Code Staging in GNU Guix

Code Staging in GNU Guix

GNU Guix is a " functional " package manager that builds upon earlier work on Nix. Guix implements high-level abstractions such as packages and operating system services as domain-specic languages (DSLs) embedded in Scheme. It also implements build actions and operating system orchestratio...

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