Updating and developing NixOS packages

13.01.2025

Useful links:

First of all create your environment

    $ git clone xxx
    $ cd nixpkgs
    $ git checkout update-package
    $ export NIXPKGS=$(pwd)

Build a packages

    $ nix-build $NIXPKGS -k -A xfsprogs

Run shell with your new updated packages and play around with it to make sure it works:

    $ nix-shell -I nixpkgs=$NIXPKGS -p xfsprogs
    ...
    $ mkfs.xfs -V
    mkfs.xfs version 6.12.0