nix-update/README.md

nixpkgs-updater

Update packages in nixpkgs likes it is 2020. This tool is still in early development.

Dependencies

• python 3
• nix-prefetch

USAGE

$ NIX_PATH=nixpkgs=/path/to/git python nixpkgs-updater.py attribute [version]

Example:

$ NIX_PATH=nixpkgs=/path/to/git python nixpkgs-updater.py nixpkgs-review

(fetches the latest github release)

or:

$ NIX_PATH=nixpkgs=/path/to/git python nixpkgs-updater.py nixpkgs-review 2.1.1