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Silvan Mosberger b70d22baca Replace Value type setters with mk* functions Move clearValue inside Value mkInt instead of setInt mkBool instead of setBool mkString instead of setString mkPath instead of setPath mkNull instead of setNull mkAttrs instead of setAttrs mkList instead of setList* mkThunk instead of setThunk mkApp instead of setApp mkLambda instead of setLambda mkBlackhole instead of setBlackhole mkPrimOp instead of setPrimOp mkPrimOpApp instead of setPrimOpApp mkExternal instead of setExternal mkFloat instead of setFloat Add note that the static mk* function should be removed eventually		2020-12-18 21:48:22 +01:00
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README.md

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

License

Nix is released under the LGPL v2.1.