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Larsianer: Grammar fix

2025-10-04T14:25:27Z

Grammar fix

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	== Create pull requests ==		== Create pull requests ==

	If you want to see your package being provided by a channel, creating an issue will most likely not enough. It is up to you to create a nix package description in Nixpkgs and create a pull request in the Nixpkgs repository. Pull requests are a way to tell a GitHub project that you've created some changes, which maintainers can easily review, comment on ~~and~~, and finally merge into the repository.		If you want to see your package being provided by a channel, creating an issue will most likely not be enough. It is up to you to create a nix package description in Nixpkgs and create a pull request in the Nixpkgs repository. Pull requests are a way to tell a GitHub project that you've created some changes, which maintainers can easily review, comment on, and finally merge into the repository.

	See [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#how-to-create-pull-requests How to create pull requests] in nixpkgs CONTRIBUTING.md.		See [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#how-to-create-pull-requests How to create pull requests] in nixpkgs CONTRIBUTING.md.

2025-10-04T09:52:41Z

Grammar fix

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	Development in NixOS primarily driven by the work in [https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs nixpkgs on GitHub]. This repository contains both all packages available in your NixOS channel and all the options you can use for configuring your system with your <code>configuration.nix</code>. To get your text editor to recognize Nix expressions, consider installing a Nix [[Editor Modes for Nix Files]].		Development in NixOS is primarily driven by the work in [https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs nixpkgs on GitHub]. This repository contains both all packages available in your NixOS channel and all the options you can use for configuring your system with your <code>configuration.nix</code>. To get your text editor to recognize Nix expressions, consider installing a Nix [[Editor Modes for Nix Files]].

	== Report issues ==		== Report issues ==

2024-04-24T20:32:57Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:32, 24 April 2024
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	[https://stackoverflow.com/a/7244456 source]		[https://stackoverflow.com/a/7244456 source]
			[[Category:Community]]

2024-04-02T20:44:55Z

drop dead link

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	== Create pull requests ==		== Create pull requests ==

	If you want to see your package being provided by a channel, creating an issue will most likely not enough. It is up to you to create a ~~[[Contributing to Nixpkgs\|~~nix package description]] in Nixpkgs and create a pull request in the Nixpkgs repository. Pull requests are a way to tell a GitHub project that you've created some changes, which maintainers can easily review, comment on and, and finally merge into the repository.		If you want to see your package being provided by a channel, creating an issue will most likely not enough. It is up to you to create a nix package description in Nixpkgs and create a pull request in the Nixpkgs repository. Pull requests are a way to tell a GitHub project that you've created some changes, which maintainers can easily review, comment on and, and finally merge into the repository.

	See [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#how-to-create-pull-requests How to create pull requests] in nixpkgs CONTRIBUTING.md.		See [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#how-to-create-pull-requests How to create pull requests] in nixpkgs CONTRIBUTING.md.

2023-10-10T04:19:35Z

better updating master

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	git checkout master #1		git checkout master #1
	git fetch upstream		git fetch upstream
	git ~~rebase~~ upstream/master		git branch -u upstream/master
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	1. make sure you're on the master branch		1. make sure you're on the master branch

			after the above steps you only have to <code>git pull</code> to update the master branch

	[https://stackoverflow.com/a/7244456 source]		[https://stackoverflow.com/a/7244456 source]

2023-10-10T04:15:45Z

Link to nixpkgs and remove things mentioned in CONTRIBUTING.md

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+}
 </pre>
 === Manage your local repository ===
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 == Becoming a Nixpkgs maintainer ==
-There are two types of maintainer: Members of the NixOS organization and package/module maintainer.
+See [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/maintainers maintainers] in nixpkgs
 === Building all of the packages you maintain ===

2023-10-10T04:11:13Z

xlibsWrapper doesn't exist anymore

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	* utillinux → util-linux		* utillinux → util-linux
	* double_conversion → double-conversion		* double_conversion → double-conversion

	~~===== Use wrapper =====~~

	~~Solution 2: Replace real packages with wrapper packages. For example:~~

	* xlibs → xlibsWrapper

	===== Make optional =====		===== Make optional =====

	Solution 3: Make it an optional dependency:		Solution 2: Make it an optional dependency:

	<pre>		<pre>

2023-10-10T04:08:19Z

Link to CONTRIBUTING.md

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 If you want to see your package being provided by a channel, creating an issue will most likely not enough. It is up to you to create a [[Contributing to Nixpkgs|nix package description]] in Nixpkgs and create a pull request in the Nixpkgs repository. Pull requests are a way to tell a GitHub project that you've created some changes, which maintainers can easily review, comment on and, and finally merge into the repository.
-Here's how to create a pull request on GitHub:
+See [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#how-to-create-pull-requests How to create pull requests] in nixpkgs CONTRIBUTING.md.
 === Hack Nixpkgs ===
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 <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 sudo nixos-rebuild switch -I nixpkgs=/path/to/local/nixpkgs
 </syntaxhighlight>

2021-11-06T22:26:56Z

lint nix

2021-11-06T22:08:18Z

cd nixpkgs -> cd nixpkgs/pkgs