git-fourchette-flake

Nix flake for gitfourchette, the comfortable Git UI by Iliyas Jorio.

Every release is exposed as its own package attribute (gitfourchette_1_6_0), and gitfourchette/default always track the newest.

Usage

Run without installing

nix run github:CarlosMendonca/git-fourchette-flake

Try in a temporary shell

nix shell github:CarlosMendonca/git-fourchette-flake
gitfourchette

Run or install a specific version

Each release is available as gitfourchette_<version>, with dots replaced by underscores:

nix run   github:CarlosMendonca/git-fourchette-flake#gitfourchette_1_6_0
nix shell github:CarlosMendonca/git-fourchette-flake#gitfourchette_1_6_0
nix profile install github:CarlosMendonca/git-fourchette-flake#gitfourchette_1_6_0

Use in a NixOS or home-manager configuration

Add the flake as an input:

inputs.gitfourchette.url = "github:CarlosMendonca/git-fourchette-flake";

To reuse your existing nixpkgs instead of pulling in a separate one:

inputs.gitfourchette.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";

Then add a package — either the latest or a pinned version:

environment.systemPackages = [
  inputs.gitfourchette.packages.${system}.gitfourchette          # newest
  # inputs.gitfourchette.packages.${system}.gitfourchette_1_6_0  # a specific release
];
# or in home-manager:
home.packages = [ inputs.gitfourchette.packages.${system}.gitfourchette ];

As an overlay

Apply overlays.default to fold every version into your pkgs:

nixpkgs.overlays = [ inputs.gitfourchette.overlays.default ];
# then, anywhere pkgs is in scope:
environment.systemPackages = [
  pkgs.gitfourchette          # newest
  # pkgs.gitfourchette_1_6_0  # a specific release
];

Legacy version pinning

Older releases remain reachable through git-tag pinning as well:

inputs.gitfourchette.url = "github:CarlosMendonca/git-fourchette-flake?ref=v1.6.0";

Build locally

git clone https://github.com/CarlosMendonca/git-fourchette-flake
cd git-fourchette-flake
nix build
./result/bin/gitfourchette

Adding a new release

data/gitfourchette.json is the single source of truth. To append the latest upstream release (computing its srcHash):

nix run .#update

This runs automatically every month via GitHub Actions.

Current version

gitfourchette v1.9.1