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This way no derivation has to expect that these files are in the `cwd` during the build. This is problematic for `nix-shell` where these files would have to be inserted into the nix-shell's `cwd` which can become problematic with e.g. recursive `nix-shell`. To remain backwards-compatible, the location inside the build sandbox will be kept, however using these files directly should be deprecated from now on.
Nix
Nix is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. Please refer to the Nix manual for more details.
Installation
On Linux and macOS the easiest way to install Nix is to run the following shell command (as a user other than root):
$ curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
Information on additional installation methods is available on the Nix download page.
Building And Developing
See our Hacking guide in our manual for instruction on how to build nix from source with nix-build or how to get a development environment.
Additional Resources
- Nix manual
- Nix jobsets on hydra.nixos.org
- NixOS Discourse
- Matrix - #nix:nixos.org
- IRC - #nixos on libera.chat
License
Nix is released under the LGPL v2.1.