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diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/README.md b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..d37c01bc8ce64 --- /dev/null +++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +Julia +===== + +[Julia][julia], as a full-fledged programming language with an extensive +standard library that covers numerical computing, can be somewhat challenging to +package. This file aims to provide pointers which could not easily be included +as comments in the expressions themselves. + +[julia]: https://julialang.org + +For Nixpkgs, the manual is as always your primary reference, and for the Julia +side of things you probably want to familiarise yourself with the [README +][readme], [build instructions][build], and [release process][release_process]. +Remember that these can change between Julia releases, especially if the LTS and +release branches have deviated greatly. A lot of the build process is +underdocumented and thus there is no substitute for digging into the code that +controls the build process. You are very likely to need to use the test suite to +locate and address issues and in the end passing it, while only disabling a +minimal set of broken or incompatible tests you think you have a good reason to +disable, is your best bet at arriving at a solid derivation. + +[readme]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/blob/master/README.md +[build]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/blob/master/doc/build/build.md +[release_process]: https://julialang.org/blog/2019/08/release-process |