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nixpkgs-multiverse: every version that ever existed

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Summary

The article introduces nixpkgs-multiverse, a project that makes every historic nixpkgs revision available as a single input. It explains motivations behind pinning multiple nixpkgs inputs, the data architecture with revisions.json and versions.json, and the performance benefits of evaluating a single revision across many packages. Practical examples show how to query versions, pin revisions, and use at to target specific revisions.

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