nixfiles/overlays

Overlays

This directory contains nixpkgs overlays which each serve some specific purpose.

backports

This overlay defines programs that should be unconditionally backported from nixpkgs-unstable. Packages backported in this overlay will be built using inputs from the current system when possible, as to not unnecessarily increase the closure size. This may result in unexpected breakages, as packages in nixpkgs-unstable are built and tested against other such packages.

mitigations

This overlay contains temporary fixes for build failures or other issues, usually backported from the nixpkgs master branch. Each package defined in this overlay shall automatically disable itself once a certain condition is met, such as the upstream package being updated or the nixpkgs modification date passing a certain time.

This is in place because I am extremely forgetful; I will almost certainly forget to undo a temporary fix later, so this takes care of it for me.