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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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xml:id="sec-pkgs-mkShell">
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<title>pkgs.mkShell</title>
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<para>
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<function>pkgs.mkShell</function> is a special kind of derivation that is
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only useful when using it combined with <command>nix-shell</command>. It will
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in fact fail to instantiate when invoked with <command>nix-build</command>.
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</para>
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<section xml:id="sec-pkgs-mkShell-usage">
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<title>Usage</title>
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<programlisting><![CDATA[
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{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
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pkgs.mkShell {
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# this will make all the build inputs from hello and gnutar
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# available to the shell environment
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inputsFrom = with pkgs; [ hello gnutar ];
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buildInputs = [ pkgs.gnumake ];
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}
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]]></programlisting>
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</section>
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</section>
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