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This repository contains base expression for building Ur/Web projects using nix-build tool. For the complex usage example, see urweb-fviewer project

0. Install Nix package manager. You may like it so much, it will be the last package manager for you to install. The installation provides you with the nix-build tool and the /nix/store package collection. Note, that it is surely possible to install Nix on computers running common Linux distribution like Ubuntu. Installation of NixOS distribution is not required.

1. Clone the project and its submodule

   $ git clone https://github.com/grwlf/urweb-build
   $ cd urweb-build
   $ git submodule update --init
   

2. Add the urweb-build directory to your NIX_PATH. This will allow Nix to interpret instructions like import <urweb-build> {} correctly.

   export NIX_PATH="$NIX_PATH:urweb-build=/path/to/urweb-build"
   

Now it should be possible to build compatible Ur/Web projects by moving to project directory and typing nix-build or nix-build build.nix depending on the file name of project Nix-expression. Build results are typically accessed by following the ./result symlink.