On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Profpatsch <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 17-02-14 01:18pm, Peter Simons wrote: > > I hardly ever use nix-shell and I don't want to, to > > be honest > > Completely off-discussion: Why is that? > Convenience? nix-shell does too many strange things? > > Personally I use nix-shell for nearly everything I do > nowadays because it’s so convenient. > Even a buildFHSUserEnv is quickly set up for strange software. > Personally, I try to avoid using "nix-shell" as much as possible because I want "nixos-rebuild switch" to atomically install (and upgrade) all the software that I usually need, including development packages. With nix-shell, I risk having the packages I need become outdated (without me noticing) and/or become garbage collected (which I do every day automatically) and unavailable if I lose Internet access (e.g. because I'm traveling).
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