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Painless dependencies for [Nix] projects. Read more in the [use case
section](#use-cases) section below.
Painless dependencies for [Nix] projects. Read more in the [Getting started](#getting-started) section below.
<p align="center">
<img src="https://niv.nmattia.com/niv.svg">
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`nix/sources.nix` file that returns the sources as a Nix object.
* [Show](#show): shows the packages' information.
The next two sections cover [common use cases](#use-cases) and [full command
The next two sections cover [common use cases](#getting-started) and [full command
description](#commands).
### Use cases
### Getting started
This section covers common use cases:
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#### Bootstrapping a Nix project
There is an `init` command that is useful when starting a new Nix project or
when porting an existing Nix project to the niv versioning:
Use the `init` command when starting a new Nix project or when porting an
existing Nix project to niv:
``` shell
$ niv init
...
$ tree
.
├── default.nix
├── nix
│   ├── default.nix
│   ├── packages.nix
│   ├── sources.json
│   └── sources.nix
└── shell.nix
└── nix
   ├── sources.json
   └── sources.nix
1 directory, 6 files
1 directory, 2 files
```
The file `nix/sources.json` is the file used by niv to store versions and is
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}
```
The content of this file can be used from Nix by importing `nix/sources.nix` as
done in the generated `nix/default.nix` file:
To use those dependencies `import` the file `nix/sources.nix`, e.g.:
``` nix
{ sources ? import ./sources.nix }:
{ sources ? import ./sources.nix }: # import the sources
with
{ overlay = _: pkgs:
{ inherit (import sources.niv {}) niv;
packages = pkgs.callPackages ./packages.nix {};
{ niv = import sources.niv {}; # use the sources :)
};
};
import sources.nixpkgs
import sources.nixpkgs # and use them again!
{ overlays = [ overlay ] ; config = {}; }
```
The files `default.nix`, `shell.nix` and `nix/packages.nix` are placeholders
for your project.
#### Tracking a nixpkgs branch
The `init` command sets the `nix/sources.json` file to track the latest commit

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[![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/nmattia/niv.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/nmattia/niv)
[![Netlify Status](https://api.netlify.com/api/v1/badges/48532eaa-259f-4ca2-aadf-67f7c6b957fd/deploy-status)](https://niv.nmattia.com)
Painless dependencies for [Nix] projects. Read more in the [use case
section](#use-cases) section below.
Painless dependencies for [Nix] projects. Read more in the [Getting started](#getting-started) section below.
<p align="center">
<img src="https://niv.nmattia.com/niv.svg">
@ -47,10 +46,10 @@ necessary for fetching and updating the packages.
`nix/sources.nix` file that returns the sources as a Nix object.
* [Show](#show): shows the packages' information.
The next two sections cover [common use cases](#use-cases) and [full command
The next two sections cover [common use cases](#getting-started) and [full command
description](#commands).
### Use cases
### Getting started
This section covers common use cases:
@ -61,23 +60,19 @@ This section covers common use cases:
#### Bootstrapping a Nix project
There is an `init` command that is useful when starting a new Nix project or
when porting an existing Nix project to the niv versioning:
Use the `init` command when starting a new Nix project or when porting an
existing Nix project to niv:
``` shell
$ niv init
...
$ tree
.
├── default.nix
├── nix
│   ├── default.nix
│   ├── packages.nix
│   ├── sources.json
│   └── sources.nix
└── shell.nix
└── nix
   ├── sources.json
   └── sources.nix
1 directory, 6 files
1 directory, 2 files
```
The file `nix/sources.json` is the file used by niv to store versions and is
@ -109,24 +104,19 @@ initialized with niv and nixpkgs:
}
```
The content of this file can be used from Nix by importing `nix/sources.nix` as
done in the generated `nix/default.nix` file:
To use those dependencies `import` the file `nix/sources.nix`, e.g.:
``` nix
{ sources ? import ./sources.nix }:
{ sources ? import ./sources.nix }: # import the sources
with
{ overlay = _: pkgs:
{ inherit (import sources.niv {}) niv;
packages = pkgs.callPackages ./packages.nix {};
{ niv = import sources.niv {}; # use the sources :)
};
};
import sources.nixpkgs
import sources.nixpkgs # and use them again!
{ overlays = [ overlay ] ; config = {}; }
```
The files `default.nix`, `shell.nix` and `nix/packages.nix` are placeholders
for your project.
#### Tracking a nixpkgs branch
The `init` command sets the `nix/sources.json` file to track the latest commit