2016-09-19 20:44:39 +00:00
|
|
|
Node.js packages
|
2017-07-30 16:10:18 +00:00
|
|
|
================
|
2016-09-19 20:44:39 +00:00
|
|
|
To add a package from [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/) to nixpkgs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017-07-30 16:10:18 +00:00
|
|
|
1. Modify `pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages-v6.json` to add, update
|
|
|
|
|
or remove package entries. (Or `pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages-v4.json`
|
|
|
|
|
for packagages depending on Node.js 4.x)
|
2017-09-07 11:10:21 +00:00
|
|
|
2. Run the script: `(cd pkgs/development/node-packages && ./generate.sh)`.
|
2017-07-30 13:26:58 +00:00
|
|
|
3. Build your new package to test your changes:
|
|
|
|
|
`cd /path/to/nixpkgs && nix-build -A nodePackages.<new-or-updated-package>`.
|
2017-07-30 16:10:18 +00:00
|
|
|
To build against a specific Node.js version (e.g. 4.x):
|
2017-07-30 13:26:58 +00:00
|
|
|
`nix-build -A nodePackages_4_x.<new-or-updated-package>`
|
|
|
|
|
4. Add and commit all modified and generated files.
|
