Autogenerating packages is one step further. But it would be nice if there was one source where you could get more of such data from. Maybe https://libraries.io/ some day?
To come back to the main topic, autogenerated lists in Nixpkgs. I could imagine it would be nice if we would have also, next to `pkgs` and `lib`, a `srcs`. This you could use to select the source archive of a package for a certain version. For example, `src = fetchurl srcs.github.${name}.${version}` or `src = fetchurl srcs.pypi.${name}.${version} but also `meta = srcs.pypi.${name}.meta`. On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 7:11 PM, Kosyrev Serge <_deepf...@feelingofgreen.ru> wrote: > Marc Weber <marco-owe...@gmx.de> writes: > > I personally think that "autogenerating" packages is the next huge step > > to be taken. This requires a database and dependency information for all > > information. > > > > Then all distros can benefit, not just nixos.org > > ..and share the maintenance burden.. > > Which would raise more centralisation-related questions, but those would > be problems we'd be happy to have, I think.. : -) > > -- > с уважениeм / respectfully, > Косырев Сергей > _______________________________________________ > nix-dev mailing list > nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev >
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