Use /etc/os-release to check for NixOS

The motivation in #5641 isn't too strong, but /etc/os-release exists on
pretty much every Linux distro, while /etc/nixos sounds like an
implementation detail.
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Laurențiu Nicola 2020-12-21 19:18:50 +02:00
parent c8a73fe655
commit ee73466830

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@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ async function getServer(config: Config, state: PersistentState): Promise<string
});
// Patching executable if that's NixOS.
if (await fs.stat("/etc/nixos").then(_ => true).catch(_ => false)) {
if (await isNixOs()) {
await patchelf(dest);
}
@ -348,6 +348,15 @@ async function getServer(config: Config, state: PersistentState): Promise<string
return dest;
}
async function isNixOs(): Promise<boolean> {
try {
const contents = await fs.readFile("/etc/os-release");
return contents.indexOf("ID=nixos") !== -1;
} catch (e) {
return false;
}
}
async function downloadWithRetryDialog<T>(state: PersistentState, downloadFunc: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
while (true) {
try {