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= Access a non-flake package (not in nixpkgs)
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$ mkdir tempwork
$ cd tempwork
$ cp ../flake.nix flake.nix
$ git add flake.nix
$ nix develop
$ git add flake.lock
$ git commit -a -m temp
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In this example, we will use a nix package defined in a remote git repo.
However, you can use any of the flake reference styles defined in <<#flakeref>>.
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.flake.nix
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$# cat flake.nix
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Here's a demonstration using the shell.
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$ hello-nix # this will fail
$# ../../../../../start-shell nix develop <<EOL
$ hello-nix
$# EOL
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Good adoc0 scripts clean up after themselves.
$ cd .. ; rm -rf tempwork # clean up
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