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[installation instructions]: ../installation/installation.md [installation instructions]: ../installation/installation.md
## Nix with flakes ## Building Nix with flakes
This section assumes you are using Nix with [flakes] enabled. See the [next section](#classic-nix) for equivalent instructions which don't require flakes. This section assumes you are using Nix with the [`flakes`] and [`nix-command`] experimental features enabled.
See the [Building Nix](#building-nix) section for equivalent instructions using stable Nix interfaces.
[flakes]: ../command-ref/new-cli/nix3-flake.md#description [`flakes`]: @docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-feature-flakes
[`nix-command`]: @docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-nix-command
To build all dependencies and start a shell in which all environment To build all dependencies and start a shell in which all environment variables are set up so that those dependencies can be found:
variables are set up so that those dependencies can be found:
```console ```console
$ nix develop $ nix develop
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nix (Nix) 2.12 nix (Nix) 2.12
``` ```
To build a release version of Nix: To build a release version of Nix for the current operating system and CPU architecture:
```console ```console
$ nix build $ nix build
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You can also build Nix for one of the [supported target platforms](#target-platforms). You can also build Nix for one of the [supported target platforms](#target-platforms).
## Classic Nix ## Building Nix
This section is for Nix without [flakes]. To build all dependencies and start a shell in which all environment variables are set up so that those dependencies can be found:
To build all dependencies and start a shell in which all environment
variables are set up so that those dependencies can be found:
```console ```console
$ nix-shell $ nix-shell
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nix (Nix) 2.12 nix (Nix) 2.12
``` ```
To build Nix for the current operating system and CPU architecture use To build a release version of Nix for the current operating system and CPU architecture:
```console ```console
$ nix-build $ nix-build