I actually mean the other way around.
On 2017-01-06 20:57, zimbatm wrote: > 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 <jo...@higgsboson.tk > <mailto:jo...@higgsboson.tk>> 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 <notificati...@github.com > <mailto:notificati...@github.com> <mailto:notificati...@github.com > <mailto:notificati...@github.com>>> > > Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017, 11:43 > > Subject: Re: [caskroom/homebrew-cask] Added nix 1.11.5 (#28531) > > To: caskroom/homebrew-cask <homebrew-c...@noreply.github.com > <mailto:homebrew-c...@noreply.github.com> > <mailto:homebrew-c...@noreply.github.com > <mailto:homebrew-c...@noreply.github.com>>> > > Cc: zimbatm <zimb...@zimbatm.com <mailto:zimb...@zimbatm.com> > <mailto:zimb...@zimbatm.com <mailto:zimb...@zimbatm.com>>>, Author > <aut...@noreply.github.com <mailto:aut...@noreply.github.com> > <mailto:aut...@noreply.github.com <mailto:aut...@noreply.github.com>>> > > > > > > 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 > > nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl <mailto:nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl> > > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev > > _______________________________________________ > nix-dev mailing list > nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl <mailto:nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl> > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev > _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev
