Nixpkgs/Create and debug packages: Difference between revisions

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# At the top of the derivation, temporarily add <code>with import <nixpkgs> {};</code>. For now, don't worry too much about declaring every dependency as a parameter, to save time.

# Build the package with <code>nix-build</code>. Iterate on tweaking the derivation and rebuilding until it succeeds.

# For large projects with long compile times, you can use ~~[[Development environment with nix-shell|nix-shell]] with~~ <code>nix-shell</code>~~. Inside the development shell, you can~~ [https://ryantm.github.io/nixpkgs/stdenv/stdenv/#sec-building-stdenv-package-in-nix-shell run the individual phases].

# For large projects with long compile times, you can use <code>nix-shell</code> instead to [https://ryantm.github.io/nixpkgs/stdenv/stdenv/#sec-building-stdenv-package-in-nix-shell run the individual phases].

# At this stage, you may encounter some build quirks of the project. Compile-time errors will hopefully explain what you're missing. For example [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/643ce4bd0f057bc0b90f0faebeb83a3b14f01674/pkgs/tools/package-management/micromamba/default.nix#L6-L10 micromamba needs a specialized build of libsolv].

# Read on below for further steps.

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 # At the top of the derivation, temporarily add <code>with import <nixpkgs> {};</code>. For now, don't worry too much about declaring every dependency as a parameter<!-- TODO clarify. "parameter of the default build function"? -->, to save time.
 # Build the package with <code>nix-build</code>. Iterate on tweaking the derivation and rebuilding until it succeeds.
-# For large projects with long compile times, you can use [[Development environment with nix-shell|nix-shell]] with <code>nix-shell</code>. Inside the development shell, you can [https://ryantm.github.io/nixpkgs/stdenv/stdenv/#sec-building-stdenv-package-in-nix-shell run the individual phases].
+# For large projects with long compile times, you can use <code>nix-shell</code> instead to [https://ryantm.github.io/nixpkgs/stdenv/stdenv/#sec-building-stdenv-package-in-nix-shell run the individual phases].
 # At this stage, you may encounter some build quirks of the project. Compile-time errors will hopefully explain what you're missing. For example [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/643ce4bd0f057bc0b90f0faebeb83a3b14f01674/pkgs/tools/package-management/micromamba/default.nix#L6-L10 micromamba needs a specialized build of libsolv].
 # Read on below for further steps.