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diff --git a/doc/manual/hacking.xml b/doc/manual/hacking.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f8478c9093e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/hacking.xml @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +<appendix xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xml:id="chap-hacking"> + +<title>Hacking</title> + +<para>This section provides some notes on how to hack on Nix. To get +the latest version of Nix from GitHub: +<screen> +$ git clone git://github.com/NixOS/nix.git +$ cd hydra +</screen> +</para> + +<para>To build it and its dependencies: +<screen> +$ nix-build release.nix -A build.x86_64-linux +</screen> +</para> + +<para>To build all dependencies and start a shell in which all +environment variables are set up so that those dependencies can be +found: +<screen> +$ ./dev-shell +</screen> +To build Nix itself in this shell: +<screen> +[nix-shell]$ ./bootstrap +[nix-shell]$ configurePhase +[nix-shell]$ make +</screen> +To test it: +<screen> +[nix-shell]$ make install +[nix-shell]$ make installcheck +</screen> + +</para> + +</appendix> diff --git a/doc/manual/manual.xml b/doc/manual/manual.xml index 6abff02d9ef4..671ca9d65c1a 100644 --- a/doc/manual/manual.xml +++ b/doc/manual/manual.xml @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ <xi:include href="troubleshooting.xml" /> <!-- <xi:include href="bugs.xml" /> --> <xi:include href="glossary.xml" /> + <xi:include href="hacking.xml" /> <appendix> <title>Nix Release Notes</title> |