Flakes: Difference between revisions
imported>Erikarvstedt m Add `devShell` to example flake outputs |
imported>Erikarvstedt Add "extra command" installation option |
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== Installing flakes == | == Installing flakes == | ||
Currently flakes are available only in the '''unstable''' version of Nix and | Currently flakes are available only in the '''unstable''' version of Nix and need to be explicitly enabled inside '''nix.conf'''. | ||
=== NixOS === | === NixOS === | ||
In NixOS this can be achieved with the following options in <code>configuration.nix</code> | In NixOS this can be achieved with the following options in <code>configuration.nix</code>. | ||
===== System-wide installation ===== | |||
<syntaxHighlight lang=nix> | <syntaxHighlight lang=nix> | ||
{ pkgs, ... }: { | { pkgs, ... }: { | ||
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''; | ''; | ||
}; | }; | ||
} | |||
</syntaxHighlight> | |||
===== Installation as an extra command ===== | |||
Add command <code>nixFlakes</code> that serves as a flakes-enabled alias to the <code>nix</code> command. | |||
<syntaxHighlight lang=nix> | |||
{ pkgs, ... }: { | |||
environment.systemPackages = [ | |||
(pkgs.writeScriptBin "nixFlakes" '' | |||
exec ${pkgs.nixFlakes}/bin/nix --experimental-features "nix-command flakes" "$@" | |||
'') | |||
]; | |||
} | } | ||
</syntaxHighlight> | </syntaxHighlight> | ||