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If I understand it right, https://getfleek.dev/ will turn a simpler yaml config into home-manager/nix/flake config. Might be a simpler way to get started.
Haven't started down into the Nix abyss myself though…
> Now to figure out what a "flake" is…
Flake is a worthwhile addition to Nix that is worth learning. But like anything Nixian, it's not straightforward.
Have you checked out any of the tools that aim to simplify Nix experience? We built Devbox (https://github.com/jetpack-io/devbox) with this in mind.
looks like that was added last year: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/4a880c3cc085841a1537040405...
The dystopian future of OS dev: Linux, Linux, Linux
I get that backwards compatibility is really important, but still. Gotta be POSIX compatible at least or else next to no one is going to use it as a daily driver.
For example:
> Coming up with a custom shell language was fun, but ultimately does not solve any real problems for us.
> Having a POSIX compliant shell would allow us to, well, run POSIX shell scripts. (This currently requires installing a 3rd party shell.)
https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/issues/6847
Where's some variety? I hope to get into the field myself eventually, so maybe I should take it upon myself to create interesting things that might be useful.
Have you tried https://github.com/nickel-lang/nickel-nix ?
I didn't use it yet, but looks like this supposed to do it.
Not precisely, but a lot is going on in this direction: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1939.