https://github.com/r-k-b/frink-nix

Run Frink on NixOS without hassle.
https://github.com/r-k-b/frink-nix

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Run Frink on NixOS without hassle.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/r-k-b/frink-nix
• Owner: r-k-b
• Created: 2021-01-02T04:55:03.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-07-21T00:06:12.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-07-22T00:43:46.133Z (5 months ago)
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 9.43 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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Run [Frink] on [NixOS] without much hassle.

[Frink]: https://frinklang.org/

[NixOS]: https://nixos.org/

# usage

To start a CLI session:

`$ nix run github:r-k-b/frink-nix`

To start a GUI session:

`$ nix run github:r-k-b/frink-nix -- --gui`

To calculate something and exit:

`$ nix run github:r-k-b/frink-nix -- -e "78 yards -> feet"`

See [RunningFrink] for more options.

[RunningFrink]: https://frinklang.org/#RunningFrink

# updating

To update Frink, run `./update.sh`. The file [`LAST-UPDATED`](./LAST-UPDATED)

indicates when this was last run.

To update the other inputs to this flake, such as `nixpkgs`, run 

`nix flake update`.

# notes

I'd rather not keep a copy of Frink's files in this repo, but there doesn't seem

to be any permanent url for a given version of Frink.

It's not in package repos like Ubuntu, Snapcraft, or Arch, anyway.

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Should the `installPhase` use `makeWrapper`? Something like

?

# see also

[Hillel Wayne's post *The Frink is Good, the Unit is Evil*](https://hillelwayne.com/post/frink/)

> If you want to learn more about how evil units are, check out Bill Kent’s

> [Measurement Data Report.](https://www.bkent.net/Doc/mdarchiv.pdf)

- From the same article.