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# Nim {#nim}
## Overview {#nim-overview}
The Nim compiler, a builder function, and some packaged libraries are available
in Nixpkgs. Until now each compiler release has been effectively backwards
compatible so only the latest version is available.
## Nim program packages in Nixpkgs {#nim-program-packages-in-nixpkgs}
Nim programs can be built using `nimPackages.buildNimPackage`. In the
case of packages not containing exported library code the attribute
`nimBinOnly` should be set to `true`.
The following example shows a Nim program that depends only on Nim libraries:
```nix
{ lib, nimPackages, fetchurl }:
nimPackages.buildNimPackage rec {
pname = "hottext";
version = "1.4";
nimBinOnly = true;
src = fetchurl {
url = "https://git.sr.ht/~ehmry/hottext/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
sha256 = "sha256-hIUofi81zowSMbt1lUsxCnVzfJGN3FEiTtN8CEFpwzY=";
};
buildInputs = with nimPackages; [
bumpy
chroma
flatty
nimsimd
pixie
sdl2
typography
vmath
zippy
];
}
```
## Nim library packages in Nixpkgs {#nim-library-packages-in-nixpkgs}
Nim libraries can also be built using `nimPackages.buildNimPackage`, but
often the product of a fetcher is sufficient to satisfy a dependency.
The `fetchgit`, `fetchFromGitHub`, and `fetchNimble` functions yield an
output that can be discovered during the `configurePhase` of `buildNimPackage`.
Nim library packages are listed in
[pkgs/top-level/nim-packages.nix](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/top-level/nim-packages.nix) and implemented at
[pkgs/development/nim-packages](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/pkgs/development/nim-packages).
The following example shows a Nim library that propagates a dependency on a
non-Nim package:
```nix
{ lib, buildNimPackage, fetchNimble, SDL2 }:
buildNimPackage rec {
pname = "sdl2";
version = "2.0.4";
src = fetchNimble {
inherit pname version;
hash = "sha256-Vtcj8goI4zZPQs2TbFoBFlcR5UqDtOldaXSH/+/xULk=";
};
propagatedBuildInputs = [ SDL2 ];
}
```
## `buildNimPackage` parameters {#buildnimpackage-parameters}
All parameters from `stdenv.mkDerivation` function are still supported. The
following are specific to `buildNimPackage`:
* `nimBinOnly ? false`: If `true` then build only the programs listed in
the Nimble file in the packages sources.
* `nimbleFile`: Specify the Nimble file location of the package being built
rather than discover the file at build-time.
* `nimRelease ? true`: Build the package in *release* mode.
* `nimDefines ? []`: A list of Nim defines. Key-value tuples are not supported.
* `nimFlags ? []`: A list of command line arguments to pass to the Nim compiler.
Use this to specify defines with arguments in the form of `-d:${name}=${value}`.
* `nimDoc` ? false`: Build and install HTML documentation.
* `buildInputs` ? []: The packages listed here will be searched for `*.nimble`
files which are used to populate the Nim library path. Otherwise the standard
behavior is in effect.
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