[Nix-dev] Best way to install nix packages from github repo

Kelong Cong kc04bc at gmx.com
Sat Jun 25 12:25:59 CEST 2016


Hi Nix devs,

If I see a package I want in the nixpkgs GitHub repo but it is not
released yet, what's the best way to install it along side my current
nix packages? I suppose you could download the .nix file, but is there a
better way?

Furthermore, are there ways to keep it up to date? i.e. following the
master branch for a particular package.

In my case I wish to install
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/applications/networking/syncthing/default.nix

Thanks,
Kelong

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