NixOS package

[nerd2ninja]

Desktop (please complete the following information and make sure it matches Glimmer Pre-Requisites before reporting an issue):

• OS [e.g. Linux Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS]: NixOS
• Java Version [e.g. 1.8.0_241]: Can be defined
• JRuby Version [e.g. jruby-9.2.13.0]: Can be defined
• Glimmer Libraries/Versions [e.g. glimmer 1.0.1 / glimmer-dsl-swt 4.17.2.4]: Can be defined

Describe the issue
NixOS is a reproduceable build system designed to have multiple versions of a program installed simultaneously without using containers or virtualization software.

I would like to request a glimmer package for NixOS. I have already submitted a package request to the nixpkgs repo here: NixOS/nixpkgs#293795

[rubyFeedback]

Is something specifically from Andy required? As the glimmer-suite all has gems, I would assume that NixOS already has some gems in their repository, so the same rationale could probably be applied to the glimmer-gems.

https://rubygems.org/search?query=glimmer

[nerd2ninja]

Hey @rubyFeedback no I don't think anything is specifically required from Andy its just that NixOS is a special creature and when I naively attempted a nix-shell I couldn't get glimmer to install. The typical bundle install doesn't work with it. I believe the Cairo dependency up was having some problems and while I do see Cairo in nixpkgs, I think you can't do a Cairo nixpkg and then a bundle install of the other dependencies because they don't all reference each other because NixOS isn't FHS compliant.