[Feedback request] Wiki page on packaging using builtins.derivation
2y 5mon ago by programming.dev/u/tinkralge in nix@programming.dev from nixlang.wiki
It's a WIP, but I hope it's understandable and contains the necessary information to start packaging something using the builtin derivation function.
Looks pretty good! I've used NixOS for a few years but never done much with derivations, and I learnt quite a bit from that.
Great, thank you! I'll be moving on to mkDerivation soon. Hopefully budding packagers will be less intimidated than I was when I started.
This article is good, really good. Somehow despite having used plenty of builders in the past I barely even knew half of the stuff documented here.
I'm particularly interested in learning more about the special paths that derivation outputs can provide -- looking forward to seeing that section expanded.
I should finish my page on derivations...this is excellent article!