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mkShell examples should use nativeBuildInputs not buildInputs

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buildInputs only works for legacy reasons as far as I understand. Furthermore benefit of `nativeBuildInputs` is that it makes bash-completion work for things installed with nix-shell on `nixpkgs-unstable`

arianvp

Overlays

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Overlays are nice but are they the only way to patch a package for yourself? If not, then what are the other ways and how do they differ when compared...

amanjeev

Anti pattern: nix-channel command

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- https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/3601

domenkozar

Patterns: patching upstream software

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https://twitter.com/amanjeev/status/1333419722768048129

domenkozar

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYyImy-lqaA - https://www.softinio.com/post/moving-from-homebrew-to-nix-package-manager/ - https://github.com/zupo/dotfiles/commit/43a4e46f03ba78c1cf1f43436c0065b723e3e6e1

domenkozar

domenkozar

or _developing portable software_ @domenkozar do you want to make a tutorial out of this? https://discourse.nixos.org/t/developing-for-nixos/8189

davidak

domenkozar

https://twitter.com/AsheshAmbasta/status/1281465163565150210

domenkozar

Why might it be useful to run the bash hook every time I run the shell (I imagine it can be used as part of git workflows etc, but mentioning...

domenkozar