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An experimental Nix toolkit to use nickel as a language for writing nix packages, shells and more.

Language: Nix

NixOS and my descent into insanity | Jul 2023
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Have you tried https://github.com/nickel-lang/nickel-nix ?

I didn't use it yet, but looks like this supposed to do it.
The guide to software development with Guix | Jun 2023
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These days those aren't the only options; you can also use Nickel: https://github.com/nickel-lang/nickel-nix

Which isn't fully baked, no, but here's hoping.
Our Roadmap for Nix | Aug 2022
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Undecided; see https://github.com/nickel-lang/nickel-nix for a proof-of-concept of an integration that requires making no changes to either Nickel or Nix.