writeReferencesToFile: remove

Had been deprecated and scheduled for removal in 24.11.

doc/build-helpers/trivial-build-helpers.chapter.md

@@ -754,10 +754,6 @@ This creates a derivation with a directory structure like the following:
 ...
 ```
 
-## `writeReferencesToFile` {#trivial-builder-writeReferencesToFile}
-
-Deprecated. Use [`writeClosure`](#trivial-builder-writeClosure) instead.
-
 ## `writeClosure` {#trivial-builder-writeClosure}
 
 Given a list of [store paths](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/glossary#gloss-store-path) (or string-like expressions coercible to store paths), write their collective [closure](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/glossary#gloss-closure) to a text file.

doc/redirects.json

@@ -1421,11 +1421,9 @@
   "trivial-builder-symlinkJoin": [
     "index.html#trivial-builder-symlinkJoin"
   ],
-  "trivial-builder-writeReferencesToFile": [
-    "index.html#trivial-builder-writeReferencesToFile"
-  ],
   "trivial-builder-writeClosure": [
-    "index.html#trivial-builder-writeClosure"
+    "index.html#trivial-builder-writeClosure",
+    "index.html#trivial-builder-writeReferencesToFile"
   ],
   "trivial-builder-writeDirectReferencesToFile": [
     "index.html#trivial-builder-writeDirectReferencesToFile"

nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md

@@ -860,6 +860,8 @@
 
 - The `shadowstack` hardening flag has been added, though disabled by default.
 
+- `writeReferencesToFile` has been removed after its deprecation in 24.05. Use the trivial build helper `writeClosure` instead.
+
 - `xxd` is now provided by the `tinyxxd` package rather than `vim.xxd` to reduce closure size and vulnerability impact. Since it has the same options and semantics as Vim's `xxd` utility, there is no user impact. Vim's `xxd` remains available as the `vim.xxd` package.
 
 - `restic` module now has an option for inhibiting system sleep while backups are running, defaulting to off (not inhibiting sleep). Available as [`services.restic.backups.<name>.inhibitsSleep`](#opt-services.restic.backups._name_.inhibitsSleep).

pkgs/build-support/trivial-builders/default.nix

@@ -645,13 +645,8 @@ rec {
         substituteAll ${script} $out/nix-support/setup-hook
       '');
 
-
-  # Docs in doc/build-helpers/trivial-build-helpers.chapter.md
-  # See https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#trivial-builder-writeReferencesToFile
-  # TODO: Convert to throw after Nixpkgs 24.05 branch-off.
-  writeReferencesToFile = (if config.allowAliases then lib.warn else throw)
-    "writeReferencesToFile is deprecated in favour of writeClosure"
-    (path: writeClosure [ path ]);
+  # Remove after 25.05 branch-off
+  writeReferencesToFile = throw "writeReferencesToFile has been removed. Use writeClosure instead.";
 
   # Docs in doc/build-helpers/trivial-build-helpers.chapter.md
   # See https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#trivial-builder-writeClosure