[Nix-dev] I'd like to package 'python-qscintilla2' from Debian. How should I do that?

[Daniel Hlynskyi]

> http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/
Oh, that's new manual for me, thanks!

2014-11-11 19:37 GMT+01:00 Domen Kožar <domen at dev.si>:

> Hi Daniel,
>
>
>> Wiki and manual information is helpfull, but not enlighting. I'll start
>> there, but maybe someone can point me to better docs/examples on package
>> process?
>>
>
> Just making sure, two manuals to read:
>
> - http://nixos.org/nix/manual/
> - http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/
>
>
>> In particular:
>> - is there simple way to convert existing Debian (or Arch/AUR) package to
>> Nix?
>>
>
> No.
>
>
>> - testing package isolated to system
>>
>
> Make sure you enable chroot builds and you're done (on Linux, OSX is a bit
> tricky at the moment)
>
>
>> - nix derivation syntax and semantics (from scratch and for dummies)
>>
>
> http://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-writing-nix-expressions
>
>
>> - nix derivation workflow patterns for dummies
>> - nix naming and versioning patterns for dummies
>>
>
> http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#chap-conventions
>
>
>
>> - maintaining
>>
>
> We don't have much on that. Make sure you add yourself as maintainer and
> respond to build failures and bug reports.
>
> I admit that documentation about Nix language and quickstart for packaging
> is not the best - but planned to be improved.
>
> Domen
>
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