My copypaste file is just

{ nixpkgsSrc ? <nixpkgs>, pkgs ? import nixpkgsSrc { }, compiler ? null }:

let
  haskellPackages = if compiler == null then
    pkgs.haskellPackages
  else
    pkgs.haskell.packages.${compiler};

in haskellPackages.developPackage {
  name = "";
  root = pkgs.nix-gitignore.gitignoreSource [ ] ./.;
}

In reply to @maralorn:maralorn.de
pwmosquito: What are the nicest conveniences when using hpack instead of directly writing the cabal file?

In reply to @joe:monoid.al
I use hpack solely for being able to not have to list out all the files, (and being able to have common settings shared between several targets, although I think cabal has this now?)

In reply to @pwmosquito:matrix.org
Hey maralorn ,
Re toml config - I thought that haskellers who are not (yet) familiar with nix will find it easy to do stuff in the toml config (ghc version, nix env tools). Once they are more comfortable with nix they can ofc do whatever, eg. get rid of the toml config :)

In reply to @joe:monoid.al
I use hpack solely for being able to not have to list out all the files, (and being able to have common settings shared between several targets, although I think cabal has this now?)

In reply to @pwmosquito:matrix.org
PS: it's probably most useful for nix beginners and I've tried to write the readme with that in mind