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authorJörg Thalheim <joerg@thalheim.io>2017-07-30 14:26:58 +0100
committerJörg Thalheim <joerg@thalheim.io>2017-07-30 14:29:13 +0100
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node-packages: update packaging guideline
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@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ Node.js packages
===============
To add a package from [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/) to nixpkgs:
- 1. Install node2nix: `nix-env -f '<nixpkgs>' -iA nodePackages.node2nix`.
- 2. Modify `pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json`, to add, update,
- or remove package entries.
- 3. Run the script: `cd pkgs/development/node-packages && sh generate.sh`.
- 4. Build your new package to test your changes: `cd /path/to/nixpkgs &&
- nix-build -A nodePackages.<new-or-updated-package>`. To build against a
- specific node.js version (e.g. 5.x): `nix-build -A
- nodePackages_5_x.<new-or-updated-package>`
- 5. Add, commit, and share your changes!
+ 1. Modify `pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json`, to add, update,
+ or remove package entries. (or `pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages-v4.json`
+ for packagages depending on node.js 4.x)
+ 2. Run the script: `cd pkgs/development/node-packages && sh generate.sh`.
+ 3. Build your new package to test your changes:
+ `cd /path/to/nixpkgs && nix-build -A nodePackages.<new-or-updated-package>`.
+ To build against a specific node.js version (e.g. 5.x):
+ `nix-build -A nodePackages_4_x.<new-or-updated-package>`
+ 4. Add and commit all modified and generated files.