How to get the latest Nixpkgs hash
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Description
All of the guides and tutorials which require pinning Nixpkgs do not mention how to find the appropriate commit hash.
Example: https://github.com/NixOS/nix.dev/pull/325
Describe the process of obtaining the relevant Nixpkgs commit.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the guides and tutorials that pin Nixpkgs, then read the linked pull request for context. Done means documenting a clear process for obtaining the relevant Nixpkgs commit hash.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100