[josh-wrale]

@Lethalman: Can you expound on this?

> Be aware that things like PAM configurations, or other stuff, created to be suitable for Debian may not work with Nix programs that use a different glibc.

So this would not be a factor using the method which has no base? The Debian base approach seems like a non-starter if negative emergent behavior like PAM config mismatches are common.

Also, to be sure, I can do this "no base Docker build" using Nix on let's say CentOS 7? Meaning, I'm not required to use NixOS natively?

I plan to read the post closer later today, so feel free to ignore these questions if they are answered in-post, but I usually don't post to HN from work computer, so I thought I'd get my questions out here early in case the thread drops and I forget to ask. :-)

Nice work!

[trishume]

Yes, AFAIK you can build docker containers with Nix on any Linux machine with the nix package manager installed. You can even build them on OSX if you configure your OSX Nix install with a remote build machine that runs Linux (yes, Nix can automatically and transparently distribute your builds).