Unpacking A Flake

By Christian Kemper in nix on

Basically nix flakes only consist of three top level elements, namely: * description (optional but recommended) * inputs (required for declaring dependencies) * outputs (defines what the flake produces) The description is just a short string, giving users a hint of what the flake is intended for. The inputs on the other hand…

Nix Flake Recipes

By Christian Kemper in nix on

There are times you think, why on earth have I only come across this now?! This was me almost two years ago, I had just discovered Nix. Originally looking for an alternative to homebrew, I stumbled across a video titled "Nix as a Homebrew replacement". Intrigued, I watched…