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Nixpkgs Manual

Version 26.11pre

Preface
- Overview of Nixpkgs

Using Nixpkgs

Platform Support
Global configuration
Overlays
Overriding

Nixpkgs Lib

Functions reference
Library Functions
Module System

Standard Environment

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

Toolchains

Toolchains
- The LLVM Toolchain

Builders

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
- libiconv, libintl
- libxml2
- Meson
- mpiCheckPhaseHook
- ninja
- patchRcPath hooks
- Perl
- pkg-config
- postgresqlTestHook
- Python
- scons
- teTeX / TeX Live
- unzip
- validatePkgConfig
- 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

Interoperability Standards

Interoperability Standards
- CycloneDX

Release Notes

Release Notes

Toolchains

toolchains/llvm.chapter.md