From 030eb7d9c216d1e59992ef0ace6506448d85e682 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Timothy DeHerrera Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2020 16:37:46 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] README.md: advise about nix-channels deprecation --- README.md | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9fc2008..74e7968 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,9 +7,14 @@ Flakes are still an experimental feature, but once they finally get merged even more will become possible, i.e. [nixops](https://nixos.org/nixops) support. -#### [Flake Talk][video] +#### Flake Talk: +[![Flake talk at NixConf][thumb]][video] -# Usage +Keep in mind that flakes are meant to deprecate nix-channels. I'd recommend not +installing any. If your really want them, they should work if you wire them +up with your `NIX_PATH`. + +# Setup ```sh # not needed if using direnv @@ -205,3 +210,4 @@ licenses of the respective packages. [pr]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/68897 [rfc]: https://github.com/tweag/rfcs/blob/flakes/rfcs/0049-flakes.md [video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeBX7Ide5a0 +[thumb]: https://img.youtube.com/vi/UeBX7Ide5a0/hqdefault.jpg