In reply to @akadude:matrix.org
Hey, I am coming from here: https://github.com/oxalica/rust-overlay/issues/72. How do I use nightly channel? Here is my default.nix: https://gitlab.com/aka_dude/lobsters-best-bot/-/blob/nix-build/default.nix

For buildRustPackage, do something like:

let
  pkgs = ...;
  pinnedRust = pkgs.rust-bin.xxx;
  rustPlatform = pkgs.makeRustPlatform {
    rustc = pinnedRust;
    cargo = pinnedRust;
  };
in rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
  ...
}

In reply to @akadude:matrix.org
This works! General question: is there a place where I can find full documentation on these things? Like, if I was writing a buildscript in Shake, haddock+official tutorial would be pretty much everything I need. But in Nix's case, even https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#compiling-rust-applications-with-cargo doesn't say anything about makeRustPlatform and what kind of keys it accepts. Ideally, I think, I want typed documentation :)

In reply to @akadude:matrix.org
Also, the manual mentions carnix, but you didn't. Is there something wrong with it? I want to give it a try, since my current default.nix doesn't cache at all

In reply to @mixedCase:matrix.org
Hey everyone. I'm trying to start a Rust project and would like to have Nix working from the start. Is there any boilerplate for this that's more up to date than https://github.com/srid/rust-nix-template?

In reply to @drupol:matrix.org
yes ! https://github.com/tkellogg/dura <- see there the flake.nix. Also, if you would like to hack into rust in a few minutes from any Nix powered machine, just do: nix develop github:loophp/rust-shell#stable-default

Is there any "low barrier of entry" flake template one can utilize to get a flaked rust nix project where

1. direnv/nix develop works - and appends to $PATH, as opposed to overwriting it? (my experience with naersk)
2. Gives (maybe even documents) an easy-to-find list where one can add nix packages such as cargo-edit?

I've been looking at the below, and I feel like they're out of my competency/comfort zone:

• https://github.com/yusdacra/nix-cargo-integration
• https://github.com/numtide/devshell
• https://github.com/nmattia/naersk
• https://github.com/loophp/rust-shell/

In reply to @tomberek:matrix.org
x10an14: it's not a template, but I've been hacking on this project and it's been nice, should be easy to adopt. https://github.com/kamadorueda/alejandra/blob/main/flake.nix

Thanks! I'll take a closer look later today =)

This is where I ended up meanwhile after lots of bashing forehead against the dreaded learning curve's wall: https://git.sr.ht/~x10an14/pass-steam/tree/main/item/flake.nix
(Not sure I really understand it yet, but it works for most. Just breaks bash-completion unfortunately).