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Merge pull request #8959 from maralorn/print-parent
Print parent activity field in json log
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contrib function-trace: always show the trace 2019-09-18 23:23:21 +02:00
doc docs: fixed the default priority of nix-env --install (#8945) 2023-09-09 06:54:39 +00:00
m4 autoconf: Fix C++17 detection not working on Ubuntu 16.04. 2019-07-03 04:32:25 +02:00
maintainers maintainers: add note on marking PRs as draft 2023-06-19 10:55:34 +02:00
misc Choose a reasonable number similar to LimitNOFile 2023-07-07 07:52:16 -07:00
mk Introduce notion of a test group, use for CA tests 2023-07-18 09:31:13 -04:00
perl Allow dynamic derivation deps in inputDrvs 2023-09-07 10:39:37 -04:00
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tests Special-case error message to add extra information 2023-09-07 10:39:37 -04:00
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boehmgc-coroutine-sp-fallback.diff Always disable GC in a coroutine unless the patch is applied 2023-04-07 14:54:38 +02:00
bootstrap.sh bootstrap: Simplify & make more robust. 2011-09-06 12:11:05 +00:00
configure.ac expand on the system type in hacking guide 2023-07-19 10:37:40 +02:00
CONTRIBUTING.md add checklist to contribution guide 2023-09-05 14:08:40 +02:00
COPYING * Change this to LGPL to keep the government happy. 2006-04-25 16:41:06 +00:00
default.nix GC root for fetched nixpkgs/lib content 2023-08-16 15:46:37 +02:00
docker.nix fix "add an option to include flake-registry..." 2023-05-16 14:35:31 +02:00
flake.lock add flake-compat to flake.nix and use sha256 in default.nix 2023-03-06 21:11:24 +01:00
flake.nix update system definitions 2023-08-23 19:28:24 +01:00
local.mk Enable -Werror=switch-enum 2023-04-03 18:45:20 +02:00
Makefile Introduce notion of a test group, use for CA tests 2023-07-18 09:31:13 -04:00
Makefile.config.in Generate API docs with Doxygen 2023-03-10 12:51:06 -05:00
precompiled-headers.h Config: Use nlohmann/json 2020-08-20 11:02:16 +02:00
README.md Improve hacking.md 2023-02-13 12:00:00 +04:00
shell.nix Remove url literals 2022-01-24 13:28:21 +01:00

Nix

Open Collective supporters Test

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 to set up a development environment and build Nix from source.

Additional Resources

License

Nix is released under the LGPL v2.1.