/legacy.hh"
-#include "shlex.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/shlex.hh"
 #include "nix-build.hh"
 #include "lix/libstore/temporary-dir.hh"
 extern char * * environ __attribute__((weak)); // Man what even is this
 namespace nix {
 using namespace nix;
 using namespace std::string_literals;
-extern char * * environ __attribute__((weak));
+static void main_nix_build(std::string programName, Strings argv)
 static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
 {
    auto dryRun = false;
-    auto runEnv = std::regex_search(argv[0], std::regex("nix-shell$"));
+    auto runEnv = std::regex_search(programName, std::regex("nix-shell$"));
    auto pure = false;
    auto fromArgs = false;
    auto packages = false;
@@ -53,8 +56,6 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
    std::string script;
    std::vector<std::string> savedArgs;
    AutoDelete tmpDir(createTempDir("", myName));
    std::string outLink = "./result";
    // List of environment variables kept for --pure
@@ -65,29 +66,24 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
        "http_proxy", "https_proxy", "ftp_proxy", "all_proxy", "no_proxy"
    };
    Strings args;
    for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
        args.push_back(argv[i]);
    // Heuristic to see if we're invoked as a shebang script, namely,
    // if we have at least one argument, it's the name of an
    // executable file, and it starts with "#!".
-    if (runEnv && argc > 1) {
+    if (runEnv && !argv.empty()) {
-        script = argv[1];
+        script = argv.front();
        try {
            auto lines = tokenizeString<Strings>(readFile(script), "\n");
            if (std::regex_search(lines.front(), std::regex("^#!"))) {
                lines.pop_front();
                inShebang = true;
-                for (int i = 2; i < argc; ++i)
+                savedArgs = {std::next(argv.begin()), argv.end()};
-                    savedArgs.push_back(argv[i]);
+                argv.clear();
                args.clear();
                for (auto line : lines) {
                    line = chomp(line);
                    std::smatch match;
                    if (std::regex_match(line, match, std::regex("^#!\\s*nix-shell\\s+(.*)$")))
                        for (const auto & word : shell_split(match[1].str()))
-                            args.push_back(word);
+                            argv.push_back(word);
                }
            }
        } catch (SysError &) { }
@@ -100,7 +96,6 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
    MyArgs myArgs(myName, [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
        if (*arg == "--help") {
            deletePath(tmpDir);
            showManPage(myName);
        }
@@ -111,7 +106,7 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
            ; // obsolete
        else if (*arg == "--no-out-link" || *arg == "--no-link")
-            outLink = (Path) tmpDir + "/result";
+            outLink = "";
        else if (*arg == "--attr" || *arg == "-A")
            attrPaths.push_back(getArg(*arg, arg, end));
@@ -191,23 +186,28 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
        return true;
    });
-    myArgs.parseCmdline(args);
+    myArgs.parseCmdline(argv);
    if (packages && fromArgs)
        throw UsageError("'-p' and '-E' are mutually exclusive");
    AutoDelete tmpDir(createTempDir("", myName));
    if (outLink.empty())
        outLink = (Path) tmpDir + "/result";
    auto store = openStore();
    auto evalStore = myArgs.evalStoreUrl ? openStore(*myArgs.evalStoreUrl) : store;
-    auto state = std::make_unique<EvalState>(myArgs.searchPath, evalStore, store);
+    auto evaluator = std::make_unique<Evaluator>(myArgs.searchPath, evalStore, store);
-    state->repair = myArgs.repair;
+    evaluator->repair = myArgs.repair;
    auto state = evaluator->begin();
    if (myArgs.repair) buildMode = bmRepair;
-    auto autoArgs = myArgs.getAutoArgs(*state);
+    auto autoArgs = myArgs.getAutoArgs(*evaluator);
    auto autoArgsWithInNixShell = autoArgs;
    if (runEnv) {
-        auto newArgs = state->buildBindings(autoArgsWithInNixShell->size() + 1);
+        auto newArgs = evaluator->buildBindings(autoArgsWithInNixShell->size() + 1);
        newArgs.alloc("inNixShell").mkBool(true);
        for (auto & i : *autoArgs) newArgs.insert(i);
        autoArgsWithInNixShell = newArgs.finish();
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
    std::vector<std::reference_wrapper<Expr>> exprs;
    if (readStdin)
-        exprs = {state->parseStdin()};
+        exprs = {evaluator->parseStdin()};
    else
        for (auto i : left) {
            if (fromArgs)
-                exprs.push_back(state->parseExprFromString(std::move(i), state->rootPath(CanonPath::fromCwd())));
+                exprs.push_back(evaluator->parseExprFromString(std::move(i), CanonPath::fromCwd()));
            else {
                auto absolute = i;
                try {
@@ -249,12 +249,16 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
                } catch (Error & e) {};
                auto [path, outputNames] = parsePathWithOutputs(absolute);
                if (evalStore->isStorePath(path) && path.ends_with(".drv"))
-                    drvs.push_back(DrvInfo(*state, evalStore, absolute));
+                    drvs.push_back(DrvInfo(evalStore, absolute));
                else
                    /* If we're in a #! script, interpret filenames
                       relative to the script. */
-                    exprs.push_back(state->parseExprFromFile(resolveExprPath(state->checkSourcePath(lookupFileArg(*state,
+                    exprs.push_back(evaluator->parseExprFromFile(
-                                        inShebang && !packages ? absPath(i, absPath(dirOf(script))) : i)))));
+                        evaluator->paths.resolveExprPath(lookupFileArg(
                            *evaluator,
                            inShebang && !packages ? absPath(i, absPath(dirOf(script))) : i
                        ))
                    ));
            }
        }
@@ -273,7 +277,7 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
            bool add = false;
            if (v.type() == nFunction && v.lambda.fun->hasFormals()) {
                for (auto & i : v.lambda.fun->formals->formals) {
-                    if (state->symbols[i.name] == "inNixShell") {
+                    if (evaluator->symbols[i.name] == "inNixShell") {
                        add = true;
                        break;
                    }
@@ -301,7 +305,7 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
        }
    }
-    state->maybePrintStats();
+    evaluator->maybePrintStats();
    auto buildPaths = [&](const std::vector<DerivedPath> & paths) {
        /* Note: we do this even when !printMissing to efficiently
@@ -323,7 +327,7 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
            throw UsageError("nix-shell requires a single derivation");
        auto & drvInfo = drvs.front();
-        auto drv = evalStore->derivationFromPath(drvInfo.requireDrvPath());
+        auto drv = evalStore->derivationFromPath(drvInfo.requireDrvPath(*state));
        std::vector<DerivedPath> pathsToBuild;
        RealisedPath::Set pathsToCopy;
@@ -337,9 +341,9 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
        if (!shell) {
            try {
-                auto & expr = state->parseExprFromString(
+                auto & expr = evaluator->parseExprFromString(
                    "(import <nixpkgs> {}).bashInteractive",
-                    state->rootPath(CanonPath::fromCwd()));
+                    CanonPath::fromCwd());
                Value v;
                state->eval(expr, v);
@@ -348,7 +352,7 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
                if (!drv)
                    throw Error("the 'bashInteractive' attribute in <nixpkgs> did not evaluate to a derivation");
-                auto bashDrv = drv->requireDrvPath();
+                auto bashDrv = drv->requireDrvPath(*state);
                pathsToBuild.push_back(DerivedPath::Built {
                    .drvPath = makeConstantStorePathRef(bashDrv),
                    .outputs = OutputsSpec::Names {"out"},
@@ -414,8 +418,6 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
        // Set the environment.
        auto env = getEnv();
        auto tmp = defaultTempDir();
        if (pure) {
            decltype(env) newEnv;
            for (auto & i : env)
@@ -426,8 +428,9 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
            env["__ETC_PROFILE_SOURCED"] = "1";
        }
-        env["NIX_BUILD_TOP"] = env["TMPDIR"] = env["TEMPDIR"] = env["TMP"] = env["TEMP"] = tmp;
+        // Don't use defaultTempDir() here! We want to preserve the user's TMPDIR for the shell
-        env["NIX_STORE"] = store->storeDir;
+        env["NIX_BUILD_TOP"] = env["TMPDIR"] = env["TEMPDIR"] = env["TMP"] = env["TEMP"] = getEnvNonEmpty("TMPDIR").value_or("/tmp");
        env["NIX_STORE"] = store->config().storeDir;
        env["NIX_BUILD_CORES"] = std::to_string(settings.buildCores);
        auto passAsFile = tokenizeString<StringSet>(getOr(drv.env, "passAsFile", ""));
@@ -465,7 +468,7 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
            for (const auto & [inputDrv, inputNode] : drv.inputDrvs.map)
                accumInputClosure(inputDrv, inputNode);
-            ParsedDerivation parsedDrv(drvInfo.requireDrvPath(), drv);
+            ParsedDerivation parsedDrv(drvInfo.requireDrvPath(*state), drv);
            if (auto structAttrs = parsedDrv.prepareStructuredAttrs(*store, inputs)) {
                auto json = structAttrs.value();
@@ -488,42 +491,51 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
           environment variables and shell functions.  Also don't
           lose the current $PATH directories. */
        auto rcfile = (Path) tmpDir + "/rc";
        auto tz = getEnv("TZ");
        std::string rc = fmt(
-                R"(_nix_shell_clean_tmpdir() { command rm -rf %1%; }; )"s +
+            R"(_nix_shell_clean_tmpdir() { command rm -rf %1%; }; )"
-                (keepTmp ?
+            "%2%"
-                    "trap _nix_shell_clean_tmpdir EXIT; "
+            "%3%"
-                    "exitHooks+=(_nix_shell_clean_tmpdir); "
+            // always clear PATH.
-                    "failureHooks+=(_nix_shell_clean_tmpdir); ":
+            // when nix-shell is run impure, we rehydrate it with the `p=$PATH` above
-                    "_nix_shell_clean_tmpdir; ") +
+            "unset PATH;"
-                (pure ? "" : "[ -n \"$PS1\" ] && [ -e ~/.bashrc ] && source ~/.bashrc;") +
+            "dontAddDisableDepTrack=1;\n",
-                "%2%"
+            shellEscape(tmpDir),
-                // always clear PATH.
+            (keepTmp
-                // when nix-shell is run impure, we rehydrate it with the `p=$PATH` above
+                ? "trap _nix_shell_clean_tmpdir EXIT; "
-                "unset PATH;"
+                  "exitHooks+=(_nix_shell_clean_tmpdir); "
-                "dontAddDisableDepTrack=1;\n"
+                  "failureHooks+=(_nix_shell_clean_tmpdir); "
-                + structuredAttrsRC +
+                : "_nix_shell_clean_tmpdir; "),
-                "\n[ -e $stdenv/setup ] && source $stdenv/setup; "
+            (pure
-                "%3%"
+                ? ""
-                "PATH=%4%:\"$PATH\"; "
+                : "[ -n \"$PS1\" ] && [ -e ~/.bashrc ] && source ~/.bashrc; p=$PATH; ")
-                "SHELL=%5%; "
+        );
-                "BASH=%5%; "
+        rc += structuredAttrsRC;
-                "set +e; "
+        rc += fmt(
-                R"s([ -n "$PS1" -a -z "$NIX_SHELL_PRESERVE_PROMPT" ] && )s" +
+            "\n[ -e $stdenv/setup ] && source $stdenv/setup; "
-                (getuid() == 0 ? R"s(PS1='\n\[\033[1;31m\][nix-shell:\w]\$\[\033[0m\] '; )s"
+            "%1%"
-                               : R"s(PS1='\n\[\033[1;32m\][nix-shell:\w]\$\[\033[0m\] '; )s") +
+            "PATH=%2%:\"$PATH\"; "
-                "if [ \"$(type -t runHook)\" = function ]; then runHook shellHook; fi; "
+            "SHELL=%3%; "
-                "unset NIX_ENFORCE_PURITY; "
+            "BASH=%3%; "
-                "shopt -u nullglob; "
+            "set +e; "
-                "unset TZ; %6%"
+            R"s([ -n "$PS1" -a -z "$NIX_SHELL_PRESERVE_PROMPT" ] && )s"
-                "shopt -s execfail;"
+            "%4%"
-                "%7%",
+            "if [ \"$(type -t runHook)\" = function ]; then runHook shellHook; fi; "
-                shellEscape(tmpDir),
+            "unset NIX_ENFORCE_PURITY; "
-                (pure ? "" : "p=$PATH; "),
+            "shopt -u nullglob; "
-                (pure ? "" : "PATH=$PATH:$p; unset p; "),
+            "unset TZ; %5%"
-                shellEscape(dirOf(*shell)),
+            "shopt -s execfail;"
-                shellEscape(*shell),
+            "%6%",
-                (getenv("TZ") ? (std::string("export TZ=") + shellEscape(getenv("TZ")) + "; ") : ""),
+            (pure ? "" : "PATH=$PATH:$p; unset p; "),
-                envCommand);
+            shellEscape(dirOf(*shell)),
            shellEscape(*shell),
            (getuid() == 0 ? R"s(PS1='\n\[\033[1;31m\][nix-shell:\w]\$\[\033[0m\] '; )s"
                           : R"s(PS1='\n\[\033[1;32m\][nix-shell:\w]\$\[\033[0m\] '; )s"),
            (tz.has_value()
                ? (std::string("export TZ=") + shellEscape(*tz) + "; ")
                : ""),
            envCommand
        );
        vomit("Sourcing nix-shell with file %s and contents:\n%s", rcfile, rc);
        writeFile(rcfile, rc);
@@ -559,9 +571,9 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
        std::map<StorePath, std::pair<size_t, StringSet>> drvMap;
        for (auto & drvInfo : drvs) {
-            auto drvPath = drvInfo.requireDrvPath();
+            auto drvPath = drvInfo.requireDrvPath(*state);
-            auto outputName = drvInfo.queryOutputName();
+            auto outputName = drvInfo.queryOutputName(*state);
            if (outputName == "")
                throw Error("derivation '%s' lacks an 'outputName' attribute", store->printStorePath(drvPath));
@@ -613,5 +625,9 @@ static void main_nix_build(int argc, char * * argv)
    }
 }
-static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_build("nix-build", main_nix_build);
+void registerNixBuildAndNixShell() {
-static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_shell("nix-shell", main_nix_build);
+    LegacyCommands::add("nix-build", main_nix_build);
    LegacyCommands::add("nix-shell", main_nix_build);
 }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 /// @file
 namespace nix {
 void registerNixBuildAndNixShell();
 }
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
-#include "profiles.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/profiles.hh"
-#include "shared.hh"
+#include "lix/libmain/shared.hh"
-#include "globals.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/globals.hh"
-#include "filetransfer.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/filetransfer.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "legacy.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/legacy.hh"
-#include "fetchers.hh"
+#include "lix/libfetchers/fetchers.hh"
-#include "eval-settings.hh" // for defexpr
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-settings.hh" // for defexpr
-#include "users.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/temporary-dir.hh"
 #include "lix/libutil/users.hh"
 #include "nix-channel.hh"
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <regex>
 #include <pwd.h>
-using namespace nix;
+namespace nix {
 typedef std::map<std::string, std::string> Channels;
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ static void update(const StringSet & channelNames)
    replaceSymlink(profile, channelLink);
 }
-static int main_nix_channel(int argc, char ** argv)
+static int main_nix_channel(std::string programName, Strings argv)
 {
    {
        // Figure out the name of the `.nix-channels' file to use
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ static int main_nix_channel(int argc, char ** argv)
            cRollback
        } cmd = cNone;
        std::vector<std::string> args;
-        parseCmdLine(argc, argv, [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
+        LegacyArgs(programName, [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
            if (*arg == "--help") {
                showManPage("nix-channel");
            } else if (*arg == "--version") {
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ static int main_nix_channel(int argc, char ** argv)
                args.push_back(std::move(*arg));
            }
            return true;
-        });
+        }).parseCmdline(argv);
        switch (cmd) {
            case cNone:
@@ -264,4 +266,8 @@ static int main_nix_channel(int argc, char ** argv)
    }
 }
-static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_channel("nix-channel", main_nix_channel);
+void registerNixChannel() {
    LegacyCommands::add("nix-channel", main_nix_channel);
 }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 /// @file
 namespace nix {
 void registerNixChannel();
 }
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
-#include "file-system.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/file-system.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "store-cast.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-cast.hh"
-#include "gc-store.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/gc-store.hh"
-#include "profiles.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/profiles.hh"
-#include "shared.hh"
+#include "lix/libmain/shared.hh"
-#include "globals.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/globals.hh"
-#include "legacy.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/legacy.hh"
-#include "signals.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/signals.hh"
 #include "nix-collect-garbage.hh"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cerrno>
-using namespace nix;
+namespace nix {
 std::string deleteOlderThan;
 bool dryRun = false;
@@ -55,14 +56,14 @@ void removeOldGenerations(std::string dir)
    }
 }
-static int main_nix_collect_garbage(int argc, char * * argv)
+static int main_nix_collect_garbage(std::string programName, Strings argv)
 {
    {
        bool removeOld = false;
        GCOptions options;
-        parseCmdLine(argc, argv, [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
+        LegacyArgs(programName, [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
            if (*arg == "--help")
                showManPage("nix-collect-garbage");
            else if (*arg == "--version")
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ static int main_nix_collect_garbage(int argc, char * * argv)
            else
                return false;
            return true;
-        });
+        }).parseCmdline(argv);
        if (removeOld) {
            std::set<Path> dirsToClean = {
@@ -110,4 +111,8 @@ static int main_nix_collect_garbage(int argc, char * * argv)
    }
 }
-static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_collect_garbage("nix-collect-garbage", main_nix_collect_garbage);
+void registerNixCollectGarbage() {
    LegacyCommands::add("nix-collect-garbage", main_nix_collect_garbage);
 }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 /// @file
 namespace nix {
 void registerNixCollectGarbage();
 }
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-#include "shared.hh"
+#include "lix/libmain/shared.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "legacy.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/legacy.hh"
 #include "nix-copy-closure.hh"
-using namespace nix;
+namespace nix {
-static int main_nix_copy_closure(int argc, char ** argv)
+static int main_nix_copy_closure(std::string programName, Strings argv)
 {
    {
        auto gzip = false;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ static int main_nix_copy_closure(int argc, char ** argv)
        std::string sshHost;
        PathSet storePaths;
-        parseCmdLine(argc, argv, [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
+        LegacyArgs(programName, [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
            if (*arg == "--help")
                showManPage("nix-copy-closure");
            else if (*arg == "--version")
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ static int main_nix_copy_closure(int argc, char ** argv)
            else
                storePaths.insert(*arg);
            return true;
-        });
+        }).parseCmdline(argv);
        if (sshHost.empty())
            throw UsageError("no host name specified");
@@ -60,4 +61,8 @@ static int main_nix_copy_closure(int argc, char ** argv)
    }
 }
-static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_copy_closure("nix-copy-closure", main_nix_copy_closure);
+void registerNixCopyClosure() {
    LegacyCommands::add("nix-copy-closure", main_nix_copy_closure);
 }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 /// @file
 namespace nix {
 void registerNixCopyClosure();
 }
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
-#include "attr-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/cmd-profiles.hh"
-#include "common-eval-args.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/attr-path.hh"
-#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/common-eval-args.hh"
-#include "terminal.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derivations.hh"
-#include "eval.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/terminal.hh"
-#include "get-drvs.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
-#include "globals.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/get-drvs.hh"
-#include "names.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/globals.hh"
-#include "profiles.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/names.hh"
-#include "path-with-outputs.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/profiles.hh"
-#include "shared.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/path-with-outputs.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libmain/shared.hh"
-#include "local-fs-store.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
 #include "lix/libstore/local-fs-store.hh"
 #include "user-env.hh"
-#include "users.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/users.hh"
-#include "value-to-json.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/value-to-json.hh"
-#include "xml-writer.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/xml-writer.hh"
-#include "legacy.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/legacy.hh"
-#include "eval-settings.hh" // for defexpr
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-settings.hh" // for defexpr
 #include "nix-env.hh"
 #include <ctime>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -28,9 +30,10 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 using namespace nix;
 using std::cout;
 namespace nix {
 typedef enum {
    srcNixExprDrvs,
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ struct Globals
 {
    InstallSourceInfo instSource;
    Path profile;
-    std::shared_ptr<EvalState> state;
+    std::shared_ptr<Evaluator> state;
    bool dryRun;
    bool preserveInstalled;
    bool removeAll;
@@ -93,19 +96,24 @@ static bool parseInstallSourceOptions(Globals & globals,
 }
-static bool isNixExpr(const SourcePath & path, struct InputAccessor::Stat & st)
+static bool isNixExpr(EvalPaths & paths, const CheckedSourcePath & path, struct InputAccessor::Stat & st)
 {
-    return
+    if (st.type == InputAccessor::tRegular) {
-        st.type == InputAccessor::tRegular
+        return true;
-        || (st.type == InputAccessor::tDirectory && (path + "default.nix").pathExists());
+    } else if (st.type != InputAccessor::tDirectory) {
        return false;
    } else {
        auto defaultNix = paths.checkSourcePath(path + "default.nix");
        return defaultNix.pathExists();
    }
 }
 static constexpr size_t maxAttrs = 1024;
-static void getAllExprs(EvalState & state,
+static void getAllExprs(Evaluator & state,
-    const SourcePath & path, StringSet & seen, BindingsBuilder & attrs)
+    const CheckedSourcePath & path, StringSet & seen, BindingsBuilder & attrs)
 {
    StringSet namesSorted;
    for (auto & [name, _] : path.readDirectory()) namesSorted.insert(name);
@@ -116,16 +124,16 @@ static void getAllExprs(EvalState & state,
           are implemented using profiles). */
        if (i == "manifest.nix") continue;
-        SourcePath path2 = path + i;
+        auto path2 = state.paths.checkSourcePath(path + i);
        InputAccessor::Stat st;
        try {
-            st = path2.resolveSymlinks().lstat();
+            st = path2.stat();
        } catch (Error &) {
            continue; // ignore dangling symlinks in ~/.nix-defexpr
        }
-        if (isNixExpr(path2, st) && (st.type != InputAccessor::tRegular || path2.baseName().ends_with(".nix"))) {
+        if (isNixExpr(state.paths, path2, st) && (st.type != InputAccessor::tRegular || path2.baseName().ends_with(".nix"))) {
            /* Strip off the `.nix' filename suffix (if applicable),
               otherwise the attribute cannot be selected with the
               `-A' option.  Useful if you want to stick a Nix
@@ -135,18 +143,18 @@ static void getAllExprs(EvalState & state,
                attrName = std::string(attrName, 0, attrName.size() - 4);
            if (!seen.insert(attrName).second) {
                std::string suggestionMessage = "";
-                if (path2.path.abs().find("channels") != std::string::npos && path.path.abs().find("channels") != std::string::npos)
+                if (path2.to_string().find("channels") != std::string::npos && path.to_string().find("channels") != std::string::npos)
                    suggestionMessage = fmt("\nsuggestion: remove '%s' from either the root channels or the user channels", attrName);
                printError("warning: name collision in input Nix expressions, skipping '%1%'"
                            "%2%", path2, suggestionMessage);
                continue;
            }
            /* Load the expression on demand. */
-            auto vArg = state.allocValue();
+            auto vArg = state.mem.allocValue();
-            vArg->mkString(path2.path.abs());
+            vArg->mkString(path2.canonical().abs());
            if (seen.size() == maxAttrs)
                throw Error("too many Nix expressions in directory '%1%'", path);
-            attrs.alloc(attrName).mkApp(&state.getBuiltin("import"), vArg);
+            attrs.alloc(attrName).mkApp(&state.builtins.get("import"), vArg);
        }
        else if (st.type == InputAccessor::tDirectory)
            /* `path2' is a directory (with no default.nix in it);
@@ -157,11 +165,12 @@ static void getAllExprs(EvalState & state,
-static void loadSourceExpr(EvalState & state, const SourcePath & path, Value & v)
+static void loadSourceExpr(EvalState & state, const SourcePath & path_, Value & v)
 {
-    auto st = path.resolveSymlinks().lstat();
+    auto path = state.ctx.paths.checkSourcePath(path_);
    auto st = path.stat();
-    if (isNixExpr(path, st))
+    if (isNixExpr(state.ctx.paths, path, st))
        state.evalFile(path, v);
    /* The path is a directory.  Put the Nix expressions in the
@@ -171,10 +180,10 @@ static void loadSourceExpr(EvalState & state, const SourcePath & path, Value & v
       ~/.nix-defexpr directory that includes some system-wide
       directory). */
    else if (st.type == InputAccessor::tDirectory) {
-        auto attrs = state.buildBindings(maxAttrs);
+        auto attrs = state.ctx.buildBindings(maxAttrs);
        attrs.alloc("_combineChannels").mkList(0);
        StringSet seen;
-        getAllExprs(state, path, seen, attrs);
+        getAllExprs(state.ctx, path, seen, attrs);
        v.mkAttrs(attrs);
    }
@@ -197,7 +206,7 @@ static void loadDerivations(EvalState & state, const SourcePath & nixExprPath,
       system. */
    for (DrvInfos::iterator i = elems.begin(), j; i != elems.end(); i = j) {
        j = i; j++;
-        if (systemFilter != "*" && i->querySystem() != systemFilter)
+        if (systemFilter != "*" && i->querySystem(state) != systemFilter)
            elems.erase(i);
    }
 }
@@ -205,7 +214,7 @@ static void loadDerivations(EvalState & state, const SourcePath & nixExprPath,
 static NixInt getPriority(EvalState & state, DrvInfo & drv)
 {
-    return drv.queryMetaInt("priority", NixInt(0));
+    return drv.queryMetaInt(state, "priority", NixInt(0));
 }
@@ -219,9 +228,9 @@ static std::strong_ordering comparePriorities(EvalState & state, DrvInfo & drv1,
 // at a time.
 static bool isPrebuilt(EvalState & state, DrvInfo & elem)
 {
-    auto path = elem.queryOutPath();
+    auto path = elem.queryOutPath(state);
-    if (state.store->isValidPath(path)) return true;
+    if (state.ctx.store->isValidPath(path)) return true;
-    return state.store->querySubstitutablePaths({path}).count(path);
+    return state.ctx.store->querySubstitutablePaths({path}).count(path);
 }
@@ -236,11 +245,11 @@ static void checkSelectorUse(DrvNames & selectors)
 namespace {
-std::set<std::string> searchByPrefix(DrvInfos & allElems, std::string_view prefix) {
+std::set<std::string> searchByPrefix(EvalState & state, DrvInfos & allElems, std::string_view prefix) {
    constexpr std::size_t maxResults = 3;
    std::set<std::string> result;
    for (auto & drvInfo : allElems) {
-        const auto drvName = DrvName { drvInfo.queryName() };
+        const auto drvName = DrvName { drvInfo.queryName(state) };
        if (drvName.name.starts_with(prefix)) {
            result.emplace(drvName.name);
@@ -278,7 +287,7 @@ std::vector<Match> pickNewestOnly(EvalState & state, std::vector<Match> matches)
    for (auto & match : matches) {
        auto & oneDrv = match.drvInfo;
-        const auto drvName = DrvName { oneDrv.queryName() };
+        const auto drvName = DrvName { oneDrv.queryName(state) };
        std::strong_ordering comparison = std::strong_ordering::greater;
        const auto itOther = newest.find(drvName.name);
@@ -287,13 +296,13 @@ std::vector<Match> pickNewestOnly(EvalState & state, std::vector<Match> matches)
            auto & newestDrv = itOther->second.drvInfo;
            comparison =
-                oneDrv.querySystem() == newestDrv.querySystem() ? std::strong_ordering::equal :
+                oneDrv.querySystem(state) == newestDrv.querySystem(state) ? std::strong_ordering::equal :
-                oneDrv.querySystem() == settings.thisSystem ? std::strong_ordering::greater :
+                oneDrv.querySystem(state) == settings.thisSystem ? std::strong_ordering::greater :
-                newestDrv.querySystem() == settings.thisSystem ? std::strong_ordering::less : std::strong_ordering::equal;
+                newestDrv.querySystem(state) == settings.thisSystem ? std::strong_ordering::less : std::strong_ordering::equal;
            if (comparison == 0)
                comparison = comparePriorities(state, oneDrv, newestDrv);
            if (comparison == 0)
-                comparison = compareVersions(drvName.version, DrvName { newestDrv.queryName() }.version);
+                comparison = compareVersions(drvName.version, DrvName{newestDrv.queryName(state)}.version);
        }
        if (comparison > 0) {
@@ -332,7 +341,7 @@ static DrvInfos filterBySelector(EvalState & state, DrvInfos & allElems,
    for (auto & selector : selectors) {
        std::vector<Match> matches;
        for (auto && [index, drvInfo] : enumerate(allElems)) {
-            const auto drvName = DrvName { drvInfo.queryName() };
+            const auto drvName = DrvName { drvInfo.queryName(state) };
            if (selector.matches(drvName)) {
                ++selector.hits;
                matches.emplace_back(drvInfo, index);
@@ -350,7 +359,7 @@ static DrvInfos filterBySelector(EvalState & state, DrvInfos & allElems,
                elems.push_back(match.drvInfo);
        if (selector.hits == 0 && selector.fullName != "*") {
-            const auto prefixHits = searchByPrefix(allElems, selector.name);
+            const auto prefixHits = searchByPrefix(state, allElems, selector.name);
            if (prefixHits.empty()) {
                throw Error("selector '%1%' matches no derivations", selector.fullName);
@@ -413,7 +422,7 @@ static void queryInstSources(EvalState & state,
            loadSourceExpr(state, *instSource.nixExprPath, vArg);
            for (auto & i : args) {
-                Expr & eFun = state.parseExprFromString(i, state.rootPath(CanonPath::fromCwd()));
+                Expr & eFun = state.ctx.parseExprFromString(i, CanonPath::fromCwd());
                Value vFun, vTmp;
                state.eval(eFun, vFun);
                vTmp.mkApp(&vFun, &vArg);
@@ -429,16 +438,16 @@ static void queryInstSources(EvalState & state,
        case srcStorePaths: {
            for (auto & i : args) {
-                auto path = state.store->followLinksToStorePath(i);
+                auto path = state.ctx.store->followLinksToStorePath(i);
                std::string name(path.name());
-                DrvInfo elem(state, "", nullptr);
+                DrvInfo elem("", nullptr);
                elem.setName(name);
                if (path.isDerivation()) {
                    elem.setDrvPath(path);
-                    auto outputs = state.store->queryDerivationOutputMap(path);
+                    auto outputs = state.ctx.store->queryDerivationOutputMap(path);
                    elem.setOutPath(outputs.at("out"));
                    if (name.size() >= drvExtension.size() &&
                        std::string(name, name.size() - drvExtension.size()) == drvExtension)
@@ -483,23 +492,23 @@ static void printMissing(EvalState & state, DrvInfos & elems)
 {
    std::vector<DerivedPath> targets;
    for (auto & i : elems)
-        if (auto drvPath = i.queryDrvPath())
+        if (auto drvPath = i.queryDrvPath(state))
            targets.emplace_back(DerivedPath::Built{
                .drvPath = makeConstantStorePathRef(*drvPath),
                .outputs = OutputsSpec::All { },
            });
        else
            targets.emplace_back(DerivedPath::Opaque{
-                .path = i.queryOutPath(),
+                .path = i.queryOutPath(state),
            });
-    printMissing(state.store, targets);
+    printMissing(state.ctx.store, targets);
 }
-static bool keep(DrvInfo & drv)
+static bool keep(EvalState & state, DrvInfo & drv)
 {
-    return drv.queryMetaBool("keep", false);
+    return drv.queryMetaBool(state, "keep", false);
 }
@@ -508,13 +517,15 @@ static void installDerivations(Globals & globals,
 {
    debug("installing derivations");
    auto state = globals.state->begin();
    /* Get the set of user environment elements to be installed. */
    DrvInfos newElems, newElemsTmp;
-    queryInstSources(*globals.state, globals.instSource, args, newElemsTmp, true);
+    queryInstSources(*state, globals.instSource, args, newElemsTmp, true);
    /* If --prebuilt-only is given, filter out source-only packages. */
    for (auto & i : newElemsTmp)
-        if (!globals.prebuiltOnly || isPrebuilt(*globals.state, i))
+        if (!globals.prebuiltOnly || isPrebuilt(*state, i))
            newElems.push_back(i);
    StringSet newNames;
@@ -525,7 +536,7 @@ static void installDerivations(Globals & globals,
           `java-front-0.9pre15899'). */
        if (globals.forceName != "")
            i.setName(globals.forceName);
-        newNames.insert(DrvName(i.queryName()).name);
+        newNames.insert(DrvName(i.queryName(*state)).name);
    }
@@ -537,27 +548,27 @@ static void installDerivations(Globals & globals,
        /* Add in the already installed derivations, unless they have
           the same name as a to-be-installed element. */
        if (!globals.removeAll) {
-            DrvInfos installedElems = queryInstalled(*globals.state, profile);
+            DrvInfos installedElems = queryInstalled(*state, profile);
            for (auto & i : installedElems) {
-                DrvName drvName(i.queryName());
+                DrvName drvName(i.queryName(*state));
                if (!globals.preserveInstalled &&
                    newNames.find(drvName.name) != newNames.end() &&
-                    !keep(i))
+                    !keep(*state, i))
-                    printInfo("replacing old '%s'", i.queryName());
+                    printInfo("replacing old '%s'", i.queryName(*state));
                else
                    allElems.push_back(i);
            }
            for (auto & i : newElems)
-                printInfo("installing '%s'", i.queryName());
+                printInfo("installing '%s'", i.queryName(*state));
        }
-        printMissing(*globals.state, newElems);
+        printMissing(*state, newElems);
        if (globals.dryRun) return;
-        if (createUserEnv(*globals.state, allElems,
+        if (createUserEnv(*state, allElems,
                profile, settings.envKeepDerivations, lockToken)) break;
    }
 }
@@ -587,6 +598,8 @@ static void upgradeDerivations(Globals & globals,
 {
    debug("upgrading derivations");
    auto state = globals.state->begin();
    /* Upgrade works as follows: we take all currently installed
       derivations, and for any derivation matching any selector, look
       for a derivation in the input Nix expression that has the same
@@ -595,20 +608,20 @@ static void upgradeDerivations(Globals & globals,
    while (true) {
        auto lockToken = optimisticLockProfile(globals.profile);
-        DrvInfos installedElems = queryInstalled(*globals.state, globals.profile);
+        DrvInfos installedElems = queryInstalled(*state, globals.profile);
        /* Fetch all derivations from the input file. */
        DrvInfos availElems;
-        queryInstSources(*globals.state, globals.instSource, args, availElems, false);
+        queryInstSources(*state, globals.instSource, args, availElems, false);
        /* Go through all installed derivations. */
        DrvInfos newElems;
        for (auto & i : installedElems) {
-            DrvName drvName(i.queryName());
+            DrvName drvName(i.queryName(*state));
            try {
-                if (keep(i)) {
+                if (keep(*state, i)) {
                    newElems.push_back(i);
                    continue;
                }
@@ -623,9 +636,9 @@ static void upgradeDerivations(Globals & globals,
                DrvInfos::iterator bestElem = availElems.end();
                std::string bestVersion;
                for (auto j = availElems.begin(); j != availElems.end(); ++j) {
-                    if (comparePriorities(*globals.state, i, *j) > 0)
+                    if (comparePriorities(*state, i, *j) > 0)
                        continue;
-                    DrvName newName(j->queryName());
+                    DrvName newName(j->queryName(*state));
                    if (newName.name == drvName.name) {
                        std::strong_ordering d = compareVersions(drvName.version, newName.version);
                        if ((upgradeType == utLt && d < 0) ||
@@ -635,10 +648,10 @@ static void upgradeDerivations(Globals & globals,
                        {
                            std::strong_ordering d2 = std::strong_ordering::less;
                            if (bestElem != availElems.end()) {
-                                d2 = comparePriorities(*globals.state, *bestElem, *j);
+                                d2 = comparePriorities(*state, *bestElem, *j);
                                if (d2 == 0) d2 = compareVersions(bestVersion, newName.version);
                            }
-                            if (d2 < 0 && (!globals.prebuiltOnly || isPrebuilt(*globals.state, *j))) {
+                            if (d2 < 0 && (!globals.prebuiltOnly || isPrebuilt(*state, *j))) {
                                bestElem = j;
                                bestVersion = newName.version;
                            }
@@ -647,27 +660,27 @@ static void upgradeDerivations(Globals & globals,
                }
                if (bestElem != availElems.end() &&
-                    i.queryOutPath() !=
+                    i.queryOutPath(*state) !=
-                    bestElem->queryOutPath())
+                    bestElem->queryOutPath(*state))
                {
                    const char * action = compareVersions(drvName.version, bestVersion) <= 0
                        ? "upgrading" : "downgrading";
                    printInfo("%1% '%2%' to '%3%'",
-                        action, i.queryName(), bestElem->queryName());
+                        action, i.queryName(*state), bestElem->queryName(*state));
                    newElems.push_back(*bestElem);
                } else newElems.push_back(i);
            } catch (Error & e) {
-                e.addTrace(nullptr, "while trying to find an upgrade for '%s'", i.queryName());
+                e.addTrace(nullptr, "while trying to find an upgrade for '%s'", i.queryName(*state));
                throw;
            }
        }
-        printMissing(*globals.state, newElems);
+        printMissing(*state, newElems);
        if (globals.dryRun) return;
-        if (createUserEnv(*globals.state, newElems,
+        if (createUserEnv(*state, newElems,
                globals.profile, settings.envKeepDerivations, lockToken)) break;
    }
 }
@@ -693,9 +706,9 @@ static void opUpgrade(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
 static void setMetaFlag(EvalState & state, DrvInfo & drv,
    const std::string & name, const std::string & value)
 {
-    auto v = state.allocValue();
+    auto v = state.ctx.mem.allocValue();
    v->mkString(value);
-    drv.setMeta(name, v);
+    drv.setMeta(state, name, v);
 }
@@ -711,19 +724,21 @@ static void opSetFlag(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
    std::string flagValue = *arg++;
    DrvNames selectors = drvNamesFromArgs(Strings(arg, opArgs.end()));
    auto state = globals.state->begin();
    while (true) {
        std::string lockToken = optimisticLockProfile(globals.profile);
-        DrvInfos installedElems = queryInstalled(*globals.state, globals.profile);
+        DrvInfos installedElems = queryInstalled(*state, globals.profile);
        /* Update all matching derivations. */
        for (auto & i : installedElems) {
-            DrvName drvName(i.queryName());
+            DrvName drvName(i.queryName(*state));
            for (auto & j : selectors)
                if (j.matches(drvName)) {
-                    printInfo("setting flag on '%1%'", i.queryName());
+                    printInfo("setting flag on '%1%'", i.queryName(*state));
                    j.hits++;
-                    setMetaFlag(*globals.state, i, flagName, flagValue);
+                    setMetaFlag(*state, i, flagName, flagValue);
                    break;
                }
        }
@@ -731,7 +746,7 @@ static void opSetFlag(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
        checkSelectorUse(selectors);
        /* Write the new user environment. */
-        if (createUserEnv(*globals.state, installedElems,
+        if (createUserEnv(*state, installedElems,
                globals.profile, settings.envKeepDerivations, lockToken)) break;
    }
 }
@@ -739,6 +754,8 @@ static void opSetFlag(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
 static void opSet(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
 {
    auto state = globals.state->begin();
    auto store2 = globals.state->store.dynamic_pointer_cast<LocalFSStore>();
    if (!store2) throw Error("--set is not supported for this Nix store");
@@ -749,7 +766,7 @@ static void opSet(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
    }
    DrvInfos elems;
-    queryInstSources(*globals.state, globals.instSource, opArgs, elems, true);
+    queryInstSources(*state, globals.instSource, opArgs, elems, true);
    if (elems.size() != 1)
        throw Error("--set requires exactly one derivation");
@@ -759,7 +776,7 @@ static void opSet(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
    if (globals.forceName != "")
        drv.setName(globals.forceName);
-    auto drvPath = drv.queryDrvPath();
+    auto drvPath = drv.queryDrvPath(*state);
    std::vector<DerivedPath> paths {
        drvPath
        ? (DerivedPath) (DerivedPath::Built {
@@ -767,7 +784,7 @@ static void opSet(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
            .outputs = OutputsSpec::All { },
        })
        : (DerivedPath) (DerivedPath::Opaque {
-            .path = drv.queryOutPath(),
+            .path = drv.queryOutPath(*state),
        }),
    };
    printMissing(globals.state->store, paths);
@@ -778,7 +795,7 @@ static void opSet(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
    Path generation = createGeneration(
        *store2,
        globals.profile,
-        drv.queryOutPath());
+        drv.queryOutPath(*state));
    switchLink(globals.profile, generation);
 }
@@ -786,10 +803,12 @@ static void opSet(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
 static void uninstallDerivations(Globals & globals, Strings & selectors,
    Path & profile)
 {
    auto state = globals.state->begin();
    while (true) {
        auto lockToken = optimisticLockProfile(profile);
-        DrvInfos workingElems = queryInstalled(*globals.state, profile);
+        DrvInfos workingElems = queryInstalled(*state, profile);
        for (auto & selector : selectors) {
            DrvInfos::iterator split = workingElems.begin();
@@ -797,16 +816,16 @@ static void uninstallDerivations(Globals & globals, Strings & selectors,
                StorePath selectorStorePath = globals.state->store->followLinksToStorePath(selector);
                split = std::partition(
                    workingElems.begin(), workingElems.end(),
-                    [&selectorStorePath, globals](auto &elem) {
+                    [&selectorStorePath, &state](auto &elem) {
-                        return selectorStorePath != elem.queryOutPath();
+                        return selectorStorePath != elem.queryOutPath(*state);
                    }
                );
            } else {
                DrvName selectorName(selector);
                split = std::partition(
                    workingElems.begin(), workingElems.end(),
-                    [&selectorName](auto &elem){
+                    [&selectorName, &state](auto &elem){
-                        DrvName elemName(elem.queryName());
+                        DrvName elemName(elem.queryName(*state));
                        return !selectorName.matches(elemName);
                    }
                );
@@ -814,14 +833,14 @@ static void uninstallDerivations(Globals & globals, Strings & selectors,
            if (split == workingElems.end())
                warn("selector '%s' matched no installed derivations", selector);
            for (auto removedElem = split; removedElem != workingElems.end(); removedElem++) {
-                printInfo("uninstalling '%s'", removedElem->queryName());
+                printInfo("uninstalling '%s'", removedElem->queryName(*state));
            }
            workingElems.erase(split, workingElems.end());
        }
        if (globals.dryRun) return;
-        if (createUserEnv(*globals.state, workingElems,
+        if (createUserEnv(*state, workingElems,
                profile, settings.envKeepDerivations, lockToken)) break;
    }
 }
@@ -841,10 +860,10 @@ static bool cmpChars(char a, char b)
 }
-static bool cmpElemByName(DrvInfo & a, DrvInfo & b)
+static bool cmpElemByName(EvalState & state, DrvInfo & a, DrvInfo & b)
 {
-    auto a_name = a.queryName();
+    auto a_name = a.queryName(state);
-    auto b_name = b.queryName();
+    auto b_name = b.queryName(state);
    return lexicographical_compare(
        a_name.begin(), a_name.end(),
        b_name.begin(), b_name.end(), cmpChars);
@@ -894,15 +913,15 @@ void printTable(Table & table)
 typedef enum { cvLess, cvEqual, cvGreater, cvUnavail } VersionDiff;
 static VersionDiff compareVersionAgainstSet(
-    DrvInfo & elem, DrvInfos & elems, std::string & version)
+    EvalState & state, DrvInfo & elem, DrvInfos & elems, std::string & version)
 {
-    DrvName name(elem.queryName());
+    DrvName name(elem.queryName(state));
    VersionDiff diff = cvUnavail;
    version = "?";
    for (auto & i : elems) {
-        DrvName name2(i.queryName());
+        DrvName name2(i.queryName(state));
        if (name.name == name2.name) {
            std::strong_ordering d = compareVersions(name.version, name2.version);
            if (d < 0) {
@@ -925,7 +944,7 @@ static VersionDiff compareVersionAgainstSet(
 }
-static void queryJSON(Globals & globals, std::vector<DrvInfo> & elems, bool printOutPath, bool printDrvPath, bool printMeta)
+static void queryJSON(EvalState & state, Globals & globals, std::vector<DrvInfo> & elems, bool printOutPath, bool printDrvPath, bool printMeta)
 {
    using nlohmann::json;
    json topObj = json::object();
@@ -934,18 +953,18 @@ static void queryJSON(Globals & globals, std::vector<DrvInfo> & elems, bool prin
            if (i.hasFailed()) continue;
-            auto drvName = DrvName(i.queryName());
+            auto drvName = DrvName(i.queryName(state));
            json &pkgObj = topObj[i.attrPath];
            pkgObj = {
                {"name", drvName.fullName},
                {"pname", drvName.name},
                {"version", drvName.version},
-                {"system", i.querySystem()},
+                {"system", i.querySystem(state)},
-                {"outputName", i.queryOutputName()},
+                {"outputName", i.queryOutputName(state)},
            };
            {
-                DrvInfo::Outputs outputs = i.queryOutputs(printOutPath);
+                DrvInfo::Outputs outputs = i.queryOutputs(state, printOutPath);
                json &outputObj = pkgObj["outputs"];
                outputObj = json::object();
                for (auto & j : outputs) {
@@ -957,29 +976,29 @@ static void queryJSON(Globals & globals, std::vector<DrvInfo> & elems, bool prin
            }
            if (printDrvPath) {
-                auto drvPath = i.queryDrvPath();
+                auto drvPath = i.queryDrvPath(state);
                if (drvPath) pkgObj["drvPath"] = globals.state->store->printStorePath(*drvPath);
            }
            if (printMeta) {
                json &metaObj = pkgObj["meta"];
                metaObj = json::object();
-                StringSet metaNames = i.queryMetaNames();
+                StringSet metaNames = i.queryMetaNames(state);
                for (auto & j : metaNames) {
-                    Value * v = i.queryMeta(j);
+                    Value * v = i.queryMeta(state, j);
                    if (!v) {
-                        printError("derivation '%s' has invalid meta attribute '%s'", i.queryName(), j);
+                        printError("derivation '%s' has invalid meta attribute '%s'", i.queryName(state), j);
                        metaObj[j] = nullptr;
                    } else {
                        NixStringContext context;
-                        metaObj[j] = printValueAsJSON(*globals.state, true, *v, noPos, context);
+                        metaObj[j] = printValueAsJSON(state, true, *v, noPos, context);
                    }
                }
            }
        } catch (AssertionError & e) {
-            printMsg(lvlTalkative, "skipping derivation named '%1%' which gives an assertion failure", i.queryName());
+            printMsg(lvlTalkative, "skipping derivation named '%1%' which gives an assertion failure", i.queryName(state));
        } catch (Error & e) {
-            e.addTrace(nullptr, "while querying the derivation named '%1%'", i.queryName());
+            e.addTrace(nullptr, "while querying the derivation named '%1%'", i.queryName(state));
            throw;
        }
    }
@@ -990,6 +1009,7 @@ static void queryJSON(Globals & globals, std::vector<DrvInfo> & elems, bool prin
 static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
 {
    auto & store { *globals.state->store };
    auto state = globals.state->begin();
    Strings remaining;
    std::string attrPath;
@@ -1038,14 +1058,14 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
    DrvInfos availElems, installedElems;
    if (source == sInstalled || compareVersions || printStatus)
-        installedElems = queryInstalled(*globals.state, globals.profile);
+        installedElems = queryInstalled(*state, globals.profile);
    if (source == sAvailable || compareVersions)
-        loadDerivations(*globals.state, *globals.instSource.nixExprPath,
+        loadDerivations(*state, *globals.instSource.nixExprPath,
            globals.instSource.systemFilter, *globals.instSource.autoArgs,
            attrPath, availElems);
-    DrvInfos elems_ = filterBySelector(*globals.state,
+    DrvInfos elems_ = filterBySelector(*state,
        source == sInstalled ? installedElems : availElems,
        opArgs, false);
@@ -1056,8 +1076,7 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
    /* !!! */
    std::vector<DrvInfo> elems;
    for (auto & i : elems_) elems.push_back(i);
-    sort(elems.begin(), elems.end(), cmpElemByName);
+    sort(elems.begin(), elems.end(), [&] (auto& a, auto& b) { return cmpElemByName(*state, a, b); });
    /* We only need to know the installed paths when we are querying
       the status of the derivation. */
@@ -1065,7 +1084,7 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
    if (printStatus)
        for (auto & i : installedElems)
-            installed.insert(i.queryOutPath());
+            installed.insert(i.queryOutPath(*state));
    /* Query which paths have substitutes. */
@@ -1075,9 +1094,9 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
        StorePathSet paths;
        for (auto & i : elems)
            try {
-                paths.insert(i.queryOutPath());
+                paths.insert(i.queryOutPath(*state));
            } catch (AssertionError & e) {
-                printMsg(lvlTalkative, "skipping derivation named '%s' which gives an assertion failure", i.queryName());
+                printMsg(lvlTalkative, "skipping derivation named '%s' which gives an assertion failure", i.queryName(*state));
                i.setFailed();
            }
        validPaths = store.queryValidPaths(paths);
@@ -1087,7 +1106,7 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
    /* Print the desired columns, or XML output. */
    if (jsonOutput) {
-        queryJSON(globals, elems, printOutPath, printDrvPath, printMeta);
+        queryJSON(*state, globals, elems, printOutPath, printDrvPath, printMeta);
        cout << '\n';
        return;
    }
@@ -1106,8 +1125,8 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
            //Activity act(*logger, lvlDebug, "outputting query result '%1%'", i.attrPath);
            if (globals.prebuiltOnly &&
-                !validPaths.count(i.queryOutPath()) &&
+                !validPaths.count(i.queryOutPath(*state)) &&
-                !substitutablePaths.count(i.queryOutPath()))
+                !substitutablePaths.count(i.queryOutPath(*state)))
                continue;
            /* For table output. */
@@ -1117,7 +1136,7 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
            XMLAttrs attrs;
            if (printStatus) {
-                auto outPath = i.queryOutPath();
+                auto outPath = i.queryOutPath(*state);
                bool hasSubs = substitutablePaths.count(outPath);
                bool isInstalled = installed.count(outPath);
                bool isValid = validPaths.count(outPath);
@@ -1138,12 +1157,12 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
                columns.push_back(i.attrPath);
            if (xmlOutput) {
-                auto drvName = DrvName(i.queryName());
+                auto drvName = DrvName(i.queryName(*state));
                attrs["name"] = drvName.fullName;
                attrs["pname"] = drvName.name;
                attrs["version"] = drvName.version;
            } else if (printName) {
-                columns.push_back(i.queryName());
+                columns.push_back(i.queryName(*state));
            }
            if (compareVersions) {
@@ -1152,7 +1171,7 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
                   elements, or the set of installed elements.  !!!
                   This is O(N * M), should be O(N * lg M). */
                std::string version;
-                VersionDiff diff = compareVersionAgainstSet(i, otherElems, version);
+                VersionDiff diff = compareVersionAgainstSet(*state, i, otherElems, version);
                char ch;
                switch (diff) {
@@ -1177,13 +1196,13 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
            }
            if (xmlOutput) {
-                if (i.querySystem() != "") attrs["system"] = i.querySystem();
+                if (i.querySystem(*state) != "") attrs["system"] = i.querySystem(*state);
            }
            else if (printSystem)
-                columns.push_back(i.querySystem());
+                columns.push_back(i.querySystem(*state));
            if (printDrvPath) {
-                auto drvPath = i.queryDrvPath();
+                auto drvPath = i.queryDrvPath(*state);
                if (xmlOutput) {
                    if (drvPath) attrs["drvPath"] = store.printStorePath(*drvPath);
                } else
@@ -1191,10 +1210,10 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
            }
            if (xmlOutput)
-                attrs["outputName"] = i.queryOutputName();
+                attrs["outputName"] = i.queryOutputName(*state);
            if (printOutPath && !xmlOutput) {
-                DrvInfo::Outputs outputs = i.queryOutputs();
+                DrvInfo::Outputs outputs = i.queryOutputs(*state);
                std::string s;
                for (auto & j : outputs) {
                    if (!s.empty()) s += ';';
@@ -1205,7 +1224,7 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
            }
            if (printDescription) {
-                auto descr = i.queryMetaString("description");
+                auto descr = i.queryMetaString(*state, "description");
                if (xmlOutput) {
                    if (descr != "") attrs["description"] = descr;
                } else
@@ -1214,7 +1233,7 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
            if (xmlOutput) {
                XMLOpenElement item(xml, "item", attrs);
-                DrvInfo::Outputs outputs = i.queryOutputs(printOutPath);
+                DrvInfo::Outputs outputs = i.queryOutputs(*state, printOutPath);
                for (auto & j : outputs) {
                    XMLAttrs attrs2;
                    attrs2["name"] = j.first;
@@ -1223,15 +1242,15 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
                    xml.writeEmptyElement("output", attrs2);
                }
                if (printMeta) {
-                    StringSet metaNames = i.queryMetaNames();
+                    StringSet metaNames = i.queryMetaNames(*state);
                    for (auto & j : metaNames) {
                        XMLAttrs attrs2;
                        attrs2["name"] = j;
-                        Value * v = i.queryMeta(j);
+                        Value * v = i.queryMeta(*state, j);
                        if (!v)
                            printError(
                                "derivation '%s' has invalid meta attribute '%s'",
-                                i.queryName(), j);
+                                i.queryName(*state), j);
                        else {
                            if (v->type() == nString) {
                                attrs2["type"] = "string";
@@ -1280,9 +1299,9 @@ static void opQuery(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
            cout.flush();
        } catch (AssertionError & e) {
-            printMsg(lvlTalkative, "skipping derivation named '%1%' which gives an assertion failure", i.queryName());
+            printMsg(lvlTalkative, "skipping derivation named '%1%' which gives an assertion failure", i.queryName(*state));
        } catch (Error & e) {
-            e.addTrace(nullptr, "while querying the derivation named '%1%'", i.queryName());
+            e.addTrace(nullptr, "while querying the derivation named '%1%'", i.queryName(*state));
            throw;
        }
    }
@@ -1313,7 +1332,7 @@ static void opSwitchGeneration(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArg
        throw UsageError("exactly one argument expected");
    if (auto dstGen = string2Int<GenerationNumber>(opArgs.front()))
-        switchGeneration(globals.profile, *dstGen, globals.dryRun);
+        switchGeneration(globals.profile, dstGen, globals.dryRun);
    else
        throw UsageError("expected a generation number");
 }
@@ -1393,7 +1412,7 @@ static void opVersion(Globals & globals, Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
 }
-static int main_nix_env(int argc, char * * argv)
+static int main_nix_env(std::string programName, Strings argv)
 {
    {
        Strings opFlags, opArgs;
@@ -1432,7 +1451,7 @@ static int main_nix_env(int argc, char * * argv)
            using LegacyArgs::LegacyArgs;
        };
-        MyArgs myArgs(std::string(baseNameOf(argv[0])), [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
+        MyArgs myArgs(programName, [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
            Operation oldOp = op;
            if (*arg == "--help")
@@ -1513,20 +1532,20 @@ static int main_nix_env(int argc, char * * argv)
            return true;
        });
-        myArgs.parseCmdline(argvToStrings(argc, argv));
+        myArgs.parseCmdline(argv);
        if (showHelp) showManPage("nix-env" + opName);
        if (!op) throw UsageError("no operation specified");
        auto store = openStore();
-        globals.state = std::shared_ptr<EvalState>(new EvalState(myArgs.searchPath, store));
+        globals.state = std::make_shared<Evaluator>(myArgs.searchPath, store);
        globals.state->repair = myArgs.repair;
        globals.instSource.nixExprPath = std::make_shared<SourcePath>(
            file != ""
            ? lookupFileArg(*globals.state, file)
-            : globals.state->rootPath(CanonPath(nixExprPath)));
+            : CanonPath(nixExprPath));
        globals.instSource.autoArgs = myArgs.getAutoArgs(*globals.state);
@@ -1544,4 +1563,8 @@ static int main_nix_env(int argc, char * * argv)
    }
 }
-static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_env("nix-env", main_nix_env);
+void registerNixEnv() {
    LegacyCommands::add("nix-env", main_nix_env);
 }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 /// @file
 namespace nix {
 void registerNixEnv();
 }
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
-#include "globals.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/globals.hh"
-#include "print-ambiguous.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/print-ambiguous.hh"
-#include "shared.hh"
+#include "lix/libmain/shared.hh"
-#include "eval.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
-#include "eval-inline.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-inline.hh"
-#include "get-drvs.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/get-drvs.hh"
-#include "attr-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/attr-path.hh"
-#include "value-to-xml.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/value-to-xml.hh"
-#include "value-to-json.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/value-to-json.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "local-fs-store.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/local-fs-store.hh"
-#include "common-eval-args.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/common-eval-args.hh"
-#include "legacy.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/legacy.hh"
 #include "nix-instantiate.hh"
 #include <map>
 #include <iostream>
-using namespace nix;
+namespace nix {
 static Path gcRoot;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ void processExpr(EvalState & state, const Strings & attrPaths,
    bool evalOnly, OutputKind output, bool location, Expr & e)
 {
    if (parseOnly) {
-        e.show(state.symbols, std::cout);
+        e.show(state.ctx.symbols, std::cout);
        std::cout << "\n";
        return;
    }
@@ -57,18 +58,18 @@ void processExpr(EvalState & state, const Strings & attrPaths,
            } else {
                if (strict) state.forceValueDeep(vRes);
                std::set<const void *> seen;
-                printAmbiguous(vRes, state.symbols, std::cout, &seen, std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
+                printAmbiguous(vRes, state.ctx.symbols, std::cout, &seen, std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
                std::cout << std::endl;
            }
        } else {
            DrvInfos drvs;
            getDerivations(state, v, "", autoArgs, drvs, false);
            for (auto & i : drvs) {
-                auto drvPath = i.requireDrvPath();
+                auto drvPath = i.requireDrvPath(state);
-                auto drvPathS = state.store->printStorePath(drvPath);
+                auto drvPathS = state.ctx.store->printStorePath(drvPath);
                /* What output do we want? */
-                std::string outputName = i.queryOutputName();
+                std::string outputName = i.queryOutputName(state);
                if (outputName == "")
                    throw Error("derivation '%1%' lacks an 'outputName' attribute", drvPathS);
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ void processExpr(EvalState & state, const Strings & attrPaths,
                else {
                    Path rootName = absPath(gcRoot);
                    if (++rootNr > 1) rootName += "-" + std::to_string(rootNr);
-                    auto store2 = state.store.dynamic_pointer_cast<LocalFSStore>();
+                    auto store2 = state.ctx.store.dynamic_pointer_cast<LocalFSStore>();
                    if (store2)
                        drvPathS = store2->addPermRoot(drvPath, rootName);
                }
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ void processExpr(EvalState & state, const Strings & attrPaths,
 }
-static int main_nix_instantiate(int argc, char * * argv)
+static int main_nix_instantiate(std::string programName, Strings argv)
 {
    {
        Strings files;
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ static int main_nix_instantiate(int argc, char * * argv)
            using LegacyArgs::LegacyArgs;
        };
-        MyArgs myArgs(std::string(baseNameOf(argv[0])), [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
+        MyArgs myArgs(programName, [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
            if (*arg == "--help")
                showManPage("nix-instantiate");
            else if (*arg == "--version")
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ static int main_nix_instantiate(int argc, char * * argv)
            return true;
        });
-        myArgs.parseCmdline(argvToStrings(argc, argv));
+        myArgs.parseCmdline(argv);
        if (evalOnly && !wantsReadWrite)
            settings.readOnlyMode = true;
@@ -156,26 +157,24 @@ static int main_nix_instantiate(int argc, char * * argv)
        auto store = openStore();
        auto evalStore = myArgs.evalStoreUrl ? openStore(*myArgs.evalStoreUrl) : store;
-        auto state = std::make_unique<EvalState>(myArgs.searchPath, evalStore, store);
+        auto evaluator = std::make_unique<Evaluator>(myArgs.searchPath, evalStore, store);
-        state->repair = myArgs.repair;
+        auto state = evaluator->begin();
        evaluator->repair = myArgs.repair;
-        Bindings & autoArgs = *myArgs.getAutoArgs(*state);
+        Bindings & autoArgs = *myArgs.getAutoArgs(*evaluator);
        if (attrPaths.empty()) attrPaths = {""};
        if (findFile) {
            for (auto & i : files) {
-                auto p = state->findFile(i);
+                auto p = evaluator->paths.findFile(i);
-                if (auto fn = p.getPhysicalPath())
+                std::cout << p.canonical().abs() << std::endl;
                    std::cout << fn->abs() << std::endl;
                else
                    throw Error("'%s' has no physical path", p);
            }
            return 0;
        }
        if (readStdin) {
-            Expr & e = state->parseStdin();
+            Expr & e = evaluator->parseStdin();
            processExpr(*state, attrPaths, parseOnly, strict, autoArgs,
                evalOnly, outputKind, xmlOutputSourceLocation, e);
        } else if (files.empty() && !fromArgs)
@@ -183,16 +182,20 @@ static int main_nix_instantiate(int argc, char * * argv)
        for (auto & i : files) {
            Expr & e = fromArgs
-                ? state->parseExprFromString(i, state->rootPath(CanonPath::fromCwd()))
+                ? evaluator->parseExprFromString(i, CanonPath::fromCwd())
-                : state->parseExprFromFile(resolveExprPath(state->checkSourcePath(lookupFileArg(*state, i))));
+                : evaluator->parseExprFromFile(evaluator->paths.resolveExprPath(lookupFileArg(*evaluator, i)));
            processExpr(*state, attrPaths, parseOnly, strict, autoArgs,
                evalOnly, outputKind, xmlOutputSourceLocation, e);
        }
-        state->maybePrintStats();
+        evaluator->maybePrintStats();
        return 0;
    }
 }
-static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_instantiate("nix-instantiate", main_nix_instantiate);
+void registerNixInstantiate() {
    LegacyCommands::add("nix-instantiate", main_nix_instantiate);
 }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 /// @file
 namespace nix {
 void registerNixInstantiate();
 }
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
-#include "archive.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/archive.hh"
-#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derivations.hh"
 #include "dotgraph.hh"
-#include "globals.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/exit.hh"
-#include "build-result.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/globals.hh"
-#include "store-cast.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/build-result.hh"
-#include "gc-store.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-cast.hh"
-#include "log-store.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/gc-store.hh"
-#include "local-store.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/log-store.hh"
-#include "monitor-fd.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/local-store.hh"
-#include "serve-protocol.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/monitor-fd.hh"
-#include "serve-protocol-impl.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/serve-protocol.hh"
-#include "shared.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/serve-protocol-impl.hh"
 #include "lix/libmain/shared.hh"
 #include "graphml.hh"
-#include "legacy.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/legacy.hh"
-#include "path-with-outputs.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/path-with-outputs.hh"
 #include "nix-store.hh"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-namespace nix_store {
+namespace nix {
 using namespace nix;
 using std::cin;
 using std::cout;
@@ -831,12 +831,12 @@ static void opServe(Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
        // FIXME: changing options here doesn't work if we're
        // building through the daemon.
        verbosity = lvlError;
-        settings.keepLog = false;
+        settings.keepLog.override(false);
-        settings.useSubstitutes = false;
+        settings.useSubstitutes.override(false);
-        settings.maxSilentTime = readInt(in);
+        settings.maxSilentTime.override(readInt(in));
-        settings.buildTimeout = readInt(in);
+        settings.buildTimeout.override(readInt(in));
        if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 2)
-            settings.maxLogSize = readNum<unsigned long>(in);
+            settings.maxLogSize.override(readNum<unsigned long>(in));
        if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 3) {
            auto nrRepeats = readInt(in);
            if (nrRepeats != 0) {
@@ -850,10 +850,10 @@ static void opServe(Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
            // asked for.
            readInt(in);
-            settings.runDiffHook = true;
+            settings.runDiffHook.override(true);
        }
        if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 7) {
-            settings.keepFailed = (bool) readInt(in);
+            settings.keepFailed.override((bool) readInt(in));
        }
    };
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ static void opVersion(Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
 /* Scan the arguments; find the operation, set global flags, put all
   other flags in a list, and put all other arguments in another
   list. */
-static int main_nix_store(int argc, char * * argv)
+static int main_nix_store(std::string programName, Strings argv)
 {
    {
        Strings opFlags, opArgs;
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ static int main_nix_store(int argc, char * * argv)
        std::string opName;
        bool showHelp = false;
-        parseCmdLine(argc, argv, [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
+        LegacyArgs(programName, [&](Strings::iterator & arg, const Strings::iterator & end) {
            Operation oldOp = op;
            if (*arg == "--help")
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ static int main_nix_store(int argc, char * * argv)
                throw UsageError("only one operation may be specified");
            return true;
-        });
+        }).parseCmdline(argv);
        if (showHelp) showManPage("nix-store" + opName);
        if (!op) throw UsageError("no operation specified");
@@ -1176,6 +1176,8 @@ static int main_nix_store(int argc, char * * argv)
    }
 }
-static RegisterLegacyCommand r_nix_store("nix-store", main_nix_store);
+void registerNixStore() {
    LegacyCommands::add("nix-store", main_nix_store);
 }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 /// @file
 namespace nix {
 void registerNixStore();
 }
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #include "user-env.hh"
-#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derivations.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "path-with-outputs.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/path-with-outputs.hh"
-#include "local-fs-store.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/local-fs-store.hh"
-#include "globals.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/globals.hh"
-#include "shared.hh"
+#include "lix/libmain/shared.hh"
-#include "eval.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
-#include "eval-inline.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-inline.hh"
-#include "profiles.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/profiles.hh"
-#include "print-ambiguous.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/print-ambiguous.hh"
 #include <limits>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -24,66 +24,65 @@ bool createUserEnv(EvalState & state, DrvInfos & elems,
       exist already. */
    std::vector<StorePathWithOutputs> drvsToBuild;
    for (auto & i : elems)
-        if (auto drvPath = i.queryDrvPath())
+        if (auto drvPath = i.queryDrvPath(state))
            drvsToBuild.push_back({*drvPath});
    debug("building user environment dependencies");
-    state.store->buildPaths(
+    state.ctx.store->buildPaths(
        toDerivedPaths(drvsToBuild),
-        state.repair ? bmRepair : bmNormal);
+        state.ctx.repair ? bmRepair : bmNormal);
    /* Construct the whole top level derivation. */
    StorePathSet references;
-    Value manifest;
+    Value manifest = state.ctx.mem.newList(elems.size());
    state.mkList(manifest, elems.size());
    size_t n = 0;
    for (auto & i : elems) {
        /* Create a pseudo-derivation containing the name, system,
           output paths, and optionally the derivation path, as well
           as the meta attributes. */
-        std::optional<StorePath> drvPath = keepDerivations ? i.queryDrvPath() : std::nullopt;
+        std::optional<StorePath> drvPath = keepDerivations ? i.queryDrvPath(state) : std::nullopt;
-        DrvInfo::Outputs outputs = i.queryOutputs(true, true);
+        DrvInfo::Outputs outputs = i.queryOutputs(state, true, true);
-        StringSet metaNames = i.queryMetaNames();
+        StringSet metaNames = i.queryMetaNames(state);
-        auto attrs = state.buildBindings(7 + outputs.size());
+        auto attrs = state.ctx.buildBindings(7 + outputs.size());
-        attrs.alloc(state.sType).mkString("derivation");
+        attrs.alloc(state.ctx.s.type).mkString("derivation");
-        attrs.alloc(state.sName).mkString(i.queryName());
+        attrs.alloc(state.ctx.s.name).mkString(i.queryName(state));
-        auto system = i.querySystem();
+        auto system = i.querySystem(state);
        if (!system.empty())
-            attrs.alloc(state.sSystem).mkString(system);
+            attrs.alloc(state.ctx.s.system).mkString(system);
-        attrs.alloc(state.sOutPath).mkString(state.store->printStorePath(i.queryOutPath()));
+        attrs.alloc(state.ctx.s.outPath).mkString(state.ctx.store->printStorePath(i.queryOutPath(state)));
        if (drvPath)
-            attrs.alloc(state.sDrvPath).mkString(state.store->printStorePath(*drvPath));
+            attrs.alloc(state.ctx.s.drvPath).mkString(state.ctx.store->printStorePath(*drvPath));
        // Copy each output meant for installation.
-        auto & vOutputs = attrs.alloc(state.sOutputs);
+        auto & vOutputs = attrs.alloc(state.ctx.s.outputs);
-        state.mkList(vOutputs, outputs.size());
+        vOutputs = state.ctx.mem.newList(outputs.size());
        for (const auto & [m, j] : enumerate(outputs)) {
-            (vOutputs.listElems()[m] = state.allocValue())->mkString(j.first);
+            (vOutputs.listElems()[m] = state.ctx.mem.allocValue())->mkString(j.first);
-            auto outputAttrs = state.buildBindings(2);
+            auto outputAttrs = state.ctx.buildBindings(2);
-            outputAttrs.alloc(state.sOutPath).mkString(state.store->printStorePath(*j.second));
+            outputAttrs.alloc(state.ctx.s.outPath).mkString(state.ctx.store->printStorePath(*j.second));
            attrs.alloc(j.first).mkAttrs(outputAttrs);
            /* This is only necessary when installing store paths, e.g.,
               `nix-env -i /nix/store/abcd...-foo'. */
-            state.store->addTempRoot(*j.second);
+            state.ctx.store->addTempRoot(*j.second);
-            state.store->ensurePath(*j.second);
+            state.ctx.store->ensurePath(*j.second);
            references.insert(*j.second);
        }
        // Copy the meta attributes.
-        auto meta = state.buildBindings(metaNames.size());
+        auto meta = state.ctx.buildBindings(metaNames.size());
        for (auto & j : metaNames) {
-            Value * v = i.queryMeta(j);
+            Value * v = i.queryMeta(state, j);
            if (!v) continue;
-            meta.insert(state.symbols.create(j), v);
+            meta.insert(state.ctx.symbols.create(j), v);
        }
-        attrs.alloc(state.sMeta).mkAttrs(meta);
+        attrs.alloc(state.ctx.s.meta).mkAttrs(meta);
-        (manifest.listElems()[n++] = state.allocValue())->mkAttrs(attrs);
+        (manifest.listElems()[n++] = state.ctx.mem.allocValue())->mkAttrs(attrs);
        if (drvPath) references.insert(*drvPath);
    }
@@ -92,21 +91,21 @@ bool createUserEnv(EvalState & state, DrvInfos & elems,
       the store; we need it for future modifications of the
       environment. */
    std::ostringstream str;
-    printAmbiguous(manifest, state.symbols, str, nullptr, std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
+    printAmbiguous(manifest, state.ctx.symbols, str, nullptr, std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
-    auto manifestFile = state.store->addTextToStore("env-manifest.nix",
+    auto manifestFile = state.ctx.store->addTextToStore("env-manifest.nix",
        str.str(), references);
    /* Get the environment builder expression. */
    Value envBuilder;
-    state.eval(state.parseExprFromString(
+    state.eval(state.ctx.parseExprFromString(
        #include "buildenv.nix.gen.hh"
-            , state.rootPath(CanonPath::root)), envBuilder);
+            , CanonPath::root), envBuilder);
    /* Construct a Nix expression that calls the user environment
       builder with the manifest as argument. */
-    auto attrs = state.buildBindings(3);
+    auto attrs = state.ctx.buildBindings(3);
-    state.mkStorePathString(manifestFile, attrs.alloc("manifest"));
+    state.ctx.paths.mkStorePathString(manifestFile, attrs.alloc("manifest"));
-    attrs.insert(state.symbols.create("derivations"), &manifest);
+    attrs.insert(state.ctx.symbols.create("derivations"), &manifest);
    Value args;
    args.mkAttrs(attrs);
@@ -117,21 +116,21 @@ bool createUserEnv(EvalState & state, DrvInfos & elems,
    debug("evaluating user environment builder");
    state.forceValue(topLevel, topLevel.determinePos(noPos));
    NixStringContext context;
-    Attr & aDrvPath(*topLevel.attrs->find(state.sDrvPath));
+    Attr & aDrvPath(*topLevel.attrs->find(state.ctx.s.drvPath));
    auto topLevelDrv = state.coerceToStorePath(aDrvPath.pos, *aDrvPath.value, context, "");
-    Attr & aOutPath(*topLevel.attrs->find(state.sOutPath));
+    Attr & aOutPath(*topLevel.attrs->find(state.ctx.s.outPath));
    auto topLevelOut = state.coerceToStorePath(aOutPath.pos, *aOutPath.value, context, "");
    /* Realise the resulting store expression. */
    debug("building user environment");
    std::vector<StorePathWithOutputs> topLevelDrvs;
    topLevelDrvs.push_back({topLevelDrv});
-    state.store->buildPaths(
+    state.ctx.store->buildPaths(
        toDerivedPaths(topLevelDrvs),
-        state.repair ? bmRepair : bmNormal);
+        state.ctx.repair ? bmRepair : bmNormal);
    /* Switch the current user environment to the output path. */
-    auto store2 = state.store.dynamic_pointer_cast<LocalFSStore>();
+    auto store2 = state.ctx.store.dynamic_pointer_cast<LocalFSStore>();
    if (store2) {
        PathLocks lock;
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "get-drvs.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/get-drvs.hh"
 namespace nix {
 DrvInfos queryInstalled(EvalState & state, const Path & userEnv);
 bool createUserEnv(EvalState & state, DrvInfos & elems,
    const Path & profile, bool keepDerivations,
    const std::string & lockToken);
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#include "built-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/built-path.hh"
-#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derivations.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "derived-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derived-path.hh"
-#include "realisation.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/realisation.hh"
 namespace nix {
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ struct SingleBuiltPathBuilt {
    DECLARE_CMP(SingleBuiltPathBuilt);
 };
-using _SingleBuiltPathRaw = std::variant<
+namespace built_path::detail {
 using SingleBuiltPathRaw = std::variant<
    DerivedPathOpaque,
    SingleBuiltPathBuilt
 >;
 }
-struct SingleBuiltPath : _SingleBuiltPathRaw {
+struct SingleBuiltPath : built_path::detail::SingleBuiltPathRaw {
-    using Raw = _SingleBuiltPathRaw;
+    using Raw = built_path::detail::SingleBuiltPathRaw;
    using Raw::Raw;
    using Opaque = DerivedPathOpaque;
@@ -65,17 +67,19 @@ struct BuiltPathBuilt {
    DECLARE_CMP(BuiltPathBuilt);
 };
-using _BuiltPathRaw = std::variant<
+namespace built_path::detail {
 using BuiltPathRaw = std::variant<
    DerivedPath::Opaque,
    BuiltPathBuilt
 >;
 }
 /**
 * A built path. Similar to a DerivedPath, but enriched with the corresponding
 * output path(s).
 */
-struct BuiltPath : _BuiltPathRaw {
+struct BuiltPath : built_path::detail::BuiltPathRaw {
-    using Raw = _BuiltPathRaw;
+    using Raw = built_path::detail::BuiltPathRaw;
    using Raw::Raw;
    using Opaque = DerivedPathOpaque;
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #include <set>
-#include "cmd-profiles.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/cmd-profiles.hh"
-#include "built-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/built-path.hh"
-#include "builtins/buildenv.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/builtins/buildenv.hh"
-#include "logging.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/logging.hh"
-#include "names.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/names.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "url-name.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/temporary-dir.hh"
 #include "lix/libutil/url-name.hh"
 namespace nix
 {
@@ -19,8 +20,8 @@ DrvInfos queryInstalled(EvalState & state, const Path & userEnv)
    auto manifestFile = userEnv + "/manifest.nix";
    if (pathExists(manifestFile)) {
        Value v;
-        state.evalFile(state.rootPath(CanonPath(manifestFile)), v);
+        state.evalFile(CanonPath(manifestFile), v);
-        Bindings & bindings(*state.allocBindings(0));
+        Bindings & bindings(*state.ctx.mem.allocBindings(0));
        getDerivations(state, v, "", bindings, elems, false);
    }
    return elems;
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ ProfileManifest::ProfileManifest(EvalState & state, const Path & profile)
            auto & e = elem.value();
            ProfileElement element;
            for (auto & p : e["storePaths"]) {
-                element.storePaths.insert(state.store->parseStorePath((std::string) p));
+                element.storePaths.insert(state.ctx.store->parseStorePath((std::string) p));
            }
            element.active = e["active"];
            if (e.contains("priority")) {
@@ -161,14 +162,14 @@ ProfileManifest::ProfileManifest(EvalState & state, const Path & profile)
        }
    } else if (pathExists(profile + "/manifest.nix")) {
        // FIXME: needed because of pure mode; ugly.
-        state.allowPath(state.store->followLinksToStore(profile));
+        state.ctx.paths.allowPath(state.ctx.store->followLinksToStore(profile));
-        state.allowPath(state.store->followLinksToStore(profile + "/manifest.nix"));
+        state.ctx.paths.allowPath(state.ctx.store->followLinksToStore(profile + "/manifest.nix"));
-        auto drvInfos = queryInstalled(state, state.store->followLinksToStore(profile));
+        auto drvInfos = queryInstalled(state, state.ctx.store->followLinksToStore(profile));
        for (auto & drvInfo : drvInfos) {
            ProfileElement element;
-            element.storePaths = {drvInfo.queryOutPath()};
+            element.storePaths = {drvInfo.queryOutPath(state)};
            addElement(std::move(element));
        }
    }
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "built-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/built-path.hh"
-#include "eval.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
-#include "flake/flakeref.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/flake/flakeref.hh"
-#include "get-drvs.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/get-drvs.hh"
-#include "types.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/types.hh"
-#include "url.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/url.hh"
-#include "url-name.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/url-name.hh"
 #include <string>
 #include <set>
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-#include "command.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/command.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "local-fs-store.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/local-fs-store.hh"
-#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derivations.hh"
-#include "nixexpr.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/nixexpr.hh"
-#include "profiles.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/profiles.hh"
-#include "repl.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/repl.hh"
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ nix::Commands RegisterCommand::getCommandsFor(const std::vector<std::string> & p
    return res;
 }
 nlohmann::json NixMultiCommand::toJSON()
 {
    // FIXME: use Command::toJSON() as well.
    return MultiCommand::toJSON();
 }
 StoreCommand::StoreCommand()
 {
 }
@@ -108,26 +102,17 @@ ref<Store> EvalCommand::getEvalStore()
    return ref<Store>(evalStore);
 }
-ref<EvalState> EvalCommand::getEvalState()
+ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> EvalCommand::getEvaluator()
 {
    if (!evalState) {
-        evalState =
+        evalState = std::allocate_shared<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator>(
-            #if HAVE_BOEHMGC
+            TraceableAllocator<EvalState>(), searchPath, getEvalStore(), getStore(),
-            std::allocate_shared<EvalState>(traceable_allocator<EvalState>(),
+            startReplOnEvalErrors ? AbstractNixRepl::runSimple : nullptr
-                searchPath, getEvalStore(), getStore())
+        );
            #else
            std::make_shared<EvalState>(
                searchPath, getEvalStore(), getStore())
            #endif
            ;
        evalState->repair = repair;
        if (startReplOnEvalErrors) {
            evalState->debugRepl = &AbstractNixRepl::runSimple;
        };
    }
-    return ref<EvalState>(evalState);
+    return ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator>(evalState);
 }
 MixOperateOnOptions::MixOperateOnOptions()
@@ -177,7 +162,7 @@ void BuiltPathsCommand::run(ref<Store> store, Installables && installables)
        for (auto & p : store->queryAllValidPaths())
            paths.emplace_back(BuiltPath::Opaque{p});
    } else {
-        paths = Installable::toBuiltPaths(getEvalStore(), store, realiseMode, operateOn, installables);
+        paths = Installable::toBuiltPaths(*getEvaluator()->begin(), getEvalStore(), store, realiseMode, operateOn, installables);
        if (recursive) {
            // XXX: This only computes the store path closure, ignoring
            // intermediate realisations
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "installable-value.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installable-value.hh"
-#include "args.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-cache.hh"
-#include "common-eval-args.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/args.hh"
-#include "path.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/common-eval-args.hh"
-#include "flake/lockfile.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/path.hh"
 #include "lix/libexpr/flake/lockfile.hh"
 #include <optional>
@@ -26,11 +27,6 @@ static constexpr Command::Category catNixInstallation = 102;
 static constexpr auto installablesCategory = "Options that change the interpretation of [installables](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix.md#installables)";
 struct NixMultiCommand : virtual MultiCommand, virtual Command
 {
    nlohmann::json toJSON() override;
 };
 // For the overloaded run methods
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Woverloaded-virtual"
@@ -81,12 +77,12 @@ struct EvalCommand : virtual StoreCommand, MixEvalArgs
    ref<Store> getEvalStore();
-    ref<EvalState> getEvalState();
+    virtual ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> getEvaluator();
 private:
    std::shared_ptr<Store> evalStore;
-    std::shared_ptr<EvalState> evalState;
+    std::shared_ptr<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> evalState;
 };
 /**
@@ -118,11 +114,13 @@ struct SourceExprCommand : virtual Args, MixFlakeOptions
    SourceExprCommand();
    ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> getEvaluator() override;
    Installables parseInstallables(
-        ref<Store> store, std::vector<std::string> ss);
+        EvalState & state, ref<Store> store, std::vector<std::string> ss);
    ref<Installable> parseInstallable(
-        ref<Store> store, const std::string & installable);
+        EvalState & state, ref<Store> store, const std::string & installable);
    virtual Strings getDefaultFlakeAttrPaths();
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ struct SourceExprCommand : virtual Args, MixFlakeOptions
    /**
     * Complete an installable from the given prefix.
     */
-    void completeInstallable(AddCompletions & completions, std::string_view prefix);
+    void completeInstallable(EvalState & state, AddCompletions & completions, std::string_view prefix);
    /**
     * Convenience wrapper around the underlying function to make setting the
@@ -232,7 +230,7 @@ protected:
 public:
-    BuiltPathsCommand(bool recursive = false);
+    BuiltPathsCommand(bool recursive);
    virtual void run(ref<Store> store, BuiltPaths && paths) = 0;
@@ -328,7 +326,7 @@ struct MixEnvironment : virtual Args {
 void completeFlakeInputPath(
    AddCompletions & completions,
-    ref<EvalState> evalState,
+    EvalState & evalState,
    const std::vector<FlakeRef> & flakeRefs,
    std::string_view prefix);
@@ -336,7 +334,8 @@ void completeFlakeRef(AddCompletions & completions, ref<Store> store, std::strin
 void completeFlakeRefWithFragment(
    AddCompletions & completions,
-    ref<EvalState> evalState,
+    EvalState & evalState,
    ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> evaluator,
    flake::LockFlags lockFlags,
    Strings attrPathPrefixes,
    const Strings & defaultFlakeAttrPaths,
@@ -1,16 +1,32 @@
-#include "eval-settings.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-settings.hh"
-#include "common-eval-args.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/common-eval-args.hh"
-#include "shared.hh"
+#include "lix/libmain/shared.hh"
-#include "filetransfer.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/filetransfer.hh"
-#include "eval.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
-#include "fetchers.hh"
+#include "lix/libfetchers/fetchers.hh"
-#include "registry.hh"
+#include "lix/libfetchers/registry.hh"
-#include "flake/flakeref.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/flake/flakeref.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "command.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/command.hh"
 #include <regex>
 namespace nix {
 static std::regex const identifierRegex("^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_'-]*$");
 static void warnInvalidNixIdentifier(const std::string & name)
 {
    std::smatch match;
    if (!std::regex_match(name, match, identifierRegex)) {
        warn("This Nix invocation specifies a value for argument '%s' which isn't a valid \
 Nix identifier. The project is considering to drop support for this \
 or to require quotes around args that aren't valid Nix identifiers. \
 If you depend on this behvior, please reach out in \
 https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues/496 so we can discuss \
 your use-case.", name);
    }
 }
 MixEvalArgs::MixEvalArgs()
 {
    addFlag({
@@ -18,7 +34,10 @@ MixEvalArgs::MixEvalArgs()
        .description = "Pass the value *expr* as the argument *name* to Nix functions.",
        .category = category,
        .labels = {"name", "expr"},
-        .handler = {[&](std::string name, std::string expr) { autoArgs[name] = 'E' + expr; }}
+        .handler = {[&](std::string name, std::string expr) {
            warnInvalidNixIdentifier(name);
            autoArgs[name] = 'E' + expr;
        }}
    });
    addFlag({
@@ -26,7 +45,10 @@ MixEvalArgs::MixEvalArgs()
        .description = "Pass the string *string* as the argument *name* to Nix functions.",
        .category = category,
        .labels = {"name", "string"},
-        .handler = {[&](std::string name, std::string s) { autoArgs[name] = 'S' + s; }},
+        .handler = {[&](std::string name, std::string s) {
            warnInvalidNixIdentifier(name);
            autoArgs[name] = 'S' + s;
        }},
    });
    addFlag({
@@ -115,7 +137,7 @@ MixEvalArgs::MixEvalArgs()
        .description = "Allow access to mutable paths and repositories.",
        .category = category,
        .handler = {[&]() {
-            evalSettings.pureEval = false;
+            evalSettings.pureEval.override(false);
        }},
    });
@@ -149,13 +171,15 @@ MixEvalArgs::MixEvalArgs()
    });
 }
-Bindings * MixEvalArgs::getAutoArgs(EvalState & state)
+Bindings * MixEvalArgs::getAutoArgs(Evaluator & state)
 {
    auto res = state.buildBindings(autoArgs.size());
    for (auto & i : autoArgs) {
-        auto v = state.allocValue();
+        auto v = state.mem.allocValue();
        if (i.second[0] == 'E')
-            state.mkThunk_(*v, state.parseExprFromString(i.second.substr(1), state.rootPath(CanonPath::fromCwd())));
+            state.evalLazily(
                state.parseExprFromString(i.second.substr(1), CanonPath::fromCwd()), *v
            );
        else
            v->mkString(((std::string_view) i.second).substr(1));
        res.insert(state.symbols.create(i.first), v);
@@ -163,7 +187,7 @@ Bindings * MixEvalArgs::getAutoArgs(EvalState & state)
    return res.finish();
 }
-SourcePath lookupFileArg(EvalState & state, std::string_view fileArg)
+SourcePath lookupFileArg(Evaluator & state, std::string_view fileArg)
 {
    if (EvalSettings::isPseudoUrl(fileArg)) {
        auto const url = EvalSettings::resolvePseudoUrl(fileArg);
@@ -174,18 +198,18 @@ SourcePath lookupFileArg(EvalState & state, std::string_view fileArg)
            /* locked */ false
        );
        StorePath const storePath = downloaded.tree.storePath;
-        return state.rootPath(CanonPath(state.store->toRealPath(storePath)));
+        return CanonPath(state.store->toRealPath(storePath));
    } else if (fileArg.starts_with("flake:")) {
        experimentalFeatureSettings.require(Xp::Flakes);
        static constexpr size_t FLAKE_LEN = std::string_view("flake:").size();
        auto flakeRef = parseFlakeRef(std::string(fileArg.substr(FLAKE_LEN)), {}, true, false);
        auto storePath = flakeRef.resolve(state.store).fetchTree(state.store).first.storePath;
-        return state.rootPath(CanonPath(state.store->toRealPath(storePath)));
+        return CanonPath(state.store->toRealPath(storePath));
    } else if (fileArg.size() > 2 && fileArg.at(0) == '<' && fileArg.at(fileArg.size() - 1) == '>') {
        Path p(fileArg.substr(1, fileArg.size() - 2));
-        return state.findFile(p);
+        return state.paths.findFile(p);
    } else {
-        return state.rootPath(CanonPath::fromCwd(fileArg));
+        return CanonPath::fromCwd(fileArg);
    }
 }
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "args.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
-#include "common-args.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/args.hh"
-#include "search-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libmain/common-args.hh"
 #include "lix/libexpr/search-path.hh"
 namespace nix {
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ struct MixEvalArgs : virtual Args, virtual MixRepair
    MixEvalArgs();
-    Bindings * getAutoArgs(EvalState & state);
+    Bindings * getAutoArgs(Evaluator & state);
    SearchPath searchPath;
@@ -48,6 +49,6 @@ private:
 *
 * @exception nix::ThrownError for failed search path lookup. Probably others.
 */
-SourcePath lookupFileArg(EvalState & state, std::string_view fileArg);
+SourcePath lookupFileArg(Evaluator & state, std::string_view fileArg);
 }
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-#include "editor-for.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/editor-for.hh"
-#include "environment-variables.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/environment-variables.hh"
-#include "source-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/source-path.hh"
 #include "lix/libutil/strings.hh"
 namespace nix {
 Strings editorFor(const SourcePath & file, uint32_t line)
 {
    auto path = file.getPhysicalPath();
    if (!path)
        throw Error("cannot open '%s' in an editor because it has no physical path", file);
    auto editor = getEnv("EDITOR").value_or("cat");
    auto args = tokenizeString<Strings>(editor);
    if (line > 0 && (
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ Strings editorFor(const SourcePath & file, uint32_t line)
        editor.find("vim") != std::string::npos ||
        editor.find("kak") != std::string::npos))
        args.push_back(fmt("+%d", line));
-    args.push_back(path->abs());
+    args.push_back(file.canonical().abs());
    return args;
 }
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "types.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/types.hh"
-#include "source-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/source-path.hh"
 namespace nix {
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-#include "installable-attr-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installable-attr-path.hh"
-#include "outputs-spec.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/outputs-spec.hh"
-#include "command.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/command.hh"
-#include "attr-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/attr-path.hh"
-#include "common-eval-args.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/common-eval-args.hh"
-#include "eval.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
-#include "get-drvs.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/get-drvs.hh"
-#include "flake/flake.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/flake/flake.hh"
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 namespace nix {
 InstallableAttrPath::InstallableAttrPath(
-    ref<EvalState> state,
+    ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> state,
    SourceExprCommand & cmd,
    Value * v,
    const std::string & attrPath,
@@ -26,41 +26,40 @@ InstallableAttrPath::InstallableAttrPath(
 std::pair<Value *, PosIdx> InstallableAttrPath::toValue(EvalState & state)
 {
-    auto [vRes, pos] = findAlongAttrPath(state, attrPath, *cmd.getAutoArgs(state), **v);
+    auto [vRes, pos] = findAlongAttrPath(state, attrPath, *cmd.getAutoArgs(*evaluator), **v);
    state.forceValue(*vRes, pos);
    return {vRes, pos};
 }
-DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableAttrPath::toDerivedPaths()
+DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableAttrPath::toDerivedPaths(EvalState & state)
 {
-    auto [v, pos] = toValue(*state);
+    auto [v, pos] = toValue(state);
    if (std::optional derivedPathWithInfo = trySinglePathToDerivedPaths(
-        *v,
+            state, *v, pos, fmt("while evaluating the attribute '%s'", attrPath)
-        pos,
+        ))
        fmt("while evaluating the attribute '%s'", attrPath)))
    {
        return { *derivedPathWithInfo };
    }
-    Bindings & autoArgs = *cmd.getAutoArgs(*state);
+    Bindings & autoArgs = *cmd.getAutoArgs(*evaluator);
    DrvInfos drvInfos;
-    getDerivations(*state, *v, "", autoArgs, drvInfos, false);
+    getDerivations(state, *v, "", autoArgs, drvInfos, false);
    // Backward compatibility hack: group results by drvPath. This
    // helps keep .all output together.
    std::map<StorePath, OutputsSpec> byDrvPath;
    for (auto & drvInfo : drvInfos) {
-        auto drvPath = drvInfo.queryDrvPath();
+        auto drvPath = drvInfo.queryDrvPath(state);
        if (!drvPath)
            throw Error("'%s' is not a derivation", what());
        auto newOutputs = std::visit(overloaded {
            [&](const ExtendedOutputsSpec::Default & d) -> OutputsSpec {
                std::set<std::string> outputsToInstall;
-                for (auto & output : drvInfo.queryOutputs(false, true))
+                for (auto & output : drvInfo.queryOutputs(state, false, true))
                    outputsToInstall.insert(output.first);
                return OutputsSpec::Names { std::move(outputsToInstall) };
            },
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableAttrPath::toDerivedPaths()
 }
 InstallableAttrPath InstallableAttrPath::parse(
-    ref<EvalState> state,
+    ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> state,
    SourceExprCommand & cmd,
    Value * v,
    std::string_view prefix,
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "installable-value.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installable-value.hh"
-#include "outputs-spec.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-cache.hh"
-#include "command.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/outputs-spec.hh"
-#include "common-eval-args.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/command.hh"
-#include "eval.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/common-eval-args.hh"
 #include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ class InstallableAttrPath : public InstallableValue
    ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec;
    InstallableAttrPath(
-        ref<EvalState> state,
+        ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> state,
        SourceExprCommand & cmd,
        Value * v,
        const std::string & attrPath,
@@ -29,12 +30,12 @@ class InstallableAttrPath : public InstallableValue
    std::pair<Value *, PosIdx> toValue(EvalState & state) override;
-    DerivedPathsWithInfo toDerivedPaths() override;
+    DerivedPathsWithInfo toDerivedPaths(EvalState & state) override;
 public:
    static InstallableAttrPath parse(
-        ref<EvalState> state,
+        ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> state,
        SourceExprCommand & cmd,
        Value * v,
        std::string_view prefix,
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#include "installable-derived-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installable-derived-path.hh"
-#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derivations.hh"
 namespace nix {
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ std::string InstallableDerivedPath::what() const
    return derivedPath.to_string(*store);
 }
-DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableDerivedPath::toDerivedPaths()
+DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableDerivedPath::toDerivedPaths(EvalState & state)
 {
    return {{
        .path = derivedPath,
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "installables.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installables.hh"
 namespace nix {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ struct InstallableDerivedPath : Installable
    std::string what() const override;
-    DerivedPathsWithInfo toDerivedPaths() override;
+    DerivedPathsWithInfo toDerivedPaths(EvalState & state) override;
    std::optional<StorePath> getStorePath() override;
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-#include "globals.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/globals.hh"
-#include "installable-flake.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installable-flake.hh"
-#include "installable-derived-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installable-derived-path.hh"
-#include "outputs-spec.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/outputs-spec.hh"
-#include "command.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/command.hh"
-#include "attr-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/attr-path.hh"
-#include "common-eval-args.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/common-eval-args.hh"
-#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derivations.hh"
-#include "eval-inline.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-inline.hh"
-#include "eval.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
-#include "get-drvs.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/get-drvs.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "shared.hh"
+#include "lix/libmain/shared.hh"
-#include "flake/flake.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/flake/flake.hh"
-#include "eval-cache.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-cache.hh"
-#include "url.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/url.hh"
-#include "registry.hh"
+#include "lix/libfetchers/registry.hh"
-#include "build-result.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/build-result.hh"
 #include <regex>
 #include <queue>
@@ -41,20 +41,6 @@ std::vector<std::string> InstallableFlake::getActualAttrPaths()
    return res;
 }
 Value * InstallableFlake::getFlakeOutputs(EvalState & state, const flake::LockedFlake & lockedFlake)
 {
    auto vFlake = state.allocValue();
    callFlake(state, lockedFlake, *vFlake);
    auto aOutputs = vFlake->attrs->get(state.symbols.create("outputs"));
    assert(aOutputs);
    state.forceValue(*aOutputs->value, aOutputs->value->determinePos(noPos));
    return aOutputs->value;
 }
 static std::string showAttrPaths(const std::vector<std::string> & paths)
 {
    std::string s;
@@ -67,7 +53,7 @@ static std::string showAttrPaths(const std::vector<std::string> & paths)
 InstallableFlake::InstallableFlake(
    SourceExprCommand * cmd,
-    ref<EvalState> state,
+    ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> state,
    FlakeRef && flakeRef,
    std::string_view fragment,
    ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec,
@@ -85,23 +71,22 @@ InstallableFlake::InstallableFlake(
        throw UsageError("'--arg' and '--argstr' are incompatible with flakes");
 }
-DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableFlake::toDerivedPaths()
+DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableFlake::toDerivedPaths(EvalState & state)
 {
    Activity act(*logger, lvlTalkative, actUnknown, fmt("evaluating derivation '%s'", what()));
-    auto attr = getCursor(*state);
+    auto attr = getCursor(state);
-    auto attrPath = attr->getAttrPathStr();
+    auto attrPath = attr->getAttrPathStr(state);
-    if (!attr->isDerivation()) {
+    if (!attr->isDerivation(state)) {
        // FIXME: use eval cache?
-        auto v = attr->forceValue();
+        auto v = attr->forceValue(state);
        if (std::optional derivedPathWithInfo = trySinglePathToDerivedPaths(
-            v,
+                state, v, noPos, fmt("while evaluating the flake output attribute '%s'", attrPath)
-            noPos,
+            ))
            fmt("while evaluating the flake output attribute '%s'", attrPath)))
        {
            return { *derivedPathWithInfo };
        } else {
@@ -109,19 +94,19 @@ DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableFlake::toDerivedPaths()
                "expected flake output attribute '%s' to be a derivation or path but found %s: %s",
                attrPath,
                showType(v),
-                ValuePrinter(*this->state, v, errorPrintOptions)
+                ValuePrinter(state, v, errorPrintOptions)
            );
        }
    }
-    auto drvPath = attr->forceDerivation();
+    auto drvPath = attr->forceDerivation(state);
    std::optional<NixInt::Inner> priority;
-    if (attr->maybeGetAttr(state->sOutputSpecified)) {
+    if (attr->maybeGetAttr(state, "outputSpecified")) {
-    } else if (auto aMeta = attr->maybeGetAttr(state->sMeta)) {
+    } else if (auto aMeta = attr->maybeGetAttr(state, "meta")) {
-        if (auto aPriority = aMeta->maybeGetAttr("priority"))
+        if (auto aPriority = aMeta->maybeGetAttr(state, "priority"))
-            priority = aPriority->getInt().value;
+            priority = aPriority->getInt(state).value;
    }
    return {{
@@ -130,14 +115,14 @@ DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableFlake::toDerivedPaths()
            .outputs = std::visit(overloaded {
                [&](const ExtendedOutputsSpec::Default & d) -> OutputsSpec {
                    std::set<std::string> outputsToInstall;
-                    if (auto aOutputSpecified = attr->maybeGetAttr(state->sOutputSpecified)) {
+                    if (auto aOutputSpecified = attr->maybeGetAttr(state, "outputSpecified")) {
-                        if (aOutputSpecified->getBool()) {
+                        if (aOutputSpecified->getBool(state)) {
-                            if (auto aOutputName = attr->maybeGetAttr("outputName"))
+                            if (auto aOutputName = attr->maybeGetAttr(state, "outputName"))
-                                outputsToInstall = { aOutputName->getString() };
+                                outputsToInstall = { aOutputName->getString(state) };
                        }
-                    } else if (auto aMeta = attr->maybeGetAttr(state->sMeta)) {
+                    } else if (auto aMeta = attr->maybeGetAttr(state, "meta")) {
-                        if (auto aOutputsToInstall = aMeta->maybeGetAttr("outputsToInstall"))
+                        if (auto aOutputsToInstall = aMeta->maybeGetAttr(state, "outputsToInstall"))
-                            for (auto & s : aOutputsToInstall->getListOfStrings())
+                            for (auto & s : aOutputsToInstall->getListOfStrings(state))
                                outputsToInstall.insert(s);
                    }
@@ -159,20 +144,20 @@ DerivedPathsWithInfo InstallableFlake::toDerivedPaths()
            },
            ExtraPathInfoFlake::Flake {
                .originalRef = flakeRef,
-                .lockedRef = getLockedFlake()->flake.lockedRef,
+                .lockedRef = getLockedFlake(state)->flake.lockedRef,
            }),
    }};
 }
 std::pair<Value *, PosIdx> InstallableFlake::toValue(EvalState & state)
 {
-    return {&getCursor(state)->forceValue(), noPos};
+    return {&getCursor(state)->forceValue(state), noPos};
 }
 std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>>
 InstallableFlake::getCursors(EvalState & state)
 {
-    auto evalCache = openEvalCache(state, getLockedFlake());
+    auto evalCache = openEvalCache(*evaluator, getLockedFlake(state));
    auto root = evalCache->getRoot();
@@ -184,7 +169,7 @@ InstallableFlake::getCursors(EvalState & state)
    for (auto & attrPath : attrPaths) {
        debug("trying flake output attribute '%s'", attrPath);
-        auto attr = root->findAlongAttrPath(parseAttrPath(state, attrPath));
+        auto attr = root->findAlongAttrPath(state, parseAttrPath(attrPath));
        if (attr) {
            res.push_back(ref(*attr));
        } else {
@@ -202,20 +187,20 @@ InstallableFlake::getCursors(EvalState & state)
    return res;
 }
-std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> InstallableFlake::getLockedFlake() const
+std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> InstallableFlake::getLockedFlake(EvalState & state) const
 {
    if (!_lockedFlake) {
        flake::LockFlags lockFlagsApplyConfig = lockFlags;
        // FIXME why this side effect?
        lockFlagsApplyConfig.applyNixConfig = true;
-        _lockedFlake = std::make_shared<flake::LockedFlake>(lockFlake(*state, flakeRef, lockFlagsApplyConfig));
+        _lockedFlake = std::make_shared<flake::LockedFlake>(lockFlake(state, flakeRef, lockFlagsApplyConfig));
    }
    return _lockedFlake;
 }
-FlakeRef InstallableFlake::nixpkgsFlakeRef() const
+FlakeRef InstallableFlake::nixpkgsFlakeRef(EvalState & state) const
 {
-    auto lockedFlake = getLockedFlake();
+    auto lockedFlake = getLockedFlake(state);
    if (auto nixpkgsInput = lockedFlake->lockFile.findInput({"nixpkgs"})) {
        if (auto lockedNode = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<const flake::LockedNode>(nixpkgsInput)) {
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "installable-value.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installable-value.hh"
 #include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
 namespace nix {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ struct InstallableFlake : InstallableValue
    InstallableFlake(
        SourceExprCommand * cmd,
-        ref<EvalState> state,
+        ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> state,
        FlakeRef && flakeRef,
        std::string_view fragment,
        ExtendedOutputsSpec extendedOutputsSpec,
@@ -52,9 +53,7 @@ struct InstallableFlake : InstallableValue
    std::vector<std::string> getActualAttrPaths();
-    Value * getFlakeOutputs(EvalState & state, const flake::LockedFlake & lockedFlake);
+    DerivedPathsWithInfo toDerivedPaths(EvalState & state) override;
    DerivedPathsWithInfo toDerivedPaths() override;
    std::pair<Value *, PosIdx> toValue(EvalState & state) override;
@@ -62,12 +61,11 @@ struct InstallableFlake : InstallableValue
     * Get a cursor to every attrpath in getActualAttrPaths() that
     * exists. However if none exists, throw an exception.
     */
-    std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>>
+    std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>> getCursors(EvalState & state) override;
    getCursors(EvalState & state) override;
-    std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> getLockedFlake() const;
+    std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> getLockedFlake(EvalState & state) const;
-    FlakeRef nixpkgsFlakeRef() const;
+    FlakeRef nixpkgsFlakeRef(EvalState & state) const;
 };
 /**
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ static inline FlakeRef defaultNixpkgsFlakeRef()
 }
 ref<eval_cache::EvalCache> openEvalCache(
-    EvalState & state,
+    eval_cache::CachingEvaluator & state,
    std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> lockedFlake);
 }
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#include "installable-value.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installable-value.hh"
-#include "eval-cache.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-cache.hh"
-#include "fetch-to-store.hh"
+#include "lix/libfetchers/fetch-to-store.hh"
 namespace nix {
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>>
 InstallableValue::getCursors(EvalState & state)
 {
    auto evalCache =
-        std::make_shared<nix::eval_cache::EvalCache>(std::nullopt, state,
+        std::make_shared<nix::eval_cache::EvalCache>(std::nullopt,
-            [&]() { return toValue(state).first; });
+            [&](EvalState & state) { return toValue(state).first; });
    return {evalCache->getRoot()};
 }
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ ref<InstallableValue> InstallableValue::require(ref<Installable> installable)
    return ref { castedInstallable };
 }
-std::optional<DerivedPathWithInfo> InstallableValue::trySinglePathToDerivedPaths(Value & v, const PosIdx pos, std::string_view errorCtx)
+std::optional<DerivedPathWithInfo> InstallableValue::trySinglePathToDerivedPaths(
    EvalState & state, Value & v, const PosIdx pos, std::string_view errorCtx
 )
 {
    if (v.type() == nPath) {
-        auto storePath = fetchToStore(*state->store, v.path());
+        auto storePath = fetchToStore(*evaluator->store, state.ctx.paths.checkSourcePath(v.path()));
        return {{
            .path = DerivedPath::Opaque {
                .path = std::move(storePath),
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ std::optional<DerivedPathWithInfo> InstallableValue::trySinglePathToDerivedPaths
    else if (v.type() == nString) {
        return {{
            .path = DerivedPath::fromSingle(
-                state->coerceToSingleDerivedPath(pos, v, errorCtx)),
+                state.coerceToSingleDerivedPath(pos, v, errorCtx)),
            .info = make_ref<ExtraPathInfo>(),
        }};
    }
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "installables.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installables.hh"
-#include "flake/flake.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-cache.hh"
 #include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
 #include "lix/libexpr/flake/flake.hh"
 namespace nix {
 struct DrvInfo;
 struct SourceExprCommand;
 namespace eval_cache { class EvalCache; class AttrCursor; }
 struct App
 {
    std::vector<DerivedPath> context;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct App
 struct UnresolvedApp
 {
    App unresolved;
-    App resolve(ref<Store> evalStore, ref<Store> store);
+    App resolve(EvalState & state, ref<Store> evalStore, ref<Store> store);
 };
 /**
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ struct ExtraPathInfoValue : ExtraPathInfo
 */
 struct InstallableValue : Installable
 {
-    ref<EvalState> state;
+    ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> evaluator;
-    InstallableValue(ref<EvalState> state) : state(state) {}
+    InstallableValue(ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> evaluator) : evaluator(evaluator) {}
    virtual ~InstallableValue() { }
@@ -84,15 +84,13 @@ struct InstallableValue : Installable
     * However if none exists, throw exception instead of returning
     * empty vector.
     */
-    virtual std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>>
+    virtual std::vector<ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>> getCursors(EvalState & state);
    getCursors(EvalState & state);
    /**
     * Get the first and most preferred cursor this Installable could
     * refer to, or throw an exception if none exists.
     */
-    virtual ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor>
+    virtual ref<eval_cache::AttrCursor> getCursor(EvalState & state);
    getCursor(EvalState & state);
    UnresolvedApp toApp(EvalState & state);
@@ -115,7 +113,9 @@ protected:
     * @result A derived path (with empty info, for now) if the value
     * matched the above criteria.
     */
-    std::optional<DerivedPathWithInfo> trySinglePathToDerivedPaths(Value & v, const PosIdx pos, std::string_view errorCtx);
+    std::optional<DerivedPathWithInfo> trySinglePathToDerivedPaths(
        EvalState & state, Value & v, const PosIdx pos, std::string_view errorCtx
    );
 };
 }
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
-#include "globals.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/globals.hh"
-#include "installables.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installables.hh"
-#include "installable-derived-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installable-derived-path.hh"
-#include "installable-attr-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installable-attr-path.hh"
-#include "installable-flake.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/installable-flake.hh"
-#include "logging.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/logging.hh"
-#include "outputs-spec.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/outputs-spec.hh"
-#include "command.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/command.hh"
-#include "attr-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/attr-path.hh"
-#include "common-eval-args.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/common-eval-args.hh"
-#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derivations.hh"
-#include "eval.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
-#include "eval-settings.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-settings.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "shared.hh"
+#include "lix/libmain/shared.hh"
-#include "flake/flake.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/flake/flake.hh"
-#include "eval-cache.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-cache.hh"
-#include "registry.hh"
+#include "lix/libfetchers/registry.hh"
-#include "build-result.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/build-result.hh"
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ namespace nix {
 void completeFlakeInputPath(
    AddCompletions & completions,
-    ref<EvalState> evalState,
+    EvalState & evalState,
    const std::vector<FlakeRef> & flakeRefs,
    std::string_view prefix)
 {
    for (auto & flakeRef : flakeRefs) {
-        auto flake = flake::getFlake(*evalState, flakeRef, true);
+        auto flake = flake::getFlake(evalState, flakeRef, true);
        for (auto & input : flake.inputs)
            if (input.first.starts_with(prefix))
                completions.add(input.first);
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ MixFlakeOptions::MixFlakeOptions()
        }},
        .completer = {[&](AddCompletions & completions, size_t n, std::string_view prefix) {
            if (n == 0) {
-                completeFlakeInputPath(completions, getEvalState(), getFlakeRefsForCompletion(), prefix);
+                completeFlakeInputPath(completions, *getEvaluator()->begin(), getFlakeRefsForCompletion(), prefix);
            } else if (n == 1) {
-                completeFlakeRef(completions, getEvalState()->store, prefix);
+                completeFlakeRef(completions, getEvaluator()->store, prefix);
            }
        }}
    });
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ MixFlakeOptions::MixFlakeOptions()
        .category = category,
        .labels = {"flake-url"},
        .handler = {[&](std::string flakeRef) {
-            auto evalState = getEvalState();
+            auto evalState = getEvaluator()->begin();
            auto flake = flake::lockFlake(
                *evalState,
                parseFlakeRef(flakeRef, absPath(".")),
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ MixFlakeOptions::MixFlakeOptions()
            }
        }},
        .completer = {[&](AddCompletions & completions, size_t, std::string_view prefix) {
-            completeFlakeRef(completions, getEvalState()->store, prefix);
+            completeFlakeRef(completions, getEvaluator()->store, prefix);
        }}
    });
 }
@@ -202,26 +202,26 @@ Strings SourceExprCommand::getDefaultFlakeAttrPathPrefixes()
 Args::CompleterClosure SourceExprCommand::getCompleteInstallable()
 {
    return [this](AddCompletions & completions, size_t, std::string_view prefix) {
-        completeInstallable(completions, prefix);
+        completeInstallable(*getEvaluator()->begin(), completions, prefix);
    };
 }
-void SourceExprCommand::completeInstallable(AddCompletions & completions, std::string_view prefix)
+void SourceExprCommand::completeInstallable(EvalState & state, AddCompletions & completions, std::string_view prefix)
 {
    try {
        if (file) {
            completions.setType(AddCompletions::Type::Attrs);
-            evalSettings.pureEval = false;
+            auto evaluator = getEvaluator();
-            auto state = getEvalState();
+
-            Expr & e = state->parseExprFromFile(
+            Expr & e = evaluator->parseExprFromFile(
-                resolveExprPath(state->checkSourcePath(lookupFileArg(*state, *file)))
+                state.ctx.paths.resolveExprPath(lookupFileArg(*evaluator, *file))
-                );
+            );
            Value root;
-            state->eval(e, root);
+            state.eval(e, root);
-            auto autoArgs = getAutoArgs(*state);
+            auto autoArgs = getAutoArgs(*evaluator);
            std::string prefix_ = std::string(prefix);
            auto sep = prefix_.rfind('.');
@@ -234,15 +234,15 @@ void SourceExprCommand::completeInstallable(AddCompletions & completions, std::s
                prefix_ = "";
            }
-            auto [v, pos] = findAlongAttrPath(*state, prefix_, *autoArgs, root);
+            auto [v, pos] = findAlongAttrPath(state, prefix_, *autoArgs, root);
            Value &v1(*v);
-            state->forceValue(v1, pos);
+            state.forceValue(v1, pos);
            Value v2;
-            state->autoCallFunction(*autoArgs, v1, v2);
+            state.autoCallFunction(*autoArgs, v1, v2);
            if (v2.type() == nAttrs) {
                for (auto & i : *v2.attrs) {
-                    std::string name = state->symbols[i.name];
+                    std::string name = evaluator->symbols[i.name];
                    if (name.find(searchWord) == 0) {
                        if (prefix_ == "")
                            completions.add(name);
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ void SourceExprCommand::completeInstallable(AddCompletions & completions, std::s
        } else {
            completeFlakeRefWithFragment(
                completions,
-                getEvalState(),
+                state,
                getEvaluator(),
                lockFlags,
                getDefaultFlakeAttrPathPrefixes(),
                getDefaultFlakeAttrPaths(),
@@ -267,7 +268,8 @@ void SourceExprCommand::completeInstallable(AddCompletions & completions, std::s
 void completeFlakeRefWithFragment(
    AddCompletions & completions,
-    ref<EvalState> evalState,
+    EvalState & evalState,
    ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> evaluator,
    flake::LockFlags lockFlags,
    Strings attrPathPrefixes,
    const Strings & defaultFlakeAttrPaths,
@@ -278,7 +280,7 @@ void completeFlakeRefWithFragment(
    try {
        auto hash = prefix.find('#');
        if (hash == std::string::npos) {
-            completeFlakeRef(completions, evalState->store, prefix);
+            completeFlakeRef(completions, evaluator->store, prefix);
        } else {
            completions.setType(AddCompletions::Type::Attrs);
@@ -291,8 +293,10 @@ void completeFlakeRefWithFragment(
            auto flakeRefS = std::string(prefix.substr(0, hash));
            auto flakeRef = parseFlakeRef(expandTilde(flakeRefS), absPath("."));
-            auto evalCache = openEvalCache(*evalState,
+            auto evalCache = openEvalCache(
-                std::make_shared<flake::LockedFlake>(lockFlake(*evalState, flakeRef, lockFlags)));
+                *evaluator,
                std::make_shared<flake::LockedFlake>(lockFlake(evalState, flakeRef, lockFlags))
            );
            auto root = evalCache->getRoot();
@@ -305,25 +309,25 @@ void completeFlakeRefWithFragment(
            attrPathPrefixes.push_back("");
            for (auto & attrPathPrefixS : attrPathPrefixes) {
-                auto attrPathPrefix = parseAttrPath(*evalState, attrPathPrefixS);
+                auto attrPathPrefix = parseAttrPath(attrPathPrefixS);
                auto attrPathS = attrPathPrefixS + std::string(fragment);
-                auto attrPath = parseAttrPath(*evalState, attrPathS);
+                auto attrPath = parseAttrPath(attrPathS);
                std::string lastAttr;
                if (!attrPath.empty() && !attrPathS.ends_with(".")) {
-                    lastAttr = evalState->symbols[attrPath.back()];
+                    lastAttr = attrPath.back();
                    attrPath.pop_back();
                }
-                auto attr = root->findAlongAttrPath(attrPath);
+                auto attr = root->findAlongAttrPath(evalState, attrPath);
                if (!attr) continue;
-                for (auto & attr2 : (*attr)->getAttrs()) {
+                for (auto & attr2 : (*attr)->getAttrs(evalState)) {
-                    if (std::string_view(evalState->symbols[attr2]).starts_with(lastAttr)) {
+                    if (std::string_view attr2s = attr2; attr2s.starts_with(lastAttr)) {
-                        auto attrPath2 = (*attr)->getAttrPath(attr2);
+                        auto attrPath2 = (*attr)->getAttrPath(evalState, attr2s);
                        /* Strip the attrpath prefix. */
                        attrPath2.erase(attrPath2.begin(), attrPath2.begin() + attrPathPrefix.size());
-                        completions.add(flakeRefS + "#" + prefixRoot + concatStringsSep(".", evalState->symbols.resolve(attrPath2)));
+                        completions.add(flakeRefS + "#" + prefixRoot + concatStringsSep(".", attrPath2));
                    }
                }
            }
@@ -332,7 +336,7 @@ void completeFlakeRefWithFragment(
               attrpaths. */
            if (fragment.empty()) {
                for (auto & attrPath : defaultFlakeAttrPaths) {
-                    auto attr = root->findAlongAttrPath(parseAttrPath(*evalState, attrPath));
+                    auto attr = root->findAlongAttrPath(evalState, parseAttrPath(attrPath));
                    if (!attr) continue;
                    completions.add(flakeRefS + "#" + prefixRoot);
                }
@@ -369,9 +373,9 @@ void completeFlakeRef(AddCompletions & completions, ref<Store> store, std::strin
    }
 }
-DerivedPathWithInfo Installable::toDerivedPath()
+DerivedPathWithInfo Installable::toDerivedPath(EvalState & state)
 {
-    auto buildables = toDerivedPaths();
+    auto buildables = toDerivedPaths(state);
    if (buildables.size() != 1)
        throw Error("installable '%s' evaluates to %d derivations, where only one is expected", what(), buildables.size());
    return std::move(buildables[0]);
@@ -390,43 +394,49 @@ static StorePath getDeriver(
 }
 ref<eval_cache::EvalCache> openEvalCache(
-    EvalState & state,
+    eval_cache::CachingEvaluator & state,
    std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> lockedFlake)
 {
    auto fingerprint = evalSettings.useEvalCache && evalSettings.pureEval
        ? std::make_optional(lockedFlake->getFingerprint())
        : std::nullopt;
-    auto rootLoader = [&state, lockedFlake]()
+    auto rootLoader = [lockedFlake](EvalState & state)
        {
            /* For testing whether the evaluation cache is
               complete. */
            if (getEnv("NIX_ALLOW_EVAL").value_or("1") == "0")
                throw Error("not everything is cached, but evaluation is not allowed");
-            auto vFlake = state.allocValue();
+            auto vFlake = state.ctx.mem.allocValue();
            flake::callFlake(state, *lockedFlake, *vFlake);
            state.forceAttrs(*vFlake, noPos, "while parsing cached flake data");
-            auto aOutputs = vFlake->attrs->get(state.symbols.create("outputs"));
+            auto aOutputs = vFlake->attrs->get(state.ctx.symbols.create("outputs"));
            assert(aOutputs);
            return aOutputs->value;
        };
    if (fingerprint) {
-        auto search = state.evalCaches.find(fingerprint.value());
+        return state.getCacheFor(fingerprint.value(), rootLoader);
        if (search == state.evalCaches.end()) {
            search = state.evalCaches.emplace(fingerprint.value(), make_ref<nix::eval_cache::EvalCache>(fingerprint, state, rootLoader)).first;
        }
        return search->second;
    } else {
-        return make_ref<nix::eval_cache::EvalCache>(std::nullopt, state, rootLoader);
+        return make_ref<nix::eval_cache::EvalCache>(std::nullopt, rootLoader);
    }
 }
 ref<eval_cache::CachingEvaluator> SourceExprCommand::getEvaluator()
 {
    // FIXME: backward compatibility hack
    if (file) {
        evalSettings.pureEval.override(false);
    }
    return EvalCommand::getEvaluator();
 }
 Installables SourceExprCommand::parseInstallables(
-    ref<Store> store, std::vector<std::string> ss)
+    EvalState & state, ref<Store> store, std::vector<std::string> ss)
 {
    Installables result;
@@ -434,21 +444,18 @@ Installables SourceExprCommand::parseInstallables(
        if (file && expr)
            throw UsageError("'--file' and '--expr' are exclusive");
-        // FIXME: backward compatibility hack
+        auto evaluator = getEvaluator();
-        if (file) evalSettings.pureEval = false;
+        auto vFile = evaluator->mem.allocValue();
        auto state = getEvalState();
        auto vFile = state->allocValue();
        if (file == "-") {
-            auto & e = state->parseStdin();
+            auto & e = evaluator->parseStdin();
-            state->eval(e, *vFile);
+            state.eval(e, *vFile);
        }
        else if (file)
-            state->evalFile(lookupFileArg(*state, *file), *vFile);
+            state.evalFile(lookupFileArg(*evaluator, *file), *vFile);
        else {
-            auto & e = state->parseExprFromString(*expr, state->rootPath(CanonPath::fromCwd()));
+            auto & e = evaluator->parseExprFromString(*expr, CanonPath::fromCwd());
-            state->eval(e, *vFile);
+            state.eval(e, *vFile);
        }
        for (auto & s : ss) {
@@ -456,7 +463,7 @@ Installables SourceExprCommand::parseInstallables(
            result.push_back(
                make_ref<InstallableAttrPath>(
                    InstallableAttrPath::parse(
-                        state, *this, vFile, std::move(prefix), std::move(extendedOutputsSpec))));
+                        evaluator, *this, vFile, std::move(prefix), std::move(extendedOutputsSpec))));
        }
    } else {
@@ -485,7 +492,7 @@ Installables SourceExprCommand::parseInstallables(
                auto [flakeRef, fragment] = parseFlakeRefWithFragment(std::string { prefix }, absPath("."));
                result.push_back(make_ref<InstallableFlake>(
                        this,
-                        getEvalState(),
+                        getEvaluator(),
                        std::move(flakeRef),
                        fragment,
                        std::move(extendedOutputsSpec),
@@ -505,9 +512,9 @@ Installables SourceExprCommand::parseInstallables(
 }
 ref<Installable> SourceExprCommand::parseInstallable(
-    ref<Store> store, const std::string & installable)
+    EvalState & state, ref<Store> store, const std::string & installable)
 {
-    auto installables = parseInstallables(store, {installable});
+    auto installables = parseInstallables(state, store, {installable});
    assert(installables.size() == 1);
    return installables.front();
 }
@@ -537,6 +544,7 @@ static SingleBuiltPath getBuiltPath(ref<Store> evalStore, ref<Store> store, cons
 }
 std::vector<BuiltPathWithResult> Installable::build(
    EvalState & state,
    ref<Store> evalStore,
    ref<Store> store,
    Realise mode,
@@ -544,7 +552,7 @@ std::vector<BuiltPathWithResult> Installable::build(
    BuildMode bMode)
 {
    std::vector<BuiltPathWithResult> res;
-    for (auto & [_, builtPathWithResult] : build2(evalStore, store, mode, installables, bMode))
+    for (auto & [_, builtPathWithResult] : build2(state, evalStore, store, mode, installables, bMode))
        res.push_back(builtPathWithResult);
    return res;
 }
@@ -581,6 +589,7 @@ static void throwBuildErrors(
 }
 std::vector<std::pair<ref<Installable>, BuiltPathWithResult>> Installable::build2(
    EvalState & state,
    ref<Store> evalStore,
    ref<Store> store,
    Realise mode,
@@ -600,7 +609,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<ref<Installable>, BuiltPathWithResult>> Installable::build
    std::map<DerivedPath, std::vector<Aux>> backmap;
    for (auto & i : installables) {
-        for (auto b : i->toDerivedPaths()) {
+        for (auto b : i->toDerivedPaths(state)) {
            pathsToBuild.push_back(b.path);
            backmap[b.path].push_back({.info = b.info, .installable = i});
        }
@@ -679,6 +688,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<ref<Installable>, BuiltPathWithResult>> Installable::build
 }
 BuiltPaths Installable::toBuiltPaths(
    EvalState & state,
    ref<Store> evalStore,
    ref<Store> store,
    Realise mode,
@@ -687,7 +697,7 @@ BuiltPaths Installable::toBuiltPaths(
 {
    if (operateOn == OperateOn::Output) {
        BuiltPaths res;
-        for (auto & p : Installable::build(evalStore, store, mode, installables))
+        for (auto & p : Installable::build(state, evalStore, store, mode, installables))
            res.push_back(p.path);
        return res;
    } else {
@@ -695,20 +705,21 @@ BuiltPaths Installable::toBuiltPaths(
            settings.readOnlyMode = true;
        BuiltPaths res;
-        for (auto & drvPath : Installable::toDerivations(store, installables, true))
+        for (auto & drvPath : Installable::toDerivations(state, store, installables, true))
            res.emplace_back(BuiltPath::Opaque{drvPath});
        return res;
    }
 }
 StorePathSet Installable::toStorePathSet(
    EvalState & state,
    ref<Store> evalStore,
    ref<Store> store,
    Realise mode, OperateOn operateOn,
    const Installables & installables)
 {
    StorePathSet outPaths;
-    for (auto & path : toBuiltPaths(evalStore, store, mode, operateOn, installables)) {
+    for (auto & path : toBuiltPaths(state, evalStore, store, mode, operateOn, installables)) {
        auto thisOutPaths = path.outPaths();
        outPaths.insert(thisOutPaths.begin(), thisOutPaths.end());
    }
@@ -716,13 +727,14 @@ StorePathSet Installable::toStorePathSet(
 }
 StorePaths Installable::toStorePaths(
    EvalState & state,
    ref<Store> evalStore,
    ref<Store> store,
    Realise mode, OperateOn operateOn,
    const Installables & installables)
 {
    StorePaths outPaths;
-    for (auto & path : toBuiltPaths(evalStore, store, mode, operateOn, installables)) {
+    for (auto & path : toBuiltPaths(state, evalStore, store, mode, operateOn, installables)) {
        auto thisOutPaths = path.outPaths();
        outPaths.insert(outPaths.end(), thisOutPaths.begin(), thisOutPaths.end());
    }
@@ -730,12 +742,13 @@ StorePaths Installable::toStorePaths(
 }
 StorePath Installable::toStorePath(
    EvalState & state,
    ref<Store> evalStore,
    ref<Store> store,
    Realise mode, OperateOn operateOn,
    ref<Installable> installable)
 {
-    auto paths = toStorePathSet(evalStore, store, mode, operateOn, {installable});
+    auto paths = toStorePathSet(state, evalStore, store, mode, operateOn, {installable});
    if (paths.size() != 1)
        throw Error("argument '%s' should evaluate to one store path", installable->what());
@@ -744,6 +757,7 @@ StorePath Installable::toStorePath(
 }
 StorePathSet Installable::toDerivations(
    EvalState & state,
    ref<Store> store,
    const Installables & installables,
    bool useDeriver)
@@ -751,7 +765,7 @@ StorePathSet Installable::toDerivations(
    StorePathSet drvPaths;
    for (const auto & i : installables)
-        for (const auto & b : i->toDerivedPaths())
+        for (const auto & b : i->toDerivedPaths(state))
            std::visit(overloaded {
                [&](const DerivedPath::Opaque & bo) {
                    drvPaths.insert(
@@ -828,7 +842,7 @@ std::vector<FlakeRef> InstallableCommand::getFlakeRefsForCompletion()
 void InstallablesCommand::run(ref<Store> store, std::vector<std::string> && rawInstallables)
 {
-    auto installables = parseInstallables(store, rawInstallables);
+    auto installables = parseInstallables(*getEvaluator()->begin(), store, rawInstallables);
    run(store, std::move(installables));
 }
@@ -845,7 +859,7 @@ InstallableCommand::InstallableCommand()
 void InstallableCommand::run(ref<Store> store)
 {
-    auto installable = parseInstallable(store, _installable);
+    auto installable = parseInstallable(*getEvaluator()->begin(), store, _installable);
    run(store, std::move(installable));
 }
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "path.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
-#include "outputs-spec.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/path.hh"
-#include "derived-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/outputs-spec.hh"
-#include "built-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derived-path.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/built-path.hh"
-#include "build-result.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
 #include "lix/libstore/build-result.hh"
 #include <optional>
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ struct Installable
     *
     * This is the main method of this class
     */
-    virtual DerivedPathsWithInfo toDerivedPaths() = 0;
+    virtual DerivedPathsWithInfo toDerivedPaths(EvalState & state) = 0;
    /**
     * A convenience wrapper of the above for when we expect an
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ struct Installable
     * If no or multiple \ref DerivedPath "derived paths" are produced,
     * and error is raised.
     */
-    DerivedPathWithInfo toDerivedPath();
+    DerivedPathWithInfo toDerivedPath(EvalState & state);
    /**
     * Return a value only if this installable is a store path or a
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ struct Installable
    }
    static std::vector<BuiltPathWithResult> build(
        EvalState & state,
        ref<Store> evalStore,
        ref<Store> store,
        Realise mode,
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ struct Installable
        BuildMode bMode = bmNormal);
    static std::vector<std::pair<ref<Installable>, BuiltPathWithResult>> build2(
        EvalState & state,
        ref<Store> evalStore,
        ref<Store> store,
        Realise mode,
@@ -166,6 +169,7 @@ struct Installable
        BuildMode bMode = bmNormal);
    static std::set<StorePath> toStorePathSet(
        EvalState & state,
        ref<Store> evalStore,
        ref<Store> store,
        Realise mode,
@@ -173,6 +177,7 @@ struct Installable
        const Installables & installables);
    static std::vector<StorePath> toStorePaths(
        EvalState & state,
        ref<Store> evalStore,
        ref<Store> store,
        Realise mode,
@@ -180,6 +185,7 @@ struct Installable
        const Installables & installables);
    static StorePath toStorePath(
        EvalState & state,
        ref<Store> evalStore,
        ref<Store> store,
        Realise mode,
@@ -187,11 +193,13 @@ struct Installable
        ref<Installable> installable);
    static std::set<StorePath> toDerivations(
        EvalState & state,
        ref<Store> store,
        const Installables & installables,
        bool useDeriver = false);
    static BuiltPaths toBuiltPaths(
        EvalState & state,
        ref<Store> evalStore,
        ref<Store> store,
        Realise mode,
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
 #include "lix/libcmd/legacy.hh"
 namespace nix {
 LegacyCommands::Commands * LegacyCommands::commands = 0;
 }
@@ -2,19 +2,20 @@
 ///@file
 #include <functional>
 #include <list>
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 namespace nix {
-typedef std::function<void(int, char * *)> MainFunction;
+typedef std::function<void(std::string, std::list<std::string>)> MainFunction;
-struct RegisterLegacyCommand
+struct LegacyCommands
 {
    typedef std::map<std::string, MainFunction> Commands;
    static Commands * commands;
-    RegisterLegacyCommand(const std::string & name, MainFunction fun)
+    static void add(const std::string & name, MainFunction fun)
    {
        if (!commands) commands = new Commands;
        (*commands)[name] = fun;
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ Description: Lix Package Manager (libcmd)
 Version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 Requires: lix-base lix-util
 Libs: -L${libdir} -llixcmd
 Cflags: -I${includedir}/lix/libcmd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#include "markdown.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/markdown.hh"
-#include "error.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/error.hh"
-#include "finally.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/finally.hh"
-#include "terminal.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/terminal.hh"
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <lowdown.h>
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "types.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/types.hh"
 namespace nix {
@@ -47,11 +47,14 @@ libcmd = library(
    liblixfetchers,
    liblixmain,
    boehm,
    ncurses,
    editline,
    lowdown,
    nlohmann_json,
-    lix_doc
+    liblix_doc,
  ],
  # '../..' for self references like "lix/libcmd/*.hh"
  include_directories : [ '../..' ],
  cpp_pch : cpp_pch,
  install : true,
  # FIXME(Qyriad): is this right?
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ custom_target(
 )
 liblixcmd = declare_dependency(
-  include_directories : '.',
+  include_directories : include_directories('../..'),
  link_with : libcmd,
 )
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#include "error.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/error.hh"
-#include "file-system.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/file-system.hh"
-#include "logging.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/logging.hh"
 #include <csignal>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
 #include <string_view>
 #include <cerrno>
 #ifdef READLINE
 #include <readline/history.h>
 #include <readline/readline.h>
 #else
 // editline < 1.15.2 don't wrap their API for C++ usage
 // (added in https://github.com/troglobit/editline/commit/91398ceb3427b730995357e9d120539fb9bb7461).
 // This results in linker errors due to to name-mangling of editline C symbols.
@@ -20,10 +16,10 @@
 extern "C" {
 #include <editline.h>
 }
 #endif
-#include "finally.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/finally.hh"
-#include "repl-interacter.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/strings.hh"
 #include "lix/libcmd/repl-interacter.hh"
 namespace nix {
@@ -35,52 +31,14 @@ void sigintHandler(int signo)
 {
    g_signal_received = signo;
 }
 };
 static detail::ReplCompleterMixin * curRepl; // ugly
-static char * completionCallback(char * s, int * match)
+/**
 *  @return a null-terminated list of completions as expected by `el_print_columns`
 */
 char ** copyCompletions(const StringSet& possible)
 {
    auto possible = curRepl->completePrefix(s);
    if (possible.size() == 1) {
        *match = 1;
        auto * res = strdup(possible.begin()->c_str() + strlen(s));
        if (!res)
            throw Error("allocation failure");
        return res;
    } else if (possible.size() > 1) {
        auto checkAllHaveSameAt = [&](size_t pos) {
            auto & first = *possible.begin();
            for (auto & p : possible) {
                if (p.size() <= pos || p[pos] != first[pos])
                    return false;
            }
            return true;
        };
        size_t start = strlen(s);
        size_t len = 0;
        while (checkAllHaveSameAt(start + len))
            ++len;
        if (len > 0) {
            *match = 1;
            auto * res = strdup(std::string(*possible.begin(), start, len).c_str());
            if (!res)
                throw Error("allocation failure");
            return res;
        }
    }
    *match = 0;
    return nullptr;
 }
 static int listPossibleCallback(char * s, char *** avp)
 {
    auto possible = curRepl->completePrefix(s);
    if (possible.size() > (INT_MAX / sizeof(char *)))
        throw Error("too many completions");
    int ac = 0;
    char ** vp = nullptr;
@@ -95,15 +53,95 @@ static int listPossibleCallback(char * s, char *** avp)
        }
        return p;
    };
    vp = check(static_cast<char **>(malloc(possible.size() * sizeof(char *))));
    for (auto & p : possible)
        vp[ac++] = check(strdup(p.c_str()));
-    *avp = vp;
+    return vp;
 }
-    return ac;
+// Instead of using the readline-provided prefix, do our own tokenization
 // to avoid the default behavior of treating dots/quotes as word boundaries.
 // See the definition of SEPS for what it treats as a boundary:
 // https://github.com/troglobit/editline/blob/caf4b3c0ce3b0785791198b11de6f3134e9f05d8/src/editline.c
 std::string getLastTokenBeforeCursor()
 {
    std::string_view line{rl_line_buffer, static_cast<size_t>(rl_point)};
    auto tokens = tokenizeString<std::vector<std::string>>(
        line,
        // Same as editline's SEPS, except for double and single quotes:
        "#$&()*:;<=>?[\\]^`{|}~\n\t "
    );
    if (tokens.empty()) {
        return "";
    }
    return tokens.back();
 }
 // Sometimes inserting text or listing possible completions has a side effect
 // of hiding the text after the cursor (even though it remains in the buffer).
 // This helper just refreshes the display while keeping the cursor in place.
 //
 // Inserting text also sometimes moves the whole buffer down one line, usually
 // if the cursor is inside a quoted attr name. I'm not sure why (vs unquoted)
 // but it still seems to work pretty well and is just a visual artifact.
 el_status_t redisplay()
 {
    int cursorPos = rl_point;
    rl_refresh_line(0, 0);
    rl_point = cursorPos;
    return (rl_point == rl_end) ? CSstay : CSmove;
 }
 };
 static el_status_t doCompletion() {
    auto s = getLastTokenBeforeCursor();
    auto possible = curRepl->completePrefix(s);
    if (possible.empty()) {
        return el_ring_bell();
    }
    if (possible.size() == 1) {
        const auto completion = *possible.cbegin();
        if (completion.size() > s.size()) {
            rl_insert_text(completion.c_str() + s.size());
            return redisplay();
        }
        return el_ring_bell();
    }
    auto checkAllHaveSameAt = [&](size_t pos) {
        auto & first = *possible.begin();
        for (auto & p : possible) {
            if (p.size() <= pos || p[pos] != first[pos]) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return true;
    };
    size_t start = s.size();
    size_t len = 0;
    while (checkAllHaveSameAt(start + len)) {
        ++len;
    }
    if (len > 0) {
        auto commonPrefix = possible.begin()->substr(start, len);
        rl_insert_text(commonPrefix.c_str());
        el_ring_bell();
        return redisplay();
    }
    char** columns = copyCompletions(possible);
    el_print_columns(possible.size(), columns);
    return redisplay();
 }
 ReadlineLikeInteracter::Guard ReadlineLikeInteracter::init(detail::ReplCompleterMixin * repl)
@@ -115,17 +153,15 @@ ReadlineLikeInteracter::Guard ReadlineLikeInteracter::init(detail::ReplCompleter
    } catch (SysError & e) {
        logWarning(e.info());
    }
 #ifndef READLINE
    el_hist_size = 1000;
 #endif
    read_history(historyFile.c_str());
    auto oldRepl = curRepl;
    curRepl = repl;
    Guard restoreRepl([oldRepl] { curRepl = oldRepl; });
-#ifndef READLINE
+    // editline does its own escaping of completions, so we rebind tab
-    rl_set_complete_func(completionCallback);
+    // to our own completion function to skip that and do nix escaping
-    rl_set_list_possib_func(listPossibleCallback);
+    // instead of shell escaping.
-#endif
+    el_bind_key(CTL('I'), doCompletion);
    return restoreRepl;
 }
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 /// @file
-#include "finally.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/finally.hh"
-#include "types.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/types.hh"
 #include <functional>
 #include <string>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
    virtual ~ReplInteracter(){};
 };
-class ReadlineLikeInteracter : public virtual ReplInteracter
+class ReadlineLikeInteracter final : public ReplInteracter
 {
    std::string historyFile;
 public:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public:
    virtual ~ReadlineLikeInteracter() override;
 };
-class AutomationInteracter : public virtual ReplInteracter
+class AutomationInteracter final : public ReplInteracter
 {
 public:
    AutomationInteracter() = default;
@@ -6,34 +6,35 @@
 #include <climits>
 #include <string_view>
-#include "box_ptr.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/box_ptr.hh"
-#include "repl-interacter.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/repl-interacter.hh"
-#include "repl.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/repl.hh"
-#include "ansicolor.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/ansicolor.hh"
-#include "shared.hh"
+#include "lix/libmain/shared.hh"
-#include "eval.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/escape-string.hh"
-#include "eval-cache.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
-#include "eval-inline.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-cache.hh"
-#include "eval-settings.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-inline.hh"
-#include "attr-path.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval-settings.hh"
-#include "signals.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/attr-path.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/signals.hh"
-#include "log-store.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/store-api.hh"
-#include "common-eval-args.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/log-store.hh"
-#include "get-drvs.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/common-eval-args.hh"
-#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/get-drvs.hh"
-#include "globals.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/derivations.hh"
-#include "flake/flake.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/globals.hh"
-#include "flake/lockfile.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/flake/flake.hh"
-#include "editor-for.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/flake/lockfile.hh"
-#include "finally.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/editor-for.hh"
-#include "markdown.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/finally.hh"
-#include "local-fs-store.hh"
+#include "lix/libcmd/markdown.hh"
-#include "signals.hh"
+#include "lix/libstore/local-fs-store.hh"
-#include "print.hh"
+#include "lix/libutil/signals.hh"
-#include "gc-small-vector.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/print.hh"
-#include "users.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/gc-small-vector.hh"
 #include "lix/libutil/users.hh"
 #if HAVE_BOEHMGC
 #define GC_INCLUDE_NEW
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ struct NixRepl
    };
    /* clang-format: on */
    Evaluator & evaluator;
    size_t debugTraceIndex;
    Strings loadedFiles;
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ struct NixRepl
    box_ptr<ReplInteracter> interacter;
-    NixRepl(const SearchPath & searchPath, nix::ref<Store> store,ref<EvalState> state,
+    NixRepl(const SearchPath & searchPath, nix::ref<Store> store, EvalState & state,
            std::function<AnnotatedValues()> getValues);
    virtual ~NixRepl() = default;
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ struct NixRepl
    void addVarToScope(const Symbol name, Value & v);
    Expr & parseString(std::string s);
    void evalString(std::string s, Value & v);
-    void loadDebugTraceEnv(DebugTrace & dt);
+    void loadDebugTraceEnv(const DebugTrace & dt);
    /**
     * Load the `repl-overlays` and add the resulting AttrSet to the top-level
@@ -181,11 +183,7 @@ struct NixRepl
     * Note: This is `shared_ptr` to avoid garbage collection.
     */
    std::shared_ptr<Value *> replOverlaysEvalFunction =
-    #if HAVE_BOEHMGC
+        std::allocate_shared<Value *>(TraceableAllocator<Value *>(), nullptr);
        std::allocate_shared<Value *>(traceable_allocator<Value *>(), nullptr);
    #else
        std::make_shared<Value *>(nullptr);
    #endif
    /**
     * Get the `info` AttrSet that's passed as the first argument to each
@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ struct NixRepl
                              Value & v,
                              unsigned int maxDepth = std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max())
    {
-        ::nix::printValue(*state, str, v, PrintOptions {
+        ::nix::printValue(state, str, v, PrintOptions {
            .ansiColors = true,
            .force = true,
            .derivationPaths = true,
@@ -232,12 +230,13 @@ static box_ptr<ReplInteracter> makeInteracter() {
        return make_box_ptr<ReadlineLikeInteracter>(getDataDir() + "/nix/repl-history");
 }
-NixRepl::NixRepl(const SearchPath & searchPath, nix::ref<Store> store, ref<EvalState> state,
+NixRepl::NixRepl(const SearchPath & searchPath, nix::ref<Store> store, EvalState & state,
            std::function<NixRepl::AnnotatedValues()> getValues)
    : AbstractNixRepl(state)
    , evaluator(state.ctx)
    , debugTraceIndex(0)
    , getValues(getValues)
-    , staticEnv(new StaticEnv(nullptr, state->staticBaseEnv.get()))
+    , staticEnv(new StaticEnv(nullptr, evaluator.builtins.staticEnv.get()))
    , interacter(makeInteracter())
 {
 }
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ void runNix(Path program, const Strings & args)
        .program = settings.nixBinDir+ "/" + program,
        .args = args,
        .environment = subprocessEnv,
-    }).wait();
+    }).waitAndCheck();
    return;
 }
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ ReplExitStatus NixRepl::mainLoop()
 {
    if (isFirstRepl) {
        std::string_view debuggerNotice = "";
-        if (state->debugRepl) {
+        if (evaluator.debug && evaluator.debug->inDebugger) {
            debuggerNotice = " debugger";
        }
        notice("Lix %1%%2%\nType :? for help.", nixVersion, debuggerNotice);
@@ -310,7 +309,9 @@ ReplExitStatus NixRepl::mainLoop()
        // number of chars as the prompt.
        if (!interacter->getLine(input, input.empty() ? ReplPromptType::ReplPrompt : ReplPromptType::ContinuationPrompt)) {
            // Ctrl-D should exit the debugger.
-            state->debugStop = false;
+            if (evaluator.debug) {
                evaluator.debug->stop = false;
            }
            logger->cout("");
            // TODO: Should Ctrl-D exit just the current debugger session or
            // the entire program?
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ ReplExitStatus NixRepl::mainLoop()
    }
 }
-StringSet NixRepl::completePrefix(const std::string & prefix)
+StringSet NixRepl::completePrefix(const std::string &prefix)
 {
    StringSet completions;
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ StringSet NixRepl::completePrefix(const std::string & prefix)
            }
        }
-        if (state->debugRepl) {
+        if (evaluator.debug && evaluator.debug->inDebugger) {
            for (auto const & colonCmd : this->DEBUG_COMMANDS) {
                if (colonCmd.starts_with(prefix)) {
                    completions.insert(std::string(colonCmd));
@@ -415,10 +416,25 @@ StringSet NixRepl::completePrefix(const std::string & prefix)
            i++;
        }
    } else {
        // To handle cases like `foo."bar.`, walk back the cursor
        // to the previous dot if there are an odd number of quotes.
        auto quoteCount =
            std::count_if(cur.begin(), cur.begin() + dot, [](char c) { return c == '"'; });
        if (quoteCount % 2 != 0) {
            // Find the last quote before the dot
            auto prevQuote = cur.rfind('"', dot - 1);
            if (prevQuote != std::string::npos) {
                // And the previous dot prior to that quote
                auto prevDot = cur.rfind('.', prevQuote);
                if (prevDot != std::string::npos) {
                    dot = prevDot;
                }
            }
        }
        /* Temporarily disable the debugger, to avoid re-entering readline. */
-        auto debug_repl = state->debugRepl;
+        auto debug = std::move(evaluator.debug);
-        state->debugRepl = nullptr;
+        Finally restoreDebug([&]() { evaluator.debug = std::move(debug); });
        Finally restoreDebug([&]() { state->debugRepl = debug_repl; });
        try {
            /* This is an expression that should evaluate to an
               attribute set.  Evaluate it to get the names of the
@@ -428,11 +444,14 @@ StringSet NixRepl::completePrefix(const std::string & prefix)
            Expr & e = parseString(expr);
            Value v;
-            e.eval(*state, *env, v);
+            e.eval(state, *env, v);
-            state->forceAttrs(v, noPos, "while evaluating an attrset for the purpose of completion (this error should not be displayed; file an issue?)");
+            state.forceAttrs(v, noPos, "while evaluating an attrset for the purpose of completion (this error should not be displayed; file an issue?)");
            for (auto & i : *v.attrs) {
-                std::string_view name = state->symbols[i.name];
+                std::ostringstream output;
                printAttributeName(output, evaluator.symbols[i.name]);
                std::string name = output.str();
                if (name.substr(0, cur2.size()) != cur2) continue;
                completions.insert(concatStrings(prev, expr, ".", name));
            }
@@ -470,28 +489,28 @@ static bool isVarName(std::string_view s)
 StorePath NixRepl::getDerivationPath(Value & v) {
-    auto drvInfo = getDerivation(*state, v, false);
+    auto drvInfo = getDerivation(state, v, false);
    if (!drvInfo)
        throw Error("expression does not evaluate to a derivation, so I can't build it");
-    auto drvPath = drvInfo->queryDrvPath();
+    auto drvPath = drvInfo->queryDrvPath(state);
    if (!drvPath)
        throw Error("expression did not evaluate to a valid derivation (no 'drvPath' attribute)");
-    if (!state->store->isValidPath(*drvPath))
+    if (!evaluator.store->isValidPath(*drvPath))
-        throw Error("expression evaluated to invalid derivation '%s'", state->store->printStorePath(*drvPath));
+        throw Error("expression evaluated to invalid derivation '%s'", evaluator.store->printStorePath(*drvPath));
    return *drvPath;
 }
-void NixRepl::loadDebugTraceEnv(DebugTrace & dt)
+void NixRepl::loadDebugTraceEnv(const DebugTrace & dt)
 {
    initEnv();
-    auto se = state->getStaticEnv(dt.expr);
+    auto se = evaluator.debug->staticEnvFor(dt.expr);
    if (se) {
-        auto vm = mapStaticEnvBindings(state->symbols, *se.get(), dt.env);
+        auto vm = mapStaticEnvBindings(evaluator.symbols, *se.get(), dt.env);
        // add staticenv vars.
        for (auto & [name, value] : *(vm.get()))
-            addVarToScope(state->symbols.create(name), *value);
+            addVarToScope(evaluator.symbols.create(name), *value);
    }
 }
@@ -541,7 +560,7 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
             << "                               errors\n"
             << "  :?, :help                    Brings up this help menu\n"
             ;
-        if (state->debugRepl) {
+        if (evaluator.debug && evaluator.debug->inDebugger) {
             std::cout
             << "\n"
             << "        Debug mode commands\n"
@@ -556,49 +575,52 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
    }
-    else if (state->debugRepl && (command == ":bt" || command == ":backtrace")) {
+    else if (evaluator.debug && evaluator.debug->inDebugger && (command == ":bt" || command == ":backtrace")) {
-        for (const auto & [idx, i] : enumerate(state->debugTraces)) {
+        auto traces = evaluator.debug->traces();
        for (const auto & [idx, i] : enumerate(traces)) {
            std::cout << "\n" << ANSI_BLUE << idx << ANSI_NORMAL << ": ";
-            showDebugTrace(std::cout, state->positions, i);
+            showDebugTrace(std::cout, evaluator.positions, *i);
        }
    }
-    else if (state->debugRepl && (command == ":env")) {
+    else if (evaluator.debug && evaluator.debug->inDebugger && (command == ":env")) {
-        for (const auto & [idx, i] : enumerate(state->debugTraces)) {
+        auto traces = evaluator.debug->traces();
        for (const auto & [idx, i] : enumerate(traces)) {
            if (idx == debugTraceIndex) {
-                printEnvBindings(*state, i.expr, i.env);
+                printEnvBindings(state, i->expr, i->env);
                break;
            }
        }
    }
-    else if (state->debugRepl && (command == ":st")) {
+    else if (evaluator.debug && evaluator.debug->inDebugger && (command == ":st")) {
        try {
            // change the DebugTrace index.
            debugTraceIndex = stoi(arg);
        } catch (...) { }
-        for (const auto & [idx, i] : enumerate(state->debugTraces)) {
+        auto traces = evaluator.debug->traces();
        for (const auto & [idx, i] : enumerate(traces)) {
             if (idx == debugTraceIndex) {
                 std::cout << "\n" << ANSI_BLUE << idx << ANSI_NORMAL << ": ";
-                 showDebugTrace(std::cout, state->positions, i);
+                 showDebugTrace(std::cout, evaluator.positions, *i);
                 std::cout << std::endl;
-                 printEnvBindings(*state, i.expr, i.env);
+                 printEnvBindings(state, i->expr, i->env);
-                 loadDebugTraceEnv(i);
+                 loadDebugTraceEnv(*i);
                 break;
             }
        }
    }
-    else if (state->debugRepl && (command == ":s" || command == ":step")) {
+    else if (evaluator.debug && evaluator.debug->inDebugger && (command == ":s" || command == ":step")) {
        // set flag to stop at next DebugTrace; exit repl.
-        state->debugStop = true;
+        evaluator.debug->stop = true;
        return ProcessLineResult::Continue;
    }
-    else if (state->debugRepl && (command == ":c" || command == ":continue")) {
+    else if (evaluator.debug && evaluator.debug->inDebugger && (command == ":c" || command == ":continue")) {
        // set flag to run to next breakpoint or end of program; exit repl.
-        state->debugStop = false;
+        evaluator.debug->stop = false;
        return ProcessLineResult::Continue;
    }
@@ -609,7 +631,7 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
    }
    else if (command == ":l" || command == ":load") {
-        state->resetFileCache();
+        state.resetFileCache();
        loadFile(arg);
    }
@@ -618,7 +640,7 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
    }
    else if (command == ":r" || command == ":reload") {
-        state->resetFileCache();
+        state.resetFileCache();
        reloadFiles();
    }
@@ -629,17 +651,17 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
        const auto [path, line] = [&] () -> std::pair<SourcePath, uint32_t> {
            if (v.type() == nPath || v.type() == nString) {
                NixStringContext context;
-                auto path = state->coerceToPath(noPos, v, context, "while evaluating the filename to edit");
+                auto path = state.coerceToPath(noPos, v, context, "while evaluating the filename to edit");
                return {path, 0};
            } else if (v.isLambda()) {
-                auto pos = state->positions[v.lambda.fun->pos];
+                auto pos = evaluator.positions[v.lambda.fun->pos];
-                if (auto path = std::get_if<SourcePath>(&pos.origin))
+                if (auto path = std::get_if<CheckedSourcePath>(&pos.origin))
                    return {*path, pos.line};
                else
                    throw Error("'%s' cannot be shown in an editor", pos);
            } else {
                // assume it's a derivation
-                return findPackageFilename(*state, v, arg);
+                return findPackageFilename(state, v, arg);
            }
        }();
@@ -650,12 +672,12 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
        // runProgram redirects stdout to a StringSink,
        // using runProgram2 to allow editors to display their UI
-        runProgram2(RunOptions { .program = editor, .searchPath = true, .args = args }).wait();
+        runProgram2(RunOptions { .program = editor, .searchPath = true, .args = args }).waitAndCheck();
        // Reload right after exiting the editor if path is not in store
        // Store is immutable, so there could be no changes, so there's no need to reload
-        if (!state->store->isInStore(path.resolveSymlinks().path.abs())) {
+        if (!evaluator.store->isInStore(canonPath(path.canonical().abs(), true))) {
-            state->resetFileCache();
+            state.resetFileCache();
            reloadFiles();
        }
    }
@@ -670,15 +692,15 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
        Value v, f, result;
        evalString(arg, v);
        evalString("drv: (import <nixpkgs> {}).runCommand \"shell\" { buildInputs = [ drv ]; } \"\"", f);
-        state->callFunction(f, v, result, PosIdx());
+        state.callFunction(f, v, result, PosIdx());
        StorePath drvPath = getDerivationPath(result);
-        runNix("nix-shell", {state->store->printStorePath(drvPath)});
+        runNix("nix-shell", {evaluator.store->printStorePath(drvPath)});
    }
    else if (command == ":log") {
        StorePath drvPath = ([&] {
-            auto maybeDrvPath = state->store->maybeParseStorePath(arg);
+            auto maybeDrvPath = evaluator.store->maybeParseStorePath(arg);
            if (maybeDrvPath && maybeDrvPath->isDerivation()) {
                return std::move(*maybeDrvPath);
            } else {
@@ -687,7 +709,7 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
                return getDerivationPath(v);
            }
        })();
-        Path drvPathRaw = state->store->printStorePath(drvPath);
+        Path drvPathRaw = evaluator.store->printStorePath(drvPath);
        settings.readOnlyMode = true;
        Finally roModeReset([&]() {
@@ -695,7 +717,7 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
        });
        auto subs = getDefaultSubstituters();
-        subs.push_front(state->store);
+        subs.push_front(evaluator.store);
        bool foundLog = false;
        RunPager pager;
@@ -722,7 +744,7 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
        Value v;
        evalString(arg, v);
        StorePath drvPath = getDerivationPath(v);
-        Path drvPathRaw = state->store->printStorePath(drvPath);
+        Path drvPathRaw = evaluator.store->printStorePath(drvPath);
        if (command == ":b" || command == ":bl") {
            // TODO: this only shows a progress bar for explicitly initiated builds,
@@ -734,22 +756,22 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
                logger->pause();
            });
-            state->store->buildPaths({
+            evaluator.store->buildPaths({
                DerivedPath::Built {
                    .drvPath = makeConstantStorePathRef(drvPath),
                    .outputs = OutputsSpec::All { },
                },
            });
-            auto drv = state->store->readDerivation(drvPath);
+            auto drv = evaluator.store->readDerivation(drvPath);
            logger->cout("\nThis derivation produced the following outputs:");
-            for (auto & [outputName, outputPath] : state->store->queryDerivationOutputMap(drvPath)) {
+            for (auto & [outputName, outputPath] : evaluator.store->queryDerivationOutputMap(drvPath)) {
-                auto localStore = state->store.dynamic_pointer_cast<LocalFSStore>();
+                auto localStore = evaluator.store.dynamic_pointer_cast<LocalFSStore>();
                if (localStore && command == ":bl") {
                    std::string symlink = "repl-result-" + outputName;
                    localStore->addPermRoot(outputPath, absPath(symlink));
-                    logger->cout("  ./%s -> %s", symlink, state->store->printStorePath(outputPath));
+                    logger->cout("  ./%s -> %s", symlink, evaluator.store->printStorePath(outputPath));
                } else {
-                    logger->cout("  %s -> %s", outputName, state->store->printStorePath(outputPath));
+                    logger->cout("  %s -> %s", outputName, evaluator.store->printStorePath(outputPath));
                }
            }
        } else if (command == ":i") {
@@ -771,14 +793,16 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
    }
    else if (command == ":q" || command == ":quit") {
-        state->debugStop = false;
+        if (evaluator.debug) {
            evaluator.debug->stop = false;
        }
        return ProcessLineResult::Quit;
    }
    else if (command == ":doc") {
        Value v;
        evalString(arg, v);
-        if (auto doc = state->getDoc(v)) {
+        if (auto doc = evaluator.builtins.getDoc(v)) {
            std::string markdown;
            if (!doc->args.empty() && doc->name) {
@@ -795,8 +819,8 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
            logger->cout(trim(renderMarkdownToTerminal(markdown)));
        } else if (v.isLambda()) {
-            auto pos = state->positions[v.lambda.fun->pos];
+            auto pos = evaluator.positions[v.lambda.fun->pos];
-            if (auto path = std::get_if<SourcePath>(&pos.origin)) {
+            if (auto path = std::get_if<CheckedSourcePath>(&pos.origin)) {
                // Path and position have now been obtained, feed to nix-doc library to get data.
                auto docComment = lambdaDocsForPos(*path, pos);
                if (!docComment) {
@@ -817,10 +841,10 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
    else if (command == ":te" || command == ":trace-enable") {
        if (arg == "false" || (arg == "" && loggerSettings.showTrace)) {
            std::cout << "not showing error traces\n";
-            loggerSettings.showTrace = false;
+            loggerSettings.showTrace.override(false);
        } else if (arg == "true" || (arg == "" && !loggerSettings.showTrace)) {
            std::cout << "showing error traces\n";
-            loggerSettings.showTrace = true;
+            loggerSettings.showTrace.override(true);
        } else {
            throw Error("unexpected argument '%s' to %s", arg, command);
        };
@@ -838,9 +862,9 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
            isVarName(name = removeWhitespace(line.substr(0, p))))
        {
            Expr & e = parseString(line.substr(p + 1));
-            Value & v(*state->allocValue());
+            Value & v(*evaluator.mem.allocValue());
            v.mkThunk(env, e);
-            addVarToScope(state->symbols.create(name), v);
+            addVarToScope(evaluator.symbols.create(name), v);
        } else {
            Value v;
            evalString(line, v);
@@ -857,8 +881,8 @@ void NixRepl::loadFile(const Path & path)
    loadedFiles.remove(path);
    loadedFiles.push_back(path);
    Value v, v2;
-    state->evalFile(lookupFileArg(*state, path), v);
+    state.evalFile(lookupFileArg(evaluator, path), v);
-    state->autoCallFunction(*autoArgs, v, v2);
+    state.autoCallFunction(*autoArgs, v, v2);
    addAttrsToScope(v2);
 }
@@ -873,8 +897,8 @@ void NixRepl::loadFlake(const std::string & flakeRefS)
    Value v;
-    flake::callFlake(*state,
+    flake::callFlake(state,
-        flake::lockFlake(*state, flakeRef,
+        flake::lockFlake(state, flakeRef,
            flake::LockFlags {
                .updateLockFile = false,
                .useRegistries = !evalSettings.pureEval,
@@ -887,14 +911,14 @@ void NixRepl::loadFlake(const std::string & flakeRefS)
 void NixRepl::initEnv()
 {
-    env = &state->allocEnv(envSize);
+    env = &evaluator.mem.allocEnv(envSize);
-    env->up = &state->baseEnv;
+    env->up = &evaluator.builtins.env;
    displ = 0;
    staticEnv->vars.clear();
    varNames.clear();
-    for (auto & i : state->staticBaseEnv->vars)
+    for (auto & i : evaluator.builtins.staticEnv->vars)
-        varNames.emplace(state->symbols[i.first]);
+        varNames.emplace(evaluator.symbols[i.first]);
 }
@@ -926,16 +950,16 @@ void NixRepl::loadFiles()
 void NixRepl::loadReplOverlays()
 {
-    if (!evalSettings.replOverlays) {
+    if (evalSettings.replOverlays.get().empty()) {
        return;
    }
    notice("Loading '%1%'...", Magenta("repl-overlays"));
    auto replInitFilesFunction = getReplOverlaysEvalFunction();
-    Value &newAttrs(*state->allocValue());
+    Value &newAttrs(*evaluator.mem.allocValue());
    SmallValueVector<3> args = {replInitInfo(), bindingsToAttrs(), replOverlays()};
-    state->callFunction(
+    state.callFunction(
        *replInitFilesFunction,
        args.size(),
        args.data(),
@@ -958,25 +982,25 @@ Value * NixRepl::getReplOverlaysEvalFunction()
    }
    auto evalReplInitFilesPath = CanonPath::root + "repl-overlays.nix";
-    *replOverlaysEvalFunction = state->allocValue();
+    *replOverlaysEvalFunction = evaluator.mem.allocValue();
    auto code =
        #include "repl-overlays.nix.gen.hh"
        ;
-    auto & expr = state->parseExprFromString(
+    auto & expr = evaluator.parseExprFromString(
        code,
        SourcePath(evalReplInitFilesPath),
-        state->staticBaseEnv
+        evaluator.builtins.staticEnv
    );
-    state->eval(expr, **replOverlaysEvalFunction);
+    state.eval(expr, **replOverlaysEvalFunction);
    return *replOverlaysEvalFunction;
 }
 Value * NixRepl::replOverlays()
 {
-    Value * replInits(state->allocValue());
+    Value * replInits(evaluator.mem.allocValue());
-    state->mkList(*replInits, evalSettings.replOverlays.get().size());
+    *replInits = evaluator.mem.newList(evalSettings.replOverlays.get().size());
    Value ** replInitElems = replInits->listElems();
    size_t i = 0;
@@ -986,10 +1010,10 @@ Value * NixRepl::replOverlays()
        auto replInit = evalFile(sourcePath);
        if (!replInit->isLambda()) {
-            state->error<TypeError>(
+            evaluator.errors.make<TypeError>(
                "Expected `repl-overlays` to be a lambda but found %1%: %2%",
                showType(*replInit),
-                ValuePrinter(*state, *replInit, errorPrintOptions)
+                ValuePrinter(state, *replInit, errorPrintOptions)
            )
            .atPos(replInit->determinePos(noPos))
            .debugThrow();
@@ -997,7 +1021,7 @@ Value * NixRepl::replOverlays()
        if (replInit->lambda.fun->hasFormals()
            && !replInit->lambda.fun->formals->ellipsis) {
-            state->error<TypeError>(
+            evaluator.errors.make<TypeError>(
                "Expected first argument of %1% to have %2% to allow future versions of Lix to add additional attributes to the argument",
                "repl-overlays",
                "..."
@@ -1016,13 +1040,13 @@ Value * NixRepl::replOverlays()
 Value * NixRepl::replInitInfo()
 {
-    auto builder = state->buildBindings(2);
+    auto builder = evaluator.buildBindings(2);
-    Value * currentSystem(state->allocValue());
+    Value * currentSystem(evaluator.mem.allocValue());
    currentSystem->mkString(evalSettings.getCurrentSystem());
-    builder.insert(state->symbols.create("currentSystem"), currentSystem);
+    builder.insert(evaluator.symbols.create("currentSystem"), currentSystem);
-    Value * info(state->allocValue());
+    Value * info(evaluator.mem.allocValue());
    info->mkAttrs(builder.finish());
    return info;
 }
@@ -1030,14 +1054,14 @@ Value * NixRepl::replInitInfo()
 void NixRepl::addAttrsToScope(Value & attrs)
 {
-    state->forceAttrs(attrs, [&]() { return attrs.determinePos(noPos); }, "while evaluating an attribute set to be merged in the global scope");
+    state.forceAttrs(attrs, attrs.determinePos(noPos), "while evaluating an attribute set to be merged in the global scope");
    if (displ + attrs.attrs->size() >= envSize)
        throw Error("environment full; cannot add more variables");
    for (auto & i : *attrs.attrs) {
        staticEnv->vars.emplace_back(i.name, displ);
        env->values[displ++] = i.value;
-        varNames.emplace(state->symbols[i.name]);
+        varNames.emplace(evaluator.symbols[i.name]);
    }
    staticEnv->sort();
    staticEnv->deduplicate();
@@ -1054,17 +1078,17 @@ void NixRepl::addVarToScope(const Symbol name, Value & v)
    staticEnv->vars.emplace_back(name, displ);
    staticEnv->sort();
    env->values[displ++] = &v;
-    varNames.emplace(state->symbols[name]);
+    varNames.emplace(evaluator.symbols[name]);
 }
 Value * NixRepl::bindingsToAttrs()
 {
-    auto builder = state->buildBindings(staticEnv->vars.size());
+    auto builder = evaluator.buildBindings(staticEnv->vars.size());
    for (auto & [symbol, displacement] : staticEnv->vars) {
        builder.insert(symbol, env->values[displacement]);
    }
-    Value * attrs(state->allocValue());
+    Value * attrs(evaluator.mem.allocValue());
    attrs->mkAttrs(builder.finish());
    return attrs;
 }
@@ -1072,63 +1096,50 @@ Value * NixRepl::bindingsToAttrs()
 Expr & NixRepl::parseString(std::string s)
 {
-    return state->parseExprFromString(std::move(s), state->rootPath(CanonPath::fromCwd()), staticEnv);
+    return evaluator.parseExprFromString(std::move(s), CanonPath::fromCwd(), staticEnv);
 }
 void NixRepl::evalString(std::string s, Value & v)
 {
    Expr & e = parseString(s);
-    e.eval(*state, *env, v);
+    e.eval(state, *env, v);
-    state->forceValue(v, v.determinePos(noPos));
+    state.forceValue(v, v.determinePos(noPos));
 }
 Value * NixRepl::evalFile(SourcePath & path)
 {
-    auto & expr = state->parseExprFromFile(path, staticEnv);
+    auto & expr = evaluator.parseExprFromFile(evaluator.paths.checkSourcePath(path), staticEnv);
-    Value * result(state->allocValue());
+    Value * result(evaluator.mem.allocValue());
-    expr.eval(*state, *env, *result);
+    expr.eval(state, *env, *result);
-    state->forceValue(*result, result->determinePos(noPos));
+    state.forceValue(*result, result->determinePos(noPos));
    return result;
 }
-
+ReplExitStatus AbstractNixRepl::run(
-std::unique_ptr<AbstractNixRepl> AbstractNixRepl::create(
+    const SearchPath & searchPath,
-   const SearchPath & searchPath, nix::ref<Store> store, ref<EvalState> state,
+    nix::ref<Store> store,
-   std::function<AnnotatedValues()> getValues)
+    EvalState & state,
    std::function<AnnotatedValues()> getValues,
    const ValMap & extraEnv,
    Bindings * autoArgs
 )
 {
-    return std::make_unique<NixRepl>(
+    NixRepl repl(searchPath, store, state, getValues);
-        searchPath,
+
-        openStore(),
+    repl.autoArgs = autoArgs;
-        state,
+    repl.initEnv();
-        getValues
+    for (auto & [name, value] : extraEnv) {
        repl.addVarToScope(repl.evaluator.symbols.create(name), *value);
    }
    return repl.mainLoop();
 }
 ReplExitStatus AbstractNixRepl::runSimple(EvalState & evalState, const ValMap & extraEnv)
 {
    return run(
        {}, openStore(), evalState, [] {  return AnnotatedValues{}; }, extraEnv, nullptr
    );
 }
 ReplExitStatus AbstractNixRepl::runSimple(
    ref<EvalState> evalState,
    const ValMap & extraEnv)
 {
    auto getValues = [&]()->NixRepl::AnnotatedValues{
        NixRepl::AnnotatedValues values;
        return values;
    };
    SearchPath searchPath = {};
    auto repl = std::make_unique<NixRepl>(
            searchPath,
            openStore(),
            evalState,
            getValues
        );
    repl->initEnv();
    // add 'extra' vars.
    for (auto & [name, value] : extraEnv)
        repl->addVarToScope(repl->state->symbols.create(name), *value);
    return repl->mainLoop();
 }
 }
@@ -1,32 +1,37 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
-#include "eval.hh"
+#include "lix/libexpr/eval.hh"
 namespace nix {
 struct AbstractNixRepl
 {
-    ref<EvalState> state;
+    typedef std::vector<std::pair<Value*,std::string>> AnnotatedValues;
    static ReplExitStatus
    run(const SearchPath & searchPath,
        nix::ref<Store> store,
        EvalState & state,
        std::function<AnnotatedValues()> getValues,
        const ValMap & extraEnv,
        Bindings * autoArgs);
    static ReplExitStatus runSimple(
        EvalState & evalState,
        const ValMap & extraEnv);
 protected:
    EvalState & state;
    Bindings * autoArgs;
-    AbstractNixRepl(ref<EvalState> state)
+    AbstractNixRepl(EvalState & state)
        : state(state)
    { }
    virtual ~AbstractNixRepl()
    { }
    typedef std::vector<std::pair<Value*,std::string>> AnnotatedValues;
    static std::unique_ptr<AbstractNixRepl> create(
        const SearchPath & searchPath, nix::ref<Store> store, ref<EvalState> state,
        std::function<AnnotatedValues()> getValues);
    static ReplExitStatus runSimple(
        ref<EvalState> evalState,
        const ValMap & extraEnv);
    virtual void initEnv() = 0;
    virtual ReplExitStatus mainLoop() = 0;
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
 #include "lix/libexpr/attr-path.hh"
 #include "lix/libexpr/eval-inline.hh"
 #include "print-options.hh"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <sstream>
 namespace nix {
 std::vector<std::string> parseAttrPath(std::string_view const s)
 {
    std::vector<std::string> res;
    std::string cur;
    bool haveData = false;
    auto i = s.begin();
    while (i != s.end()) {
        if (*i == '.') {
            res.push_back(cur);
            haveData = false;
            cur.clear();
        } else if (*i == '"') {
            // If there is a quote there *will* be a named term even if it is empty.
            ++i;
            haveData = true;
            while (1) {
                if (i == s.end())
                    throw ParseError("missing closing quote in selection path '%1%'", s);
                if (*i == '"') break;
                cur.push_back(*i++);
            }
        } else {
            cur.push_back(*i);
            haveData = true;
        }
        ++i;
    }
    if (haveData) res.push_back(cur);
    return res;
 }
 std::string unparseAttrPath(std::vector<std::string> const & attrPath)
 {
    // FIXME(jade): can probably be rewritten with ranges once libc++ has a
    // fully featured implementation
    // https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/65536
    auto ret = std::ostringstream{};
    bool first = true;
    for (auto const & part : attrPath) {
        if (!first) {
            ret << ".";
        }
        first = false;
        bool mustQuote = std::ranges::any_of(part, [](char c) -> bool {
            return c == '"' || c == '.' || c == ' ';
        });
        if (mustQuote || part.empty()) {
            ret << '"' << part << '"';
        } else {
            ret << part;
        }
    }
    return ret.str();
 }
 std::pair<Value *, PosIdx> findAlongAttrPath(EvalState & state, const std::string & attrPath,
    Bindings & autoArgs, Value & vIn)
 {
    auto tokens = parseAttrPath(attrPath);
    Value * v = &vIn;
    PosIdx pos = noPos;
    for (auto [attrPathIdx, attr] : enumerate(tokens)) {
        /* Is i an index (integer) or a normal attribute name? */
        auto attrIndex = string2Int<unsigned int>(attr);
        /* Evaluate the expression. */
        Value * vNew = state.ctx.mem.allocValue();
        state.autoCallFunction(autoArgs, *v, *vNew);
        v = vNew;
        state.forceValue(*v, noPos);
        /* It should evaluate to either a set or an expression,
           according to what is specified in the attrPath. */
        if (!attrIndex) {
            if (attr.empty())
                throw Error("empty attribute name in selection path '%1%'", attrPath);
            if (v->type() != nAttrs) {
                auto pathPart =
                    std::vector<std::string>(tokens.begin(), tokens.begin() + attrPathIdx);
                state.ctx.errors
                    .make<TypeError>(
                        "the value being indexed in the selection path '%1%' at '%2%' should be a "
                        "set but is %3%: %4%",
                        attrPath,
                        unparseAttrPath(pathPart),
                        showType(*v),
                        ValuePrinter(state, *v, errorPrintOptions)
                    )
                    .debugThrow();
            }
            Bindings::iterator a = v->attrs->find(state.ctx.symbols.create(attr));
            if (a == v->attrs->end()) {
                std::set<std::string> attrNames;
                for (auto & attr : *v->attrs)
                    attrNames.insert(state.ctx.symbols[attr.name]);
                auto suggestions = Suggestions::bestMatches(attrNames, attr);
                auto pathPart =
                    std::vector<std::string>(tokens.begin(), tokens.begin() + attrPathIdx);
                throw AttrPathNotFound(
                    suggestions,
                    "attribute '%1%' in selection path '%2%' not found inside path '%3%', whose "
                    "contents are: %4%",
                    attr,
                    attrPath,
                    unparseAttrPath(pathPart),
                    ValuePrinter(state, *v, errorPrintOptions)
                );
            }
            v = &*a->value;
            pos = a->pos;
        } else {
            if (!v->isList()) {
                state.ctx.errors
                    .make<TypeError>(
                        "the expression selected by the selection path '%1%' should be a list but "
                        "is %2%: %3%",
                        attrPath,
                        showType(*v),
                        ValuePrinter(state, *v, errorPrintOptions)
                    )
                    .debugThrow();
            }
            if (*attrIndex >= v->listSize()) {
                throw AttrPathNotFound(
                    "list index %1% in selection path '%2%' is out of range for list %3%",
                    *attrIndex,
                    attrPath,
                    ValuePrinter(state, *v, errorPrintOptions)
                );
            }
            v = v->listElems()[*attrIndex];
            pos = noPos;
        }
    }
    return {v, pos};
 }
 std::pair<SourcePath, uint32_t> findPackageFilename(EvalState & state, Value & v, std::string what)
 {
    Value * v2;
    try {
        auto dummyArgs = state.ctx.mem.allocBindings(0);
        v2 = findAlongAttrPath(state, "meta.position", *dummyArgs, v).first;
    } catch (Error &) {
        throw NoPositionInfo("package '%s' has no source location information", what);
    }
    // FIXME: is it possible to extract the Pos object instead of doing this
    //        toString + parsing?
    NixStringContext context;
    auto path = state.coerceToPath(noPos, *v2, context, "while evaluating the 'meta.position' attribute of a derivation");
    auto fn = path.canonical().abs();
    auto fail = [fn]() {
        throw ParseError("cannot parse 'meta.position' attribute '%s'", fn);
    };
    try {
        auto colon = fn.rfind(':');
        if (colon == std::string::npos) fail();
        auto lineno = std::stoi(std::string(fn, colon + 1, std::string::npos));
        return {CanonPath(fn.substr(0, colon)), lineno};
    } catch (std::invalid_argument & e) {
        fail();
        abort();
    }
 }
 }
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+++ b/Show More
		`@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@`
							`Fiona Behrens <me@kloenk.dev>`
							`Fiona Behrens <me@kloenk.dev> <me@kloenk.de>`
`@@ -99,4 +99,4 @@ This means that experimental features and RFCs are orthogonal mechanisms, and ca`

	`# Currently available experimental features`	`# Currently available experimental features`

	`{{#include @generated@/contributing/experimental-feature-descriptions.md}}`	`{{#include @generated@/../../../lix/libutil/experimental-feature-descriptions.md}}`