From d923ede6e33c57901039da59d50c45938228fd7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tv <tv@krebsco.de>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 12:49:04 +0100
Subject: make test [method={build,eval}] # default=eval

---
 Makefile | 14 ++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'Makefile')

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8d1498d5..60dfe803 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -75,10 +75,20 @@ install:
 		env NIXOS_CONFIG=$(target_path)/nixos-config \
 			nixos-install
 
-# usage: make test system=foo [target=bar]
+# usage: make test system=foo [target=bar] [method={eval,build}]
+method ?= eval
+ifeq ($(method),build)
+test: command = nix-build --no-out-link
+else
+ifeq ($(method),eval)
+test: command ?= nix-instantiate --eval --json --readonly-mode --strict
+else
+$(error bad method: $(method))
+endif
+endif
 test: ssh ?= ssh
 test:
 	$(call execute,populate)
 	$(ssh) $(target_user)@$(target_host) -p $(target_port) \
-		nix-build --no-out-link --show-trace -I $(target_path) \
+		$(command) --show-trace -I $(target_path) \
 			-A config.system.build.toplevel $(target_path)/stockholm
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