Nix and envrc

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  • nix-direnv

    A fast, persistent use_nix/use_flake implementation for direnv [maintainer=@Mic92 / @bbenne10]

  • Direnv is installed using the nix-direnv installation instructions under "Via configuration.nix in NixOS". I read some recommendations that envrc.el is a better alternative then direnv.el, and after some testing I have to agree. (envrc-global-mode) is enabled in my config. This works perfectly with a normal emacs instance.

  • envrc

    Emacs support for direnv which operates buffer-locally

  • Direnv is installed using the nix-direnv installation instructions under "Via configuration.nix in NixOS". I read some recommendations that envrc.el is a better alternative then direnv.el, and after some testing I have to agree. (envrc-global-mode) is enabled in my config. This works perfectly with a normal emacs instance.

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  • Home Manager using Nix

    Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@rycee]

  • I use Home Manager to configure my user environment and this is how I have direnv integrated into ZSH:

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