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|In Debian, apt-get source gets both the patched upstream source and the recipe for the package. Those need two steps in Nix. | |In Debian, apt-get source gets both the patched upstream source and the recipe for the package. Those need two steps in Nix. | ||
To find the package | To find the package's attribute path: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">nix-env -qaP emacs</syntaxhighlight> or <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">nox emacs</syntaxhighlight> | ||
To download the source as specified by the package recipe: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A emacs.src</syntaxhighlight> | To download the source as specified by the package recipe: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A emacs.src</syntaxhighlight> | ||
The patched source is usually not a derivation itself, but can be produced for most packages with the following command: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -A emacs\ | The patched source is usually not a derivation itself, but can be produced for most packages with the following command: <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -A emacs\ | ||