Add home-manager dev shell, update README

jonringer · Oct 10, 2024 · 0611243 · 0611243
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 # nixpkgs-config
 
+Originally, this was for managing my `~/.config/nixpkgs` files, but evolved into
+my home-manager configuration.
+
 My home-manager configuration. Meant to work across linux and macOS.
 
 ```bash
@@ -18,4 +21,7 @@ extraSpecialArgs = {
 To apply changes:
 ```bash
 $ nix run .#home-manager -- switch --flake .#<configuration>
+# or
+$ nix develop
+# home-manager -- switch --flake .#<configuration>
 ```
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
     in utils.lib.eachSystem [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-darwin" "x86_64-darwin" ] (system: rec {
       legacyPackages = pkgsForSystem system;
+      devShells.default = with legacyPackages; mkShell {
+        packages = [ home-manager.packages.${system}.default ];
+      };
   }) // {
     # non-system suffixed items should go here
     nixosModules.home = import ./home.nix; # attr set or list