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Mic92: fix links

2024-04-01T13:28:36Z

fix links

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:28, 1 April 2024
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [~~https://nixos.wiki/wiki/~~St st]		* [[St]]
	* [https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/ DMenu]		* [https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/ DMenu]

	[[Category:Window managers]]		[[Category:Window managers]]
	[[Category:Applications]]		[[Category:Applications]]

imported>Hypnosis2839: /* Troubleshooting */ mention issues with imperative installs

2023-08-22T16:10:57Z

Troubleshooting: mention issues with imperative installs

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:10, 22 August 2023
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	* You must '''not''' have <code>dwm</code> listed anywhere in your <code>environment.systemPackages</code> or <code>home.packages</code>.		* You must '''not''' have <code>dwm</code> listed anywhere in your <code>environment.systemPackages</code> or <code>home.packages</code>.
			* Remove any packages installed via <code>nix-env</code> or <code>nix profile</code>.
	* After rebuilding and switching, reboot and check again.		* After rebuilding and switching, reboot and check again.

imported>Hypnosis2839: add troubleshooting steps

2023-08-22T15:56:57Z

add troubleshooting steps

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:56, 22 August 2023
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	Alternatively, you can set <code>src</code> to [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#chap-pkgs-fetchers the output of a fetcher], if you have the source tree stored online.		Alternatively, you can set <code>src</code> to [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#chap-pkgs-fetchers the output of a fetcher], if you have the source tree stored online.

			== Troubleshooting ==

			If your change does not appear to take effect:

			* You must '''not''' have <code>dwm</code> listed anywhere in your <code>environment.systemPackages</code> or <code>home.packages</code>.
			* After rebuilding and switching, reboot and check again.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

imported>Hypnosis2839: add info about custom source trees

2023-08-18T02:02:28Z

add info about custom source trees

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:02, 18 August 2023
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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	== Creating override ==		== Creating an override ==
			=== Patching dwm ===

	To patch dwm, override <code>services.xserver.windowManager.dwm.package</code> as below:		To patch dwm, override <code>services.xserver.windowManager.dwm.package</code> as below:
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	};		};
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

			=== Using custom sources ===

			If you have a locally stored source tree for dwm with changes already applied, you can use that instead:

			<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
			services.xserver.windowManager.dwm.package = pkgs.dwm.overrideAttrs {
			src = ./path/to/dwm/source/tree;
			};
			</syntaxhighlight>

			Alternatively, you can set <code>src</code> to [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#chap-pkgs-fetchers the output of a fetcher], if you have the source tree stored online.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

imported>Hypnosis2839: clean up formatting

2023-08-17T17:25:54Z

clean up formatting

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:25, 17 August 2023
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	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

	Enable <code>dwm</~~dwm~~> in your system configuration:		Enable <code>dwm</code> in your system configuration:

	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.xserver.windowManager.dwm.enable = true;		services.xserver.windowManager.dwm.enable = true;
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>


	== Creating override ==		== Creating override ==
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	})		})
	];		];
	}		};
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	[https://nixos.wiki/wiki/St st]		* [https://nixos.wiki/wiki/St st]
			* [https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/ DMenu]
	[https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/ DMenu]

	[[Category:Window managers]]		[[Category:Window managers]]
	[[Category:Applications]]		[[Category:Applications]]

imported>Hypnosis2839: /* Creating override */ simplify override

2023-08-17T17:24:10Z

Creating override: simplify override

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:24, 17 August 2023
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	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.xserver.windowManager.dwm.package = pkgs.dwm.~~overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec~~ {		services.xserver.windowManager.dwm.package = pkgs.dwm.override {
	patches = [		patches = [
	# for local patch files, replace with relative path to patch file		# for local patch files, replace with relative path to patch file
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	})		})
	];		];
	})		}
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

imported>Hypnosis2839: /* Creating override */ fix instructions to get SRI hash

2023-08-17T17:20:50Z

Creating override: fix instructions to get SRI hash

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:20, 17 August 2023
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	# replace with actual URL		# replace with actual URL
	url = "https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/path/to/patch.diff";		url = "https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/path/to/patch.diff";
	# replace hash with the value from `nix-prefetch-url "https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/path/to/patch.diff"`		# replace hash with the value from `nix-prefetch-url "https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/path/to/patch.diff" \| xargs nix hash to-sri --type sha256`
			# or just leave it blank, rebuild, and use the hash value from the error
	hash = "";		hash = "";
	})		})

imported>Hypnosis2839: /* Creating override */ code formatting

2023-08-17T16:32:17Z

Creating override: code formatting

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:32, 17 August 2023
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	== Creating override ==		== Creating override ==

	To patch dwm, override `services.xserver.windowManager.dwm.package` as below:		To patch dwm, override <code>services.xserver.windowManager.dwm.package</code> as below:

	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">

imported>Hypnosis2839: replace overlays with override, deduplicate info

2023-08-17T16:16:04Z

replace overlays with override, deduplicate info

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-<code>dwm</code> is a window manager made by the suckless team
+<code>dwm</code> is a window manager made by the suckless team.
 == Installation ==
-Installation is simple when using an xserver. In your <code>configuration.nix</code> just enable <code>dwm</code> like this:
+Enable <code>dwm</dwm> in your system configuration:
 <syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
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-== Creating overlay ==
+== Creating override ==
-To apply patches, and modify config file, you have to create an overlay for dwm which will be used to override config files and applying patches. This can be done like the following
+To patch dwm, override `services.xserver.windowManager.dwm.package` as below:
 <syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
-nixpkgs.overlays = [
+services.xserver.windowManager.dwm.package = pkgs.dwm.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
-  (self: super: {
+  patches = [
-    dwm = super.dwm.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
+    # for local patch files, replace with relative path to patch file
-      # ...
+     ./path/to/local.patch
-    });
+     # for external patches
-  })
+    (pkgs.fetchpatch {
-];
+      # replace with actual URL
-</syntaxhighlight>
+      url = "https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/path/to/patch.diff";
+      # replace hash with the value from `nix-prefetch-url "https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/path/to/patch.diff"`
-== Configuration ==
+       hash = "";
      })
-];
+  ];
 </syntaxhighlight>
 == See also ==
 [https://nixos.wiki/wiki/St st]
 [[Category:Window managers]]
 [[Category:Applications]]

imported>Sikmir: Fix typos

2021-11-18T10:05:15Z

Fix typos

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:05, 18 November 2021
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	nixpkgs.overlays = [		nixpkgs.overlays = [
	(self: super: {		(self: super: {
	~~dwn~~ = super.dwm.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {		dwm = super.dwm.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
	patches = [		patches = [
	./path/to/local.diff		./path/to/local.diff
	]		];
	})		});
	})		})
	];		];