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# Building Nix from Source # Building Nix from Source
After unpacking or checking out the Nix sources, issue the following After cloning Nix's Git repository, issue the following commands:
commands:
```console ```console
$ ./bootstrap.sh
$ ./configure options... $ ./configure options...
$ make $ make
$ make install $ make install
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Nix requires GNU Make so you may need to invoke `gmake` instead. Nix requires GNU Make so you may need to invoke `gmake` instead.
When building from the Git repository, these should be preceded by the
command:
```console
$ ./bootstrap.sh
```
The installation path can be specified by passing the `--prefix=prefix` The installation path can be specified by passing the `--prefix=prefix`
to `configure`. The default installation directory is `/usr/local`. You to `configure`. The default installation directory is `/usr/local`. You
can change this to any location you like. You must have write permission can change this to any location you like. You must have write permission

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# Installing Nix from Source # Installing Nix from Source
If no binary package is available, you can download and compile a source If no binary package is available or if you want to hack on Nix, you
distribution. can build Nix from its Git repository.

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# Obtaining a Source Distribution # Obtaining the Source
The source tarball of the most recent stable release can be downloaded The most recent sources of Nix can be obtained from its [Git
from the [Nix homepage](http://nixos.org/nix/download.html). You can repository](https://github.com/NixOS/nix). For example, the following
also grab the [most recent development command will check out the latest revision into a directory called
release](http://hydra.nixos.org/job/nix/master/release/latest-finished#tabs-constituents). `nix`:
Alternatively, the most recent sources of Nix can be obtained from its
[Git repository](https://github.com/NixOS/nix). For example, the
following command will check out the latest revision into a directory
called `nix`:
```console ```console
$ git clone https://github.com/NixOS/nix $ git clone https://github.com/NixOS/nix

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- GNU Autoconf (<https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/>) and the - GNU Autoconf (<https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/>) and the
autoconf-archive macro collection autoconf-archive macro collection
(<https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/>). These are only (<https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/>). These are
needed to run the bootstrap script, and are not necessary if your needed to run the bootstrap script.
source distribution came with a pre-built `./configure` script.
- GNU Make. - GNU Make.
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you need version 2.5.35, which is available on you need version 2.5.35, which is available on
[SourceForge](http://lex.sourceforge.net/). Slightly older versions [SourceForge](http://lex.sourceforge.net/). Slightly older versions
may also work, but ancient versions like the ubiquitous 2.5.4a may also work, but ancient versions like the ubiquitous 2.5.4a
won't. Note that these are only required if you modify the parser or won't.
when you are building from the Git repository.
- The `libseccomp` is used to provide syscall filtering on Linux. This - The `libseccomp` is used to provide syscall filtering on Linux. This
is an optional dependency and can be disabled passing a is an optional dependency and can be disabled passing a