nix-learning

My first steps with nix

• Follow the Nix language basics
• Follow Packaging existing software
• Packaging another existing "real" software
• Packaging a custom app (zig)
• Adding overlay to use an older zig version

make

Packaging existing software

https://nix.dev/tutorials/packaging-existing-software

I managed to package a rust-based tool named yek. To create the package and execute it:

# Executes "nix-build" (old way)
make yek
./package/result/bin/yek


# To build using the new Nix commands:
cd packages
nix build

Packaging own app

See ./zig-app

cd ./zig-app
# build & run
nix build
./result/bin/zig-app

# or in one command
nix run