use nix-shell to build on nixos

Fix #616. Add brief documentation for how to use it.
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Eli Flanagan 2019-02-19 09:54:07 -05:00
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@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ snap/.snapcraft
parts
prime
stage
# nixos dependencies snippet
shell.nix

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@ -49,6 +49,19 @@ To build it from source, you will need to have Git, [Rust (at least 1.30) and Ca
installed. You will also need additional dependencies to compile [libsass](https://github.com/sass/libsass):
- OSX, Linux and other Unix: `make` (`gmake` on BSDs), `g++`, `libssl-dev`
- NixOS: Create a `shell.nix` file in the root of the cloned project with the following contents:
```nix
with import <nixpkgs> {};
pkgs.mkShell {
buildInputs = [
libsass
openssl
pkgconfig
];
}
```
- Then invoke `nix-shell`. This opens a shell with the above dependencies. You then run `cargo build --release` to build the project.
- Windows (a bit trickier): updated `MSVC` and overall updated VS installation
From a terminal, you can now run the following command: