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Subject: Re: Add a Nix flake
From: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
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Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:51:18 +0200
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> On 26 Aug 2026, at 07:45, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:

> If we do go forward, I think the flake.nix file needs a header comment
> covering at least these points:
>=20
> 1. An explanation of what it is/does, aimed at people who never heard
> of Nix.  Doesn't need to be long.  (Some of our other root files
> could use some self-justification too :-()
>=20
> 2. A suggestion to add thus-and-such personal ~/.gitexclude patterns
> if you want to use Nix.

I would add a third: A note on how the file is intended to be kept up to =
date
for non-Nix users.  If I add a dependency to autoconf/meson, what am I =
expected
to do to make sure this file doesn't become stale.  (I obviously have no =
idea
what that something might be, maybe it's just "email -hackers"?) If this
information is better maintained as a Wiki page then a link would =
suffice of
course.

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Daniel Gustafsson