Nixpkgs/Update Scripts: Difference between revisions

Move nix-update-script to top of prepackaged update scripts section
Add nix-update-script as alternate to unstableGitUpdater
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=== nix-update by Mic92 ===
=== nix-update by Mic92 ===
[https://github.com/Mic92/nix-update nix-update] works for a range of different sources and will do the right thing most of the time.<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
[https://github.com/Mic92/nix-update nix-update] works for a range of different sources and will do the right thing most of the time.
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
</syntaxhighlight>
If you want functionality similar to that of unstableGitUpdater but with the additional handlers offered by nix-update, use:
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { extraArgs = [ "--version=branch" ]; };
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>