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Nixpkgs Manual

Version 23.11pre

Preface

Using Nixpkgs

Global configuration
Overlays
Overriding

Nixpkgs Lib

Library Functions
Module System

Standard Environment

The Standard Environment
Meta-attributes
Multiple-output packages
Cross-compilation
Platform Notes

Builders

Fetchers
Trivial builders
Testers
Special builders
Images
Hooks
- Autoconf
- Automake
- autoPatchelfHook
- breakpointHook
- cmake
- gdk-pixbuf
- GHC
- GNOME platform
- libiconv, libintl
- libxml2
- Meson
- mpiCheckPhaseHook
- ninja
- hooks
- Perl
- pkg-config
- Python
- Qt 4
- scons
- teTeX / TeX Live
- unzip
- validatePkgConfig
- waf.hook
- zig.hook
- xcbuildHook
Languages and frameworks
- Agda
- Android
- BEAM Languages (Erlang, Elixir & LFE)
- Bower
- CHICKEN
- Coq and coq packages
- Crystal
- CUDA
- Cue (Cuelang)
- Dart
- Dhall
- Dotnet
- Emscripten
- GNOME
- Go
- Haskell
- Hy
- Idris
- iOS
- Java
- Javascript
- User’s Guide to Lua Infrastructure
- Maven
- Nim
- OCaml
- Octave
- Perl
- PHP
- Python
- Qt
- R
- Ruby
- Rust
- Swift
- TeX Live
- Titanium
- Vim
Packages
- Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
- Citrix Workspace
- DLib
- Eclipse
- Elm
- Emacs
- Firefox
- Fish
- FUSE
- ibus-engines.typing-booster
- Kakoune
- Linux kernel
- Locales
- /etc files
- Nginx
- OpenGL
- Interactive shell helpers
- Steam
- Urxvt
- WeeChat
- X.org

Development of Nixpkgs

Opening issues

Contributing to Nixpkgs

Quick Start to Adding a Package
Coding conventions
Submitting changes
Vulnerability Roundup
Reviewing contributions
Contributing to Nixpkgs documentation

Opening issues

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