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| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | modules/programs/home-manager.nix | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | overlay.nix | 3 |
3 files changed, 10 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7ad6136654f..32960e91a6f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -62,16 +62,11 @@ Currently the easiest way to install Home Manager is as follows: depending on whether you are tracking Nixpkgs unstable or version 17.03. -3. Add Home Manager to your user's Nixpkgs, for example by adding it - to the `packageOverrides` section in your - `~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix` file: - - ```nix - { - packageOverrides = pkgs: rec { - home-manager = import ./home-manager { inherit pkgs; }; - }; - } +3. Add Home Manager to your user's Nixpkgs, for example by symlinking the + overlay to `~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays`: + + ```console + $ ln -s ~/.config/nixpkgs/home-manager/overlay.nix ~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/home-manager.nix ``` 4. Install the `home-manager` package: diff --git a/modules/programs/home-manager.nix b/modules/programs/home-manager.nix index 2b211b85b7a..ad7278a12f0 100644 --- a/modules/programs/home-manager.nix +++ b/modules/programs/home-manager.nix @@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ in if nix-env -q | grep -q '^home-manager$' ; then $DRY_RUN_CMD nix-env -e home-manager - echo "You can now remove the 'home-manager' entry in" - echo "'~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix', if you want." + echo "You can now remove the 'home-manager' packageOverride" + echo "or overlay in '~/.config/nixpkgs/', if you want." fi ''; }; diff --git a/overlay.nix b/overlay.nix new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..6c64fa6b191 --- /dev/null +++ b/overlay.nix @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +self: super: { + home-manager = import ./home-manager { pkgs = super; }; +} |