[Backport release-25.11] preload: drop package/module (#466272) (6cefa2c4) · Commits · nix / nixpkgs

nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2311.section.md

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		@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ Make sure to also check the many updates in the [Nixpkgs library](#sec-release-2

		- [preload](http://sourceforge.net/projects/preload), a service that makes
		applications run faster by prefetching binaries and shared objects.
		Available as [services.preload](#opt-services.preload.enable).
		Available as `services.preload`.

		### Other Notable Changes {#sec-release-23.11-nixos-notable-changes}

nixos/modules/module-list.nix

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		@@ -913,7 +913,6 @@
		./services/misc/podgrab.nix
		./services/misc/polaris.nix
		./services/misc/portunus.nix
		./services/misc/preload.nix
		./services/misc/pufferpanel.nix
		./services/misc/pykms.nix
		./services/misc/radicle.nix

nixos/modules/rename.nix

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		@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ in
		"programs"
		"gnome-documents"
		] "The corresponding package was removed from nixpkgs.")
		(mkRemovedOptionModule
		[
		"services"
		"preload"
		]
		''
		The corresponding package was removed from nixpkgs,
		due to lack of usage and being broken since its introduction.
		''
		) # added 2025-11-29
		(mkRemovedOptionModule [
		"programs"
		"goldwarden"

nixos/modules/services/misc/preload.nix

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		{
		config,
		lib,
		pkgs,
		...
		}:
		let
		cfg = config.services.preload;
		in
		{
		meta = {
		maintainers = pkgs.preload.meta.maintainers;
		};

		options.services.preload = {
		enable = lib.mkEnableOption "preload";
		package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "preload" { };
		};

		config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
		systemd.services.preload = {
		description = "Loads data into ram during idle time of CPU.";
		wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];

		serviceConfig = {
		EnvironmentFile = "${cfg.package}/etc/conf.d/preload";
		ExecStart = "${lib.getExe cfg.package} -l '' --foreground $PRELOAD_OPTS";
		Type = "simple";
		# Only preload data during CPU idle time
		IOSchedulingClass = 3;
		DynamicUser = true;
		StateDirectory = "preload";
		};
		};
		};
		}

pkgs/by-name/pr/preload/0001-prevent-building-to-var-directories.patch

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		diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
		index e4072e4..4a6b069 100644
		--- a/Makefile.in
		+++ b/Makefile.in
		@@ -327,23 +327,9 @@ installcheck-initdSCRIPTS: $(initd_SCRIPTS)
		else echo "$$f does not support $$opt" 1>&2; bad=1; fi; \
		done; \
		done; rm -f c$${pid}_.???; exit $$bad
		-install-logDATA: $(log_DATA)
		- @$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
		- test -z "$(logdir)" \|\| $(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(logdir)"
		- @list='$(log_DATA)'; for p in $$list; do \
		- if test -f "$$p"; then d=; else d="$(srcdir)/"; fi; \
		- f=$(am__strip_dir) \
		- echo " $(logDATA_INSTALL) '$$d$$p' '$(DESTDIR)$(logdir)/$$f'"; \
		- $(logDATA_INSTALL) "$$d$$p" "$(DESTDIR)$(logdir)/$$f"; \
		- done
		+install-logDATA:

		uninstall-logDATA:
		- @$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
		- @list='$(log_DATA)'; for p in $$list; do \
		- f=$(am__strip_dir) \
		- echo " rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(logdir)/$$f'"; \
		- rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(logdir)/$$f"; \
		- done
		install-logrotateDATA: $(logrotate_DATA)
		@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
		test -z "$(logrotatedir)" \|\| $(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(logrotatedir)"
		@@ -361,23 +347,9 @@ uninstall-logrotateDATA:
		echo " rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(logrotatedir)/$$f'"; \
		rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(logrotatedir)/$$f"; \
		done
		-install-pkglocalstateDATA: $(pkglocalstate_DATA)
		- @$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
		- test -z "$(pkglocalstatedir)" \|\| $(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(pkglocalstatedir)"
		- @list='$(pkglocalstate_DATA)'; for p in $$list; do \
		- if test -f "$$p"; then d=; else d="$(srcdir)/"; fi; \
		- f=$(am__strip_dir) \
		- echo " $(pkglocalstateDATA_INSTALL) '$$d$$p' '$(DESTDIR)$(pkglocalstatedir)/$$f'"; \
		- $(pkglocalstateDATA_INSTALL) "$$d$$p" "$(DESTDIR)$(pkglocalstatedir)/$$f"; \
		- done
		+install-pkglocalstateDATA:

		uninstall-pkglocalstateDATA:
		- @$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
		- @list='$(pkglocalstate_DATA)'; for p in $$list; do \
		- f=$(am__strip_dir) \
		- echo " rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(pkglocalstatedir)/$$f'"; \
		- rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(pkglocalstatedir)/$$f"; \
		- done
		install-sysconfigDATA: $(sysconfig_DATA)
		@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
		test -z "$(sysconfigdir)" \|\| $(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfigdir)"
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