Yes that's the package. It installs nix with the nixpkgs-unstable channel. It does basically the same thing as `curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh` but also provides an uninstall step.
On Fri, 6 Jan 2017 at 19:21 Jörg Thalheim <[email protected]> wrote: > Will there be a homebrew package for nixpkgs? > > > On 2017-01-06 19:40, zimbatm wrote: > > For the lulz I packaged nix for homebrew cask. Now you can `brew cask > install nix`. Anyways, what I wanted to highlight is that the contributiob > process was quite nice, there are probably some ideas that we could take > from them. > > > > There is a clear path to contribution starting from the README.md which > links to the right document. Also `brew cask create nix` was all I needed > to get the new package description opened in my $EDITOR. > > > > When they rejected the package it was with a link to a clear document > that lists the inclusion criteria. This also helped me appeal and > ultimately revert the decision by sharing some missing context. > > > > Finally during the review, the reviewer was pushing style fixes to the > PR. It was probably as quick as leaving a comment and made the whole > process much more inclusive, we were actually working together to get this > merged. > > > > These are just some highlights. In general I find that homebrew has a > good focus on usability. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > > From: Miccal Matthews <[email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]>> > > Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017, 11:43 > > Subject: Re: [caskroom/homebrew-cask] Added nix 1.11.5 (#28531) > > To: caskroom/homebrew-cask <[email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]>> > > Cc: zimbatm <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>, Author < > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > > > > Merged #28531 <https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-cask/pull/28531>. > > > > — > > You are receiving this because you authored the thread. > > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub < > https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-cask/pull/28531#event-912529758>, or > mute the thread < > https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAAMsDii1OcfwpqT5gwbNWZLdZ2Ef1Soks5rPNdUgaJpZM4LaLKP > >. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > nix-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev > > _______________________________________________ > nix-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev >
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