To install the overlay into ~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays just run:
./install.sh
now you can test your builds using:
nix-shell -p <package>
add the following to your /etc/nixos/configuration.nix:
nixpkgs.config.packageOverrides = import /path/to/overlay.nix pkgs;
now you can install the packages from the overlay
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
<package>
];
nix-build -E 'with import <nixpkgs> {} ; callPackage ./default.nix {}';
should create a ./result folder which contains the result of the package.
nix-shell -p nix-prefetch --run "nix-prefetch fetchurl --urls --expr '[ <file download url> ]'"- mrVanDalo/nix-overlay (Where this README modified from)
- A presentation about Overlays
- Package Binaries