From 6085fff77ab48028c4aa3f3ef4eb68288597385f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: figsoda <figsoda@pm.me>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 19:21:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] improve nix docs

---
 docs/linux_dependencies.md | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/linux_dependencies.md b/docs/linux_dependencies.md
index 58d45e21e3cc0..ec7b16b78c956 100644
--- a/docs/linux_dependencies.md
+++ b/docs/linux_dependencies.md
@@ -101,29 +101,44 @@ Depending on your graphics card, you may have to install one of the following:
 sudo xbps-install -S pkgconf alsa-lib-devel libX11-devel eudev-libudev-devel
 ```
 
-## NixOS
+## [Nix](https://nixos.org)
 
 Add a `shell.nix` file to the root of the project containing:
 
 ```nix
-{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
-with pkgs; mkShell rec {
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }:
+
+with pkgs;
+
+mkShell rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
-    llvmPackages.bintools # To use lld linker
   ];
   buildInputs = [
     udev alsa-lib vulkan-loader
-    xlibsWrapper xorg.libXcursor xorg.libXrandr xorg.libXi # To use x11 feature
-    libxkbcommon wayland # To use wayland feature
+    xorg.libX11 xorg.libXcursor xorg.libXi xorg.libXrandr # To use the x11 feature
+    libxkbcommon wayland # To use the wayland feature
   ];
-  LD_LIBRARY_PATH = pkgs.lib.makeLibraryPath buildInputs;
+  LD_LIBRARY_PATH = lib.makeLibraryPath buildInputs;
 }
 ```
 
-And enter it by just running `nix-shell`. You should be able compile Bevy programs using `cargo run` within this nix-shell. You can do this in one line with `nix-shell --run "cargo run"`.
+And enter it by just running `nix-shell`.
+You should be able compile Bevy programs using `cargo run` within this nix-shell.
+You can do this in one line with `nix-shell --run "cargo run"`.
+
+This is also possible with [Nix flakes](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-flake.html).
+Instead of creating `shell.nix`, you just need to add the derivation (`mkShell`)
+to your `devShells` in `flake.nix`. Run `nix develop` to enter the shell and
+`nix develop -c cargo run` to run the program. See
+[Nix's documentation](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-develop.html)
+for more information about `devShells`.
+
+Note that this template does not add Rust to the environment because there are many ways to do it.
+For example, to use stable Rust from nixpkgs, you can add `cargo` and `rustc` to `nativeBuildInputs`.
 
-Note that this template does not add Rust to the environment because there are many ways to do it. For example, to use stable Rust from nixpkgs you can add `cargo` to `nativeBuildInputs`.
+[Here](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/games/jumpy/default.nix)
+is an example of packaging a Bevy program in nix.
 
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