> When you do that, do you also need to compile the applications during installation…? (E.g. stuff written in Rust/C/C++) If it's in Nixpkgs and it builds, the

> When you do that, do you also need to compile the applications during installation…? (E.g. stuff written in Rust/C/C++) If it's in Nixpkgs and it builds, then you skip the building step entirely and fetch from cache. > Do you need to edit the “recipes” a lot or do they generally Just Work? They generally just work.[0] If you do need to edit the package expressions it's usually to switch versions or to a fork, IME. [0] https://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-21.11-darwin https://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-21.11-darwin