niv

Tech stack & purpose

niv is a dependency manager for Nix projects that simplifies adding, updating, and managing remote dependencies. It stores dependency metadata in a single `nix/sources.json` file and supports fetching packages from GitHub repositories, custom URLs, and other sources, making it a practical alternative to Nix flakes. The tool is written for the Nix ecosystem and is maintained by nmattia, with installation available through nixpkgs.

Community & reference links

• `nixpkgs`
• this issue
• nixos.org/nix/
• stedolan.github.io/jq/
• stedolan.github.io/jq/
• Nix flakes
• www.haskell.org/ghc/

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