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Exercise: building a package

Create a stand-alone builder for a program.

with import <nixpkgs> {};
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  1. https://github.com/XAMPPRocky/tokei (Rust)
  2. https://github.com/thiderman/doge (Python)
  3. https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu (Zig)

Some pointers


  • Select the correct builders: mkDerivation, pythonPackages.buildPythonPackage, rustPlatform.buildRustPackage, …
  • Use TOFU when fetching the source, set the hash and re-run
  • You can define environment variables in the derivation
  • Flail around with your arms until I come help you

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