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Doesn't this still copy the repo, but just doesn't unzip it?

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I think it only lazily copies files that are referenced by your nix expression.

I tested this branch, and a flake-based shell launched in 3 seconds inside a large monorepo (vs 30 seconds before). I don't think it is possible to copy this repo in 3 seconds.

takeda2y ago

I hope that helps with nixpkgs repo as this takes a lot of time whenever it is updated.

hamandcheese2y ago

I don't think it will. There isn't any good way to incrementally fetch remote nix files, so to use nixpkgs it all has to be downloaded and unpacked.

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hamandcheese2y ago

I think it only lazily copies files that are referenced by your nix expression.

I tested this branch, and a flake-based shell launched in 3 seconds inside a large monorepo (vs 30 seconds before). I don't think it is possible to copy this repo in 3 seconds.

takeda2y ago

I hope that helps with nixpkgs repo as this takes a lot of time whenever it is updated.

hamandcheese2y ago

I don't think it will. There isn't any good way to incrementally fetch remote nix files, so to use nixpkgs it all has to be downloaded and unpacked.

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