Atemu to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish · 1 year agoFlakes aren't real and cannot hurt you: a guide to using Nix flakes the non-flake wayjade.fyiexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down12cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foolinuxnixosnixos@infosec.pub
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkFlakes aren't real and cannot hurt you: a guide to using Nix flakes the non-flake wayjade.fyiAtemu to Nix / NixOS@programming.devEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foolinuxnixosnixos@infosec.pub
minus-squarenull@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoWell no, because that’s not what “anti” means. And one can absolutely use NixOS without using flakes, whether they’re marked experimental or not. They’re simply a way to make inputs declarative, rather than the nix-channel method which is imperative. So there’s no “disagreement” here either.
Well no, because that’s not what “anti” means.
And one can absolutely use NixOS without using flakes, whether they’re marked experimental or not. They’re simply a way to make inputs declarative, rather than the nix-channel method which is imperative.
So there’s no “disagreement” here either.