barebone cpp development shell based on nix flakes

nix with flake support

to enable it, given nix is installed:

mkdir -p $HOME/.config/nix
cat <<'EOF' >> $HOME/.config/nix.conf

experimental-features = flakes nix-command

EOF

alternatively, add the following alias to your shell:

alias nix='nix --arg experimental-features='nix-command flakes'

default shell can be entered using:

nix develop github:ink-splatters/cpp-shell

there are 3 more shell types:

• #O3 ( adds -O3 to CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS )
• #unhardened ( disables hardening using hardeningDisable
• #O3-unhardened ( self explanatory )

all the shells feature:

• -mcpu=apple-m1 if applicable
• LDFLAGS=-fused-ld=lld

nix develop github:ink-splatters/cpp-shell#O3

git clone https://github.com/ink-splatters/cpp-shell.git
cd cpp-shell
nix develop .#O3-unhardened

optionally, the following tools can be installed nix profile - wise:

• lldb
• clang-format, clangd and more tools included in nix clang-tools package

to install it:

nix profile install github:ink-splatters/cpp-shell#cpp-tools

More advanced nix-based alternatives which support wider range of tools and options:

devshell devenv