nix-prefetch-github vs discord-overlay

nix-prefetch-github

Prefetch sources from github for nix build tool (by seppeljordan)

discord-overlay

[DEPRECATED] A Nixpkgs overlay providing the latest version(s) of the Discord desktop app, automatically updated every 30 minutes (by InternetUnexplorer)

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nix-prefetch-github		discord-overlay
	Project
2	Mentions	3
64	Stars	10
-	Growth	-
7.0	Activity	9.5
3 months ago	Latest Commit	4 days ago
Python	Language	Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	The Unlicense

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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

nix-prefetch-github

Posts with mentions or reviews of nix-prefetch-github. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-08-19.

ZSH config
1 project | /r/NixOS | 14 Nov 2021

nix-prefetch-github is a really helpful tool for getting all needed information. You could simply just use it as below:
Building Container Images with Nix
6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 19 Aug 2021

If your dependency is on GitHub, this tool makes it super easy. https://github.com/seppeljordan/nix-prefetch-github

discord-overlay

Posts with mentions or reviews of discord-overlay. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-18.

Discord Canary on windows now using electron 17 instead of 13!
1 project | /r/discordapp | 27 Oct 2022

It looks like they forgot to include chrome_crashpad_handler :( It's a messy fix, but copying that from Electron 17 seems to work for now.
Nixpkgs overlay to have the latest version of discord at all time
2 projects | /r/NixOS | 18 Feb 2022

I also made https://github.com/InternetUnexplorer/discord-overlay, if you're using flakes :)

What are some alternatives?

When comparing nix-prefetch-github and discord-overlay you can also consider the following projects:

bazel-nix-example

mach-nix - Create highly reproducible python environments

tqdm - :zap: A Fast, Extensible Progress Bar for Python and CLI

nixpkgs - Nix Packages collection & NixOS

nix.dev - Official documentation for getting things done with Nix.

template-nixos - The NixOS template, configured for Gitpod (www.gitpod.io) to give you pre-built, nix based ephemeral operating system environments in the cloud.

wagdav

openfmb.adapter