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+# rules_nixpkgs
+
+[![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/tweag/rules_nixpkgs.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/tweag/rules_nixpkgs)
+
+Rules for importing Nixpkgs packages into Bazel.
+
+## Rules
+
+* [nixpkgs_git_repository](#nixpkgs_git_repository)
+* [nixpkgs_package](#nixpkgs_package)
+
+## Setup
+
+Add the following to your `WORKSPACE` file, and select a `$COMMIT` accordingly.
+
+```bzl
+http_archive(
+    name = "io_tweag_rules_nixpkgs",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_nixpkgs-$COMMIT",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/tweag/rules_nixpkgs/archive/$COMMIT.tar.gz"],
+)
+
+load("@io_tweag_rules_nixpkgs//nixpkgs:nixpkgs.bzl", "nixpkgs_git_repository", "nixpkgs_package")
+```
+
+## Example
+
+```bzl
+nixpkgs_git_repository(
+    name = "nixpkgs",
+    revision = "17.09", # Any tag or commit hash
+    sha256 = "" # optional sha to verify package integrity!
+)
+
+nixpkgs_package(
+    name = "hello",
+    repositories = { "nixpkgs": "@nixpkgs//:default.nix" }
+)
+```
+
+## Rules
+
+### nixpkgs_git_repository
+
+Name a specific revision of Nixpkgs on GitHub or a local checkout.
+
+```bzl
+nixpkgs_git_repository(name, revision, sha256)
+```
+
+<table class="table table-condensed table-bordered table-params">
+  <colgroup>
+    <col class="col-param" />
+    <col class="param-description" />
+  </colgroup>
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th colspan="2">Attributes</th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>name</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>Name; required</code></p>
+        <p>A unique name for this repository.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>revision</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String; required</code></p>
+        <p>Git commit hash or tag identifying the version of Nixpkgs
+           to use.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>remote</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String; optional</code></p>
+        <p>The URI of the remote Git repository. This must be a HTTP
+           URL. There is currently no support for authentication.
+           Defaults to <a href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs">
+           upstream nixpkgs.</a></p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>sha256</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String; optional</code></p>
+        <p>The SHA256 used to verify the integrity of the repository.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+### nixpkgs_local_repository
+
+Create an external repository representing the content of Nixpkgs,
+based on a Nix expression stored locally or provided inline. One of
+`nix_file` or `nix_file_content` must be provided.
+
+```bzl
+nixpkgs_local_repository(name, nix_file, nix_file_deps, nix_file_content)
+```
+
+<table class="table table-condensed table-bordered table-params">
+  <colgroup>
+    <col class="col-param" />
+    <col class="param-description" />
+  </colgroup>
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th colspan="2">Attributes</th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>name</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>Name; required</code></p>
+        <p>A unique name for this repository.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>nix_file</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String; optional</code></p>
+        <p>A file containing an expression for a Nix derivation.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>nix_file_deps</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>List of labels; optional</code></p>
+        <p>Dependencies of `nix_file` if any.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>nix_file_content</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String; optional</code></p>
+        <p>An expression for a Nix derivation.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+### nixpkgs_package
+
+Make the content of a Nixpkgs package available in the Bazel workspace.
+
+```bzl
+nixpkgs_package(
+    name, attribute_path, nix_file, nix_file_deps, nix_file_content,
+    repository, repositories, build_file, build_file_content, nixopts,
+    fail_not_supported,
+)
+```
+
+If `repositories` is not specified, you must provide a
+nixpkgs clone in `nix_file` or `nix_file_content`.
+
+<table class="table table-condensed table-bordered table-params">
+  <colgroup>
+    <col class="col-param" />
+    <col class="param-description" />
+  </colgroup>
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th colspan="2">Attributes</th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>name</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>Name; required</code></p>
+        <p>A unique name for this target</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>attribute_path</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String; optional</code></p>
+        <p>Select an attribute from the top-level Nix expression being
+           evaluated. The attribute path is a sequence of attribute
+           names separated by dots.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>nix_file</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String; optional</code></p>
+        <p>A file containing an expression for a Nix derivation.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>nix_file_deps</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>List of labels; optional</code></p>
+        <p>Dependencies of `nix_file` if any.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>nix_file_content</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String; optional</code></p>
+        <p>An expression for a Nix derivation.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>repository</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>Label; optional</code></p>
+        <p>A repository label identifying which Nixpkgs to use.
+           Equivalent to `repositories = { "nixpkgs": ...}`</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>repositories</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String-keyed label dict; optional</code></p>
+        <p>A dictionary mapping `NIX_PATH` entries to repository labels.</p>
+        <p>Setting it to
+           <pre><code>repositories = { "myrepo" : "//:myrepo" }</code></pre>
+           for example would replace all instances
+           of <code>&lt;myrepo&gt;</code> in the called nix code by the
+           path to the target <code>"//:myrepo"</code>. See the
+           <a href="https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#env-NIX_PATH">relevant
+           section in the nix manual</a> for more information.</p>
+        <p>Specify one of `path` or `repositories`.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>build_file</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>Label; optional</code></p>
+        <p>The file to use as the BUILD file for this repository.
+           Its contents are copied copied into the file
+           <code>BUILD</code> in root of the nix output folder.
+           The Label does not need to be named BUILD, but can be.
+        </p>
+        <p>For common use cases we provide filegroups that expose
+           certain files as targets:
+          <dl>
+            <dt><code>:bin</code></dt>
+            <dd>Everything in the <code>bin/</code> directory.</dd>
+            <dt><code>:lib</code></dt>
+            <dd>All <code>.so</code> and <code>.a</code> files
+              that can be found in subdirectories of
+              <code>lib/</code>.</dd>
+            <dt><code>:include</code></dt>
+            <dd>All <code>.h</code> files
+              that can be found in subdirectories of
+              <code>bin/</code>.</dd>
+          </dl>
+        </p>
+        <p>If you need different files from the nix package,
+          you can reference them like this: <pre><code>package(default_visibility = [ "//visibility:public" ])
+filegroup(
+  name = "our-docs",
+  srcs = glob(["share/doc/ourpackage/**/*"]),
+)</code></pre>
+          See the bazel documentation of
+          <a href="https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/be/general.html#filegroup">filegroup</a>
+          and
+          <a href="https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/be/functions.html#glob">glob</a>.
+        </p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>build_file_content</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String; optional</code></p>
+        <p>Like <code>build_file</code>, but a string of the contents
+          instead of a file name.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>nixopts</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String list; optional</code></p>
+        <p>Extra flags to pass when calling Nix.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>fail_not_supported</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>Boolean; optional; default = True</code></p>
+        <p>
+            If set to <code>True</code> (default) this rule will fail on
+            platforms which do not support Nix (e.g. Windows). If set to
+            <code>False</code> calling this rule will succeed but no output
+            will be generated.
+        </p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+### nixpkgs_cc_configure
+
+Tells Bazel to use compilers and linkers from Nixpkgs for the CC
+toolchain. By default, Bazel autodetects a toolchain on the current
+`PATH`. Overriding this autodetection makes builds more hermetic and
+is considered a best practice.
+
+Example:
+
+```bzl
+nixpkgs_cc_configure(repository = "@nixpkgs//:default.nix")
+```
+
+<table class="table table-condensed table-bordered table-params">
+  <colgroup>
+    <col class="col-param" />
+    <col class="param-description" />
+  </colgroup>
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th colspan="2">Attributes</th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>nix_file</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String; optional</code></p>
+        <p>An expression for a Nix environment derivation. The
+           environment should expose all the commands that make up
+           a CC toolchain (`cc`, `ld` etc). Exposes all commands in
+           `stdenv.cc` and `binutils` by default.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>nix_file_deps</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>List of labels; optional</code></p>
+        <p>Dependencies of `nix_file` if any.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>nix_file_content</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String; optional</code></p>
+        <p>An expression for a Nix environment derivation.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>repository</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>Label; optional</code></p>
+        <p>A repository label identifying which Nixpkgs to use.
+           Equivalent to `repositories = { "nixpkgs": ...}`</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>repositories</code></td>
+      <td>
+        <p><code>String-keyed label dict; optional</code></p>
+        <p>A dictionary mapping `NIX_PATH` entries to repository labels.</p>
+        <p>Setting it to
+           <pre><code>repositories = { "myrepo" : "//:myrepo" }</code></pre>
+           for example would replace all instances
+           of <code>&lt;myrepo&gt;</code> in the called nix code by the
+           path to the target <code>"//:myrepo"</code>. See the
+           <a href="https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#env-NIX_PATH">relevant
+           section in the nix manual</a> for more information.</p>
+        <p>Specify one of `path` or `repositories`.</p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+## Migration
+
+### `path` Attribute
+
+`path` was an attribute from the early days of `rules_nixpkgs`, and
+its ability to reference arbitrary paths a danger to build hermeticity.
+
+Replace it with either `nixpkgs_git_repository` if you need
+a specific version of `nixpkgs`. If you absolutely *must* depend on a
+local folder, use bazel’s
+[`local_repository` workspace rule](https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/be/workspace.html#local_repository).
+Both approaches work well with the `repositories` attribute of `nixpkgs_package`.
+
+```bzl
+local_repository(
+  name = "local-nixpkgs",
+  path = "/path/to/nixpkgs",
+)
+
+nixpkgs_package(
+  name = "somepackage",
+  repositories = {
+    "nixpkgs": "@local-nixpkgs//:default.nix",
+  },
+  …
+)
+```