nuz (Nix Utils written in Zig)

Zig is cool. NixOS is cool. But also I want to be able to see the differences in packages when I update NixOS.

Planned Utils

• more ergonomic way to use nix profile diff-closures --profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/system
• more ergonomic way to use nix store diff-closures {profile1} {profile2}

FAQs

Q: Could this have been a bash script? A: Almost definitely.

Q: Can I trust this to not break anything? A: Absolutely not.

Q: Are you open to issues/pull requests? A: Only if you're nice and I'm not busy.

Useful Learning

• (Zig GitHub source)[https://github.com/ziglang/zig]
• (Zig standard library docs)[https://ziglang.org/documentation/0.13.0/std/]
• (zig.guide)[https://zig.guide/]
• (Zig Common Tasks)[https://renatoathaydes.github.io/zig-common-tasks/]
• (TigerBeetle GitHub source)[https://github.com/tigerbeetle/tigerbeetle/blob/main/src/shell.zig]
• (Dude the Builder's YouTube channel)[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5tzGpWWEqHGD71h7TRmdeA]