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This PR implements a complete Nix build system using crane to enable building the roughly binary on macOS and other platforms.

Changes Made

Core Implementation

  • Added crane integration: Added crane as a flake input with proper dependency management
  • Created packages output: Implemented a packages output that builds the roughly binary using crane's best practices
  • macOS-specific dependencies: Included essential macOS frameworks and libraries:
    • libiconv for character encoding support
    • Security framework for system security functions
    • SystemConfiguration framework for system configuration access
  • Efficient dependency caching: Uses crane's buildDepsOnly for faster incremental builds
  • Dynamic versioning: Automatically extracts version from Cargo.toml workspace configuration

Build Features

  • Cross-platform support (Linux, macOS, and other Nix-supported platforms)
  • Tree-sitter dependency management
  • Proper source filtering with cleanCargoSource
  • Release-optimized builds with --bin roughly
  • Comprehensive package metadata

Documentation & Tooling

  • Complete documentation: Added docs/nix-build.md with usage examples and platform details
  • Syntax validation: Created scripts/validate-flake.py to verify flake correctness
  • Test infrastructure: Added scripts/test-nix-build.sh for build validation
  • Updated README: Added Nix build instructions to the main documentation

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed delimiter balancing issues in the original devShells section
  • Ensured proper Nix expression syntax throughout

Usage

# Build roughly with Nix
nix build github:felix-andreas/roughly

# Or locally
git clone https://github.com/felix-andreas/roughly.git
cd roughly
nix build

# The binary will be available in ./result/bin/roughly

The implementation follows crane best practices and provides efficient, cached builds while maintaining compatibility with the existing development environment.

Fixes #67.

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@Copilot Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Use Nix and crane to build for macos Add Nix build support using crane for macOS compatibility Jul 22, 2025
@Copilot Copilot AI requested a review from felix-andreas July 22, 2025 21:14
Copilot finished work on behalf of felix-andreas July 22, 2025 21:14
@felix-andreas felix-andreas force-pushed the main branch 3 times, most recently from 4b7acf8 to f74a5a2 Compare September 19, 2025 20:26
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