new package: ccnx

[sjmackenzie]

rfc: AFAIU the only way to get this to build is to mkdir -p $out/*. Is there a better way?

[pSub]

Would you mind adding yourself as maintainer?

[sjmackenzie]

Oh sure, would love to, just have no idea how to. I presumed the admin of the account gives me write access.

[offlinehacker]

@sjmackenzie we mean maintainer of a package in nixpkgs. Add yourself to lib/maintainers.nix and then add maintainer entry to meta data in package.

[sjmackenzie]

@peti while you're at it, would you mind merging this one (unless there is anything else to be done)

[jagajaga]

IMO, it's better to rewrite as

stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  name = "ccnx-${version}";
  version = "0.8.2";

(No let is needed)

[vbgl]

Which one is better: let or rec?

[peti]

Non-recursive attribute sets are preferable because they are cheaper to evaluate. I believe the actual difference is miniscule in practice, though, and both let and rec styles are used in Nixpkgs depending on the personal preference of the package's maintainer.

[vcunat]

Polluting the shell environment with $version might be another nit-picky reason, but I agree it's mostly a matter of personal taste.