Altcoins - a new category of applications

Here, I present a new level of hierarchy on Nixpkgs: the Altcoins.

The idea is to put a single cryptocurrency per file, and build them
using expressions like altcoins.bitcoin. I believe this ordering is
clearer and more maintainable that the current one.

pkgs/applications/altcoins/bitcoin.nix

···
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, autoreconfHook, openssl, db48, boost
+, zlib, miniupnpc, qt4, utillinux, protobuf, qrencode
+, withGui }:
+
+with stdenv.lib;
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec{
+
+  name = "bitcoin" + (toString (optional (!withGui) "d")) + "-" + version;
+  version = "0.9.3";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0a6lkfzsmqqcbz2cc0cg8dccd990b5y7qi8mw358fhfb4f1jxn9y";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig autoreconfHook openssl db48 boost zlib
+                  miniupnpc utillinux protobuf ]
+                  ++ optionals withGui [ qt4 qrencode ];
+
+  configureFlags = [ "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.lib}/lib" ]
+                     ++ optionals withGui [ "--with-gui=qt4" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Peer-to-peer electronic cash system";
+    longDescription= ''
+      Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is
+      completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted
+      parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly
+      with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.
+    '';
+    homepage = "http://www.bitcoin.org/";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ roconnor AndersonTorres ];
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}

pkgs/applications/altcoins/darkcoin.nix

···
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, pkgconfig
+, openssl, db48, boost, zlib, miniupnpc, qt4, qrencode, glib, protobuf
+, utillinux
+, withGui }:
+
+with stdenv.lib;
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+
+  name = "darkcoin" + (toString (optional (!withGui) "d")) + "-" + version;
+  version = "0.9.13.15";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/darkcoin/darkcoin/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1kly2y3g4dr1jwwf81smqvc7k662x6rvg4ggmxva1yaifb67bgjb";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig glib openssl db48 boost zlib miniupnpc ]
+                  ++ optionals withGui [ qt4 qrencode ];
+
+  configurePhase = optional withGui "qmake";
+
+  preBuild = optional (!withGui) "cd src; cp makefile.unix Makefile";
+
+  installPhase =
+    if withGui
+    then "install -D darkcoin-qt $out/bin/darkcoin-qt"
+    else "install -D darkcoind $out/bin/darkcoind";
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A decentralized key/value registration and transfer system";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Darkcoin (DRK) is an open sourced, privacy-centric digital
+      currency. It allows you keep your finances private as you make
+      transactions, similar to cash.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://darkcoin.io;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
+    platforms = with platforms; unix;
+  };
+}

pkgs/applications/altcoins/default.nix

···
+{ callPackage, pkgs }:
+
+rec {
+
+  bitcoin  = callPackage ./bitcoin.nix { withGui = true; };
+  bitcoind = callPackage ./bitcoin.nix { withGui = false; };
+
+  darkcoin  = callPackage ./darkcoin.nix { withGui = true; };
+  darkcoind = callPackage ./darkcoin.nix { withGui = false; };
+
+  dogecoin  = callPackage ./dogecoin.nix { withGui = true; };
+  dogecoind = callPackage ./dogecoin.nix { withGui = false; };
+
+  litecoin  = callPackage ./litecoin.nix { withGui = true; };
+  litecoind = callPackage ./litecoin.nix { withGui = false; };
+
+  namecoin  = callPackage ./namecoin.nix  { inherit namecoind; };
+  namecoind = callPackage ./namecoind.nix { };
+}

pkgs/applications/altcoins/dogecoin.nix

···
+{ stdenv , fetchurl
+, pkgconfig, autoreconfHook
+, db5, openssl, boost, zlib, miniupnpc
+, glib, protobuf, utillinux, qt4, qrencode
+, withGui }:
+
+with stdenv.lib;
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+
+  name = "dogecoin" + (toString (optional (!withGui) "d")) + "-" + version;
+  version = "1.8.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "8a33958c04213cd621aa3c86910477813af22512f03b47c98995d20d31f3f935";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkgconfig openssl
+                  db5 openssl utillinux protobuf boost zlib miniupnpc ]
+                  ++ optionals withGui [ qt4 qrencode ];
+
+  # BSD DB5 location
+  patchPhase = ''
+    sed -i \
+      -e 's,BDB_CPPFLAGS=$,BDB_CPPFLAGS="-I${db5}/include",g' \
+      -e 's,BDB_LIBS=$,BDB_LIBS="-L${db5}/lib",g' \
+      -e 's,bdbdirlist=$,bdbdirlist="${db5}/include",g' \
+      src/m4/dogecoin_find_bdb51.m4
+  '';
+
+  configureFlags = [ "--with-incompatible-bdb"
+                     "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.lib}/lib" ]
+                     ++ optionals withGui [ "--with-gui" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Wow, such coin, much shiba, very rich";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Dogecoin is a decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency that
+      enables you to easily send money online. Think of it as "the
+      internet currency."
+      It is named after a famous Internet meme, the "Doge" - a Shiba Inu dog.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://www.dogecoin.com/;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ edwtjo offline AndersonTorres ];
+  };
+}

pkgs/applications/altcoins/litecoin.nix

···
+{ stdenv, fetchurl
+, pkgconfig, autoreconfHook
+, openssl, db48, boost, zlib, miniupnpc
+, glib, protobuf, utillinux, qt4, qrencode
+, withGui }:
+
+with stdenv.lib;
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+
+  name = "litecoin" + (toString (optional (!withGui) "d")) + "-" + version;
+  version = "0.9.3-preview5";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0nnfz4s2g28jb5fqy6cabsryp3h2amzlyslr6g6k8r1vmzvx5ym6";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig autoreconfHook openssl
+                  openssl db48 boost zlib miniupnpc glib protobuf utillinux ]
+                  ++ optionals withGui [ qt4 qrencode ];
+
+  configureFlags = [ "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.lib}/lib" ]
+                     ++ optionals withGui [ "--with-gui=qt4" ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A lite version of Bitcoin using scrypt as a proof-of-work algorithm";
+    longDescription= ''
+      Litecoin is a peer-to-peer Internet currency that enables instant payments
+      to anyone in the world. It is based on the Bitcoin protocol but differs
+      from Bitcoin in that it can be efficiently mined with consumer-grade hardware.
+      Litecoin provides faster transaction confirmations (2.5 minutes on average)
+      and uses a memory-hard, scrypt-based mining proof-of-work algorithm to target
+      the regular computers and GPUs most people already have.
+      The Litecoin network is scheduled to produce 84 million currency units.
+    '';
+    homepage = https://litecoin.org/;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ offline AndersonTorres ];  
+  };
+}

pkgs/applications/altcoins/namecoin.nix

···
+{ stdenv, db4, boost, openssl, qt4, miniupnpc, unzip, namecoind }:
+
+with stdenv.lib;
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+
+  name = "namecoin-${version}";
+  version = namecoind.version;
+  src = namecoind.src;
+
+  buildInputs = [ db4 boost openssl unzip qt4 miniupnpc ];
+
+  configurePhase = ''
+    qmake USE_UPNP=-
+  '';
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    make
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp namecoin-qt $out/bin
+  '';
+
+  meta = namecoind.meta;
+}

pkgs/applications/altcoins/namecoind.nix

···
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, db4, boost, openssl, miniupnpc, unzip }:
+
+with stdenv.lib;
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  version = "0.3.76";
+  name = "namecoind-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/namecoin/namecoin/archive/nc${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "007372j47hb7p89smh3w0p6z70gii9gd4v6agpycqiv4r3n9sv5v";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ db4 boost openssl unzip miniupnpc ];
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    sed -e 's/-Wl,-Bstatic//g' -e 's/-l gthread-2.0//g' -e 's/-l z//g' -i src/Makefile
+  '';
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    make -C src INCLUDEPATHS= LIBPATHS=
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp src/namecoind $out/bin
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Decentralized open source information registration and transfer system based on the Bitcoin cryptocurrency";
+    homepage = http://namecoin.info;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ doublec AndersonTorres ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}

pkgs/applications/misc/bitcoin/altcoins.nix

···
-{ fetchurl, stdenv, pkgconfig
-, openssl, db48, boost, zlib, miniupnpc, qt4, qrencode, glib, protobuf
-, utillinux, autogen, autoconf, autobuild, automake, autoreconfHook, db }:
-
-with stdenv.lib;
-
-let
-  buildAltcoin = makeOverridable ({walletName, gui ? true, ...}@a:
-    stdenv.mkDerivation ({
-      name = "${walletName}${toString (optional (!gui) "d")}-${a.version}";
-      buildInputs = [ pkgconfig openssl db48 boost zlib miniupnpc ]
-        ++ optionals gui [ qt4 qrencode ] ++ a.extraBuildInputs or [];
-
-      configurePhase = optional gui "qmake";
-
-      preBuild = optional (!gui) "cd src";
-      makefile = optional (!gui) "makefile.unix";
-
-      installPhase = if gui then ''
-        install -D "${walletName}-qt" "$out/bin/${walletName}-qt"
-      '' else ''
-        install -D "${walletName}d" "$out/bin/${walletName}d"
-      '';
-
-      passthru.walletName = walletName;
-
-      meta = {
-        platforms = platforms.unix;
-        license = license.mit;
-        maintainers = [ maintainers.offline ] ++ a.extraMaintainers;
-      };
-    } // a)
-  );
-
-in rec {
-  inherit buildAltcoin;
-
-  namecoin = buildAltcoin rec {
-    walletName = "namecoin";
-    version = "0.3.51.00";
-    gui = false;
-
-    src = fetchurl {
-      url = "https://github.com/namecoin/namecoin/archive/nc${version}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0r6zjzichfjzhvpdy501gwy9h3zvlla3kbgb38z1pzaa0ld9siyx";
-    };
-
-    patches = [ ./namecoin_dynamic.patch ];
-
-    extraBuildInputs = [ glib ];
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "A decentralized key/value registration and transfer system based on Bitcoin technology";
-      homepage = http://namecoin.info;
-    };
-  };
-
-  darkcoin = buildAltcoin rec {
-    walletName = "darkcoin";
-    version = "0.9.13.15";
-
-    src = fetchurl {
-      url = "https://github.com/darkcoin/darkcoin/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "1kly2y3g4dr1jwwf81smqvc7k662x6rvg4ggmxva1yaifb67bgjb";
-    };
-
-    extraBuildInputs = [ glib ];
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "A decentralized key/value registration and transfer system";
-      longDescription = ''
-        Darkcoin (DRK) is an open sourced, privacy-centric digital
-        currency. It allows you keep your finances private as you make
-        transactions, similar to cash.
-      '';
-      homepage = http://darkcoin.io;
-      extraMaintainers = [ maintainers.AndersonTorres ];
-    };
-  };
-  darkcoind = darkcoin.override { gui = false; };
-
-}

pkgs/applications/misc/bitcoin/default.nix

···
-{ fetchurl, stdenv, openssl, db48, boost, zlib, miniupnpc, qt4, utillinux
-, pkgconfig, protobuf, qrencode, gui ? true }:
-
-with stdenv.lib;
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "0.9.3";
-  name = "bitcoin${toString (optional (!gui) "d")}-${version}";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://bitcoin.org/bin/${version}/bitcoin-${version}-linux.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1kb59w7232qzfh952rz6vvjri2w26n9cq7baml0vifdsdhxph9f4";
-  };
-
-  # hexdump from utillinux is required for tests
-  buildInputs = [
-    openssl db48 boost zlib miniupnpc utillinux pkgconfig protobuf 
-  ] ++ optionals gui [ qt4 qrencode ];
-
-  unpackPhase = ''
-    mkdir tmp-extract && (cd tmp-extract && tar xf $src)
-    tar xf tmp-extract/bitcoin*/src/bitcoin*.tar*
-    cd bitcoin*
-  '';
-
-  preCheck = ''
-    # At least one test requires writing in $HOME
-    HOME=$TMPDIR
-  '';
-
-  configureFlags = [ "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.lib}/lib" ];
-
-  doCheck = true;
-
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
-
-  passthru.walletName = "bitcoin";
-
-  meta = {
-      description = "Peer-to-peer electronic cash system";
-      longDescription= ''
-        Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is
-        completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted
-        parties.  Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly
-        with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.
-      '';
-      homepage = "http://www.bitcoin.org/";
-      maintainers = [ maintainers.roconnor ];
-      license = licenses.mit;
-      platforms = platforms.unix;
-  };
-}

pkgs/applications/misc/bitcoin/dogecoin.nix

···
-{ fetchurl, stdenv, pkgconfig
-, openssl, boost, zlib, miniupnpc, qt4, qrencode, glib, protobuf
-, utillinux, autogen, autoconf, autobuild, automake, db }:
-
-with stdenv.lib;
-
-let
-
-  mkAutotoolCoin =
-  { name, version, withGui, src, meta }:
-
-  stdenv.mkDerivation {
-    inherit src meta;
-
-    name = name + (toString (optional (!withGui) "d")) + "-" + version;
-
-    buildInputs = [ autogen autoconf automake pkgconfig openssl
-                    boost zlib miniupnpc db utillinux protobuf ]
-                  ++ optionals withGui [ qt4 qrencode ];
-
-    patchPhase = ''
-      sed -i \
-        -e 's,BDB_CPPFLAGS=$,BDB_CPPFLAGS="-I${db}/include",g' \
-        -e 's,BDB_LIBS=$,BDB_LIBS="-L${db}/lib",g' \
-        -e 's,bdbdirlist=$,bdbdirlist="${db}/include",g' \
-        src/m4/dogecoin_find_bdb51.m4
-    '';
-
-    configurePhase = ''
-      ./autogen.sh \
-      && ./configure --prefix=$out \
-                     --with-incompatible-bdb \
-                     ${ if withGui then "--with-gui" else "" }
-    '';
-
-    installPhase = ''
-      install -D "src/dogecoin-cli" "$out/bin/dogecoin-cli"
-      install -D "src/dogecoind" "$out/bin/dogecoind"
-      ${ if withGui then "install -D src/qt/dogecoin-qt $out/bin/dogecoin-qt" else "" }
-    '';
-
-  };
-
-  mkDogeCoin = { withGui }:
-
-  mkAutotoolCoin rec {
-    name = "dogecoin";
-    version = "1.8.0";
-    inherit withGui;
-
-    src = fetchurl {
-      url = "https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "8a33958c04213cd621aa3c86910477813af22512f03b47c98995d20d31f3f935";
-    };
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Wow, such coin, much shiba, very rich";
-      longDescription = "wow";
-      homepage = http://www.dogecoin.com/;
-      license = licenses.mit;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ edwtjo offline ];
-    };
-  };
-
-in {
-
-  dogecoin = mkDogeCoin { withGui = true; };
-  dogecoind = mkDogeCoin { withGui = false; };
-
-}

pkgs/applications/misc/bitcoin/litecoin.nix

···
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig
-, openssl, db48, boost, zlib, miniupnpc, qt4, qrencode, glib, protobuf
-, utillinux, autogen, autoreconfHook }:
-
-with stdenv.lib;
-
-let
-  mkAutoreconfCoin =
-  { name, version, withGui, src, meta }:
-
-  stdenv.mkDerivation {
-
-    inherit src meta;
-
-    name = name + (toString (optional (!withGui) "d")) + "-" + version;
-
-    buildInputs = [ autogen autoreconfHook pkgconfig openssl
-                    boost zlib miniupnpc db48 glib utillinux protobuf ]
-                  ++ optionals withGui [ qt4 qrencode protobuf ];
-
-    configureFlags = [ "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.lib}/lib" ] ++ optionals withGui [ "--with-gui=qt4" ];
-  };
-
-  mkLitecoin = { withGui }:  
-
-  mkAutoreconfCoin rec {
-
-    name = "litecoin";
-    version = "0.9.3-preview5";
-    inherit withGui;
-
-    src = fetchurl {
-      url = "https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0nnfz4s2g28jb5fqy6cabsryp3h2amzlyslr6g6k8r1vmzvx5ym6";
-    };
-
-    meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-      description = "A lite version of Bitcoin using scrypt as a proof-of-work algorithm";
-      longDescription= ''
-        Litecoin is a peer-to-peer Internet currency that enables instant payments
-        to anyone in the world. It is based on the Bitcoin protocol but differs
-        from Bitcoin in that it can be efficiently mined with consumer-grade hardware.
-        Litecoin provides faster transaction confirmations (2.5 minutes on average)
-        and uses a memory-hard, scrypt-based mining proof-of-work algorithm to target
-        the regular computers and GPUs most people already have.
-        The Litecoin network is scheduled to produce 84 million currency units.
-      '';
-      homepage = https://litecoin.org/;
-      platforms = platforms.unix;
-      license = licenses.mit;
-      maintainers = [ maintainers.offline maintainers.AndersonTorres ];  
-    };
-  };
-
-in {
-
-  litecoin = mkLitecoin { withGui = true; };
-  litecoind = mkLitecoin { withGui = false; };
-
-}

pkgs/applications/misc/bitcoin/namecoin_dynamic.patch

···
-diff -u -r a/src/makefile.unix b/src/makefile.unix
---- a/src/makefile.unix	2014-01-22 22:07:59.801601964 -0800
-+++ b/src/makefile.unix	2014-01-22 22:08:07.980332839 -0800
-@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
- 
- # for boost 1.37, add -mt to the boost libraries
- LIBS= \
-- -Wl,-Bstatic \
-    -l boost_system \
-    -l boost_filesystem \
-    -l boost_program_options \

pkgs/applications/misc/namecoin/default.nix

···
-{ fetchgit, stdenv, db4, boost, openssl, unzip }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "0.3.76";
-  name = "namecoin-${version}";
-
-  src = fetchgit {
-    url = "https://github.com/namecoin/namecoin";
-    rev = "224175ca3bba6eea6f6b1bdb007b482eb2bd2aee";
-    sha256 = "3ccfb6fdda1b9d105e775eb19c696be7fec1b3671f9b4f43d02fa14a4c6848dd";
-  };
-
-  # Don't build with miniupnpc due to namecoin using a different verison that
-  # ships with NixOS and it is API incompatible.
-  buildInputs = [ db4 boost openssl unzip ];
-
-  patchPhase = ''
-    sed -e 's/-Wl,-Bstatic//g' -e 's/-l gthread-2.0//g' -e 's/-l z//g' -i src/Makefile
-  '';
-
-  buildPhase = ''
-    make -C src INCLUDEPATHS= LIBPATHS=
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/bin
-    cp src/namecoind $out/bin
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Decentralized open source information registration and transfer system based on the Bitcoin cryptocurrency";
-    homepage = "http://namecoin.info";
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.doublec ];
-    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
-  };
-}

pkgs/applications/misc/namecoin/qt.nix

···
-{ fetchgit, stdenv, db4, boost, openssl, qt4, unzip, namecoin }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = namecoin.version;
-  name = "namecoin-qt-${version}";
-
-  src = namecoin.src;
-
-  # Don't build with miniupnpc due to namecoin using a different verison that
-  # ships with NixOS and it is API incompatible.
-  buildInputs = [ db4 boost openssl unzip qt4 ];
-
-  configurePhase = ''
-    qmake USE_UPNP=-
-  '';
-
-  buildPhase = ''
-    make
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/bin
-    cp namecoin-qt $out/bin
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Decentralized open source information registration and transfer system based on the Bitcoin cryptocurrency";
-    homepage = "http://namecoin.info";
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.doublec ];
-    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
-  };
-}

pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

···
 
   schismtracker = callPackage ../applications/audio/schismtracker { };
 
+  altcoins = recurseIntoAttrs ( callPackage ../applications/altcoins { } );
+  bitcoin = altcoins.bitcoin;
+
   aumix = callPackage ../applications/audio/aumix {
     gtkGUI = false;
   };
···
   };
 
   bibletime = callPackage ../applications/misc/bibletime { };
-
-  bitcoin = callPackage ../applications/misc/bitcoin {};
-  bitcoind = callPackage ../applications/misc/bitcoin { gui = false; };
-
-  altcoins = recurseIntoAttrs (
-    (callPackage ../applications/misc/bitcoin/altcoins.nix {}) //
-    (callPackage ../applications/misc/bitcoin/dogecoin.nix {}) //
-    (callPackage ../applications/misc/bitcoin/litecoin.nix {})
-  );
 
   bitlbee = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/bitlbee { };
 
···
   mutt-with-sidebar = callPackage ../applications/networking/mailreaders/mutt {
     withSidebar = true;
   };
-
-  namecoin = callPackage ../applications/misc/namecoin { };
-  namecoinqt = callPackage ../applications/misc/namecoin/qt.nix { };
 
   pcmanfm = callPackage ../applications/misc/pcmanfm { };