soopy.moe
1# Misc tips
2
3This page contains stuff that ~~I couldn't be bothered to move to the new format~~ is probably outdated or just short tips.
4
5*previously: tops and bottoms*
6
7## @ (at) syntax
8very simple.
9
10```nix
11args@{a, b, c, ...}: {
12 # args.a and a are the same
13 some = "value";
14}
15```
16
17## nginx regex location
18```nix
19{
20 locations."~ \.php$".extraConfig = ''
21 # balls
22 '';
23}
24```
25from [nixos wiki](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Nginx#LEMP_stack)
26
27## adding a package with an overlay to a package set
28
29for package sets with a scope, you will have to do something like
30```nix
31final: prev: {
32 nimPackages = prev.nimPackages.overrideScope (final': prev': {
33 sha1 = final'.callPackage ./sha1.nix {};
34 oauth = final'.callPackage ./oauth.nix {};
35 });
36}
37```
38There's an alternative method that i used to use here:
39
40https://github.com/soopyc/nix-on-koumakan/blob/30e65402d22b000a3b5af6c9e5ea48a2b58a54e0/overlays/nim/oauth/default.nix
41
42however i do not think that's the best way lol
43
44## what the hell is an IFD??
45IFD stands for import from derivation.
46
47*nixos/nixpkgs really need better and significantly less scattered documentation while improving manual readability.*
48
49# Useful links
50
51Builtin stdlib functions search engine: https://noogle.dev/