neovim-nightly-overlay VS nix-ld

Don't use nix build to build neovim. Add an overlay to your flake and use home-manager programs.neovim option. It will automatically compile latest neovim for you when you rebuild the configuration.

Relevant? https://github.com/nix-community/neovim-nightly-overlay/issues/164

You can use the overlay

You can use the nix-community overlay or the flake.

-- SNIP -- nixpkgs.overlays = [ (import (builtins.fetchTarball { url = https://github.com/nix-community/neovim-nightly-overlay/archive/master.tar.gz; })) ]; -- SNIP -- programs = { neovim = { enable = true; package = pkgs.neovim-nightly; configure = { customRC = (builtins.readFile ./init.vim); }; }; }; -- SNIP --

There is no centralised way of sharing user packages. But you can create package overlays or use sombodys overlays if you can find them (e.g. I use neovim nightly overlay).

However, then you run into this issue.

Ok so I am using https://github.com/nix-community/neovim-nightly-overlay to build neovim from source in order to use the latest features. Does anyone know of any way I can specify makeflags, such as march=native or O3 when building the package? Thanks so much for your help.

I'm using https://github.com/nix-community/neovim-nightly-overlay which does get Neovim 0.5 running, it's just not using my init.lua properly, picking up its own init.vim instead.

You may be interested in `nix-ld`. https://github.com/Mic92/nix-ld

As I mentioned I used nix-index to build LD_LIBRARY_PATH. I believe I picked that up from nix-ld. The README on that page shows an example and mentions some tools (nix-autobahn, nix-alien, and nix-index) to help figure it out.

Hi guys, I really like NixOS. I also do not want to miss nix-ld, because it allows me to run "normal" Linux programs on nix.

As someone who has been using NixOS for a couple of years now, I really want to say how appreciative I am of everybody for making noticeable improvements to the system on a somewhat regular basis. The nix command keeps on adding great new features like flake templates and bundling as well as just being more user friendly (error messages, actionable hints, etc.) Additionally, tools like nix-ld [1] make nix more usable than ever with software from external sources. Things just keep on getting better for NixOS users!

Despite the reputation, I feel that NixOS or some derivative of it has the power to become the best distribution for non-technical users in the long run. What NixOS has done is effectively built an interface to every component of a modern Linux system, all that needs to be built is a user application to take advantage of it. Of course, there still needs be some improvements in Nix itself for it to blossom into its final form, but I really see a path to greatness here.

I have often thought about creating a simple unified Win2K-esq or BeOS-like X11 WM/DE specifically for NixOS but unfortunately I like the time/motivation.

[1] https://github.com/Mic92/nix-ld

Regarding the ld thing, I don't know if this is relevant but probably: https://github.com/Mic92/nix-ld

Have a look at nix-ld and nix-autobahn.