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Nixpkgs Manual

Version 26.11pre

Preface
- Overview of Nixpkgs
Package your first application

Using Nixpkgs

Platform Support
Global configuration
Overlays
Overriding

Nixpkgs Lib

Functions reference
- Library Functions
Module System

Standard Environment

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

Toolchains

The LLVM Toolchain

Builders

Build helpers
Fetchers
Trivial build helpers
Fixed-point arguments of build helpers
Development Shell helpers
Testers
Special build helpers
Images
Hooks reference
- Autoconf
- Automake
- autoPatchelfHook
- breakpointHook
- cmake
- gdk-pixbuf
- GHC
- GNOME platform
- installShellFiles
- libglycin
- libiconv, libintl
- libxml2
- Meson
- mpiCheckPhaseHook
- ninja
- patchRcPath hooks
- Perl
- pkg-config
- pnpmBuildHook
- postgresqlTestHook
- Python
- scons
- teTeX / TeX Live
- unzip
- validatePkgConfig
- versionCheckHook
- wafHook
- xcbuildHook
Languages and frameworks
- Agda
- Android
- Astal
- BEAM Languages (Erlang, Elixir & LFE)
- CHICKEN
- COSMIC
- Crystal
- CUDA
- Cue (Cuelang)
- D (Dlang)
- Dart
- Dhall
- Dotnet
- Emscripten
- Factor
- GNOME
- Go
- Gradle
- Hare
- Haskell
- Hy
- Idris
- Idris2
- iOS
- Java
- Javascript
- Julia
- Lean 4
- lisp-modules
- Lua
- Maven
- Neovim
- Nim
- OCaml
- Octave
- Perl
- PHP
- pkg-config
- Python
- Qt
- R
- Rocq and rocq packages
- Ruby
- Rust
- Scheme
- Swift
- Tcl
- TeX Live
- Typst
- Vim
Packages
- Build Support
- Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
- Citrix Workspace
- DLib
- Eclipse
- Elm
- Emacs
- Firefox
- Fish
- Friction
- FUSE
- Geant4
- ibus-engines.typing-booster
- Inkscape
- Kakoune
- Krita
- LHAPDF
- Linux kernel
- Locales
- /etc files
- Nginx
- nrfutil
- OpenGL
- Python Tree Sitter
- Interactive shell helpers
- Steam
- treefmt
- Urxvt
- uv
- VCPKG
- WeeChat

Modules

Modules
- Generic
  - meta-maintainers.nix

Development of Nixpkgs

Opening issues
Coding conventions

Interoperability Standards

CycloneDX

Release Notes

Release Notes

Search documentation

GNOME platform

Hooks related to GNOME platform and related libraries like GLib, GTK and GStreamer are described in GNOME.