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It’s because they’re a documentation mess caught in a release/stable discussion that I don’t understand.
Perhaps that changed in the last year, haven’t looked into them again since then - but unless there’s a trigger (new server setup or official release for example) I simply don’t have the time and energy to invest.
As someone who has switched their system to flakes, I really do struggle with them for projects and getting dev-shells. So I use flakes for the system but use a classic shell.nix for my shells
Not the person you asked but for me:
It’s because they’re a documentation mess caught in a release/stable discussion that I don’t understand.
Perhaps that changed in the last year, haven’t looked into them again since then - but unless there’s a trigger (new server setup or official release for example) I simply don’t have the time and energy to invest.
I still haven’t found a good guide on how to use flakes though I’ve read many. It really is an incredible mess.
https://nixos-and-flakes.thiscute.world/preface
Thank you. I’ve seen that one before. Maybe it’s time to dive in again. I even have a spare box to try on.
As someone who has switched their system to flakes, I really do struggle with them for projects and getting dev-shells. So I use flakes for the system but use a classic
shell.nixfor my shellsOh that’s an approach I haven’t even considered, I es always very … Black and white :D
Thanks for the inspiration, should I find a bucket of time in the future I’ll give it a shot!