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memcachedTestHook

This hook starts a Memcached server during checkPhase. Example:

{ stdenv, memcachedTestHook }:
stdenv.mkDerivation {

  # ...

  nativeCheckInputs = [ memcachedTestHook ];
}

If you use a custom checkPhase, remember to add the runHook calls:

{
  checkPhase = ''
    runHook preCheck

    # ... your tests

    runHook postCheck
  '';
}

Variables

Bash-only variables:

  • memcachedTestPort: Port to use by Memcached. Defaults to 11211

Example usage:

{ stdenv, memcachedTestHook }:
stdenv.mkDerivation {

  # ...

  nativeCheckInputs = [ memcachedTestHook ];

  preCheck = ''
    memcachedTestPort=1234;
  '';
}