FlakeHub
Infrastructure
package registry
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
12 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 14 critical, out of 49 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Idea: 7 for, 7 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Semver-based version resolution for flake inputs is a wanted feature
From 2 comments
Wow, i wasn't interested at first because i'm already using flakes and i didn't think this had much value to me - i don't mind adding a flakes repo directly, for example. Then…
unshavedyak on HNThis is awesome! We used a similar SemVer interface for installing standard nix packages on Nixhub (www.nixhub.io), and a lot of users told us it was a killer feature. Having a…
jljljl on HN
Search interface should help discoverability
From 1 comment
This is awesome! We used a similar SemVer interface for installing standard nix packages on Nixhub (www.nixhub.io), and a lot of users told us it was a killer feature. Having a…
jljljl on HN
Objections
Version solving belongs upstream in Nix core, not a hosted service
From 3 comments
i think i understand the problem this aims to solve, but why’s it a hosted web service instead of something more integrated into the traditional nix configuration system? nix has…
colinsane on HNI agree with @Infinisil's assessment[1]. This seems to summuarize my Nix experience in the last two years. So many products "fixing Nix" with little to no effort to upstream any…
aliasxneo on HNI'm always excited to see developments in the Nix ecosystem, but I can't help but feel that this is a little bit tone-deaf. Nix flakes is a sensitive topic in the Nix community.…
trulyrandom on HN
Concern about commercial control and lock-in of a community project
From 2 comments
I'm always excited to see developments in the Nix ecosystem, but I can't help but feel that this is a little bit tone-deaf. Nix flakes is a sensitive topic in the Nix community.…
trulyrandom on HNMe too. Several teams are trying to land grab by "wrapping" Nix with extra stuff. But as good as flakes are, they still have big problems. flake.lock size explosion, UI hassles,…
beefee on HN
Flakes are experimental and this adds to a fragmented ecosystem
From 2 comments
I'm always excited to see developments in the Nix ecosystem, but I can't help but feel that this is a little bit tone-deaf. Nix flakes is a sensitive topic in the Nix community.…
trulyrandom on HNI agree with @Infinisil's assessment[1]. This seems to summuarize my Nix experience in the last two years. So many products "fixing Nix" with little to no effort to upstream any…
aliasxneo on HN
Requests
Support publishing without GitHub Actions
From 1 comment
Are there plans to support uploads without github actions? I would be interested in it if it didn't require github and github-specific configuations like github action workflows.
accelbred on HN
Questions
Does it store artifacts or redirect to external storage
From 1 comment
Does it store artifacts or redirect to GitHub (or other) storage?
ryantmulligan on HN
What is Determinate Systems and why should a newcomer care
From 1 comment
What is Determinate Systems, the official group behind Nix? Not at all clear to me from the site: https://determinate.systems/ (Also, the support(?) phone number at the bottom…
OJFord on HN
Alternatives named
Nixhub
From 2 comments
This is awesome! We used a similar SemVer interface for installing standard nix packages on Nixhub (www.nixhub.io), and a lot of users told us it was a killer feature. Having a…
jljljl on HNI think DevBox make use of an index where it shows the nixpkgs version for different versions of different software. https://www.nixhub.io/packages/erlang Note that this approach…
rgoulter on HN
Devbox
From 2 comments
It seems like the Nix community is already headed towards a soft fork. DetSys already provides their own Nix installer, and now FlakeHub. Jetpack has Devbox, which is an entirely…
jolux on HN> Not sure I'd use the term "hacks", but there are several ways you'd be able to refer to a v1.1 package, depending on what you're trying to do. Yeah, this is the part I find a…
jolux on HN