That makes sense. Is there a `nix-shell` option that outputs which packages will be compiled from source and which will get a precompiled binary? Something like `nix-shell --dry-run`?
I have to learn more about the nix language, but looking at the shell.nix seems that I have comment/remove lines from 25 to 30 according to my board.
I think the idea that Nix is difficult to get started with, and undocumented, isn't a surprise to the community. -- These were some of the most repeated points in the community survey. And the topic of the submitted post.
That said, I do think Nix has seen a lot of growth over the last year, and I see fewer "nix is so easy" comments.
I've been on the sidelines for a while, as I keep hearing that NixOS devs are focusing on the documentation for years now... but to be honest I'm not seeing it yet. Documentation was the thing that turned me off it 4 years ago, and I'm a bit sad to see it's still a big problem even if I keep hearing it's being actively worked on.
I have to learn more about the nix language, but looking at the shell.nix seems that I have comment/remove lines from 25 to 30 according to my board.