@@ -67,3 +67,18 @@ The `cabal2nix.cabal` file for this package is automatically generated by the
6767where `x86_64-linux` should be replaced with whatever system ID is appropriate
6868for your local machine. Basically, `generate-cabal-file.hs` requires the
6969[cartel](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/cartel) library and `git` to run.
70+
71+With the Cabal file in place, this is a normal Haskell project that can be
72+compiled with `cabal-install`.
73+
74+Users of Nix can build this package by running
75+
76+ nix-build release.nix -A cabal2nix.ghc7102.x86_64-linux
77+
78+where, again, `x86_64-linux` should be replaced with the appropriate value.
79+This gives you an executable at `result/bin/cabal2nix`. If you'd like to
80+install the latest release version, then
81+
82+ nix-env -f "<nixpkgs>" -iA cabal2nix
83+
84+is the way to go.