nix-update
A Swiss Army knife tool for updating version numbers and source hashes of Nix packages across multiple package sets.
What is nix-update?
Nix-update is a command-line tool that automates updating version numbers and source hashes in Nix package definitions. It solves the manual effort of checking for new releases and updating multiple hash values across different build systems like buildRustPackage, buildGoModule, and buildNpmPackage.
Nix package maintainers and developers who regularly update packages in nixpkgs or other Nix-based package repositories.
Developers choose nix-update because it handles the tedious parts of package updates across multiple platforms and build systems, provides testing capabilities to validate changes, and works with both traditional Nix expressions and modern flakes.
Overview
Swiss-knife for updating nix packages.
Use Cases
Best For
- Updating Rust packages with cargoHash dependencies
- Maintaining Go modules with vendorHash updates
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