How do i set up a derivation to incorporate my Doom config?

I'm quite new to NixOS and am currently running it inside a VM. I've been using Arch as my daily-driver for almost a year now.

How do i write a NixOS derivation to configure Doom Emacs for me?

I already have my init, config and packages.el files in my dotfiles private repo on Gitlab. Assuming I've already cloned these repos to my home directory, is it possible to create a Nix derivation for this purpose??

EDIT: I've setup my custom Emacs build, and the rest of the script automatically configures doom for me.

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priapus@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 3y

Nix-doom-emacs is a community flake that has a home-manager module you can add to your config.

KindaABigDyl@programming.dev · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Not an emacs user, but probably there's an option for emacs that will allow you to embed your emacs config into your nix config.

If you'd rather have a separate file, you can install files to /etc/ via the environment.etc."<file-name>".source = ./file/in/your/nix/repo or using home-manager with home."<file-name>".source = ./file/in/your/nix/repo

I'm a "put it in the nix config" guy myself, and that's how I set up neovim

zstg@programming.dev · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

I have my Emacs configs, managed by a dotfiles repo. I wanted to know how to set up Doom Emacs

KindaABigDyl@programming.dev · 1 pts · 3y

Sorry I didn't know there was a difference. I thought Doom Emacs was a version of Emacs, not something that worked alongside the original. Like I said I'm a neovim user