Add Nix/NixOS package distribution

[wkoszek]

Add support for distributing bsubio CLI through nixpkgs for Nix and NixOS users.

Goal

Enable Nix/NixOS users to install bsubio using their native package manager.

Distribution Options

1. Official nixpkgs Repository (Recommended)

• Submit package to https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs
• Users install with: nix-env -iA nixpkgs.bsubio
• NixOS users add to configuration.nix: environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.bsubio ];
• Requires creating and submitting a PR to nixpkgs

2. Flakes Support

• Create flake.nix in repository
• Users can run directly: nix run github:bsubio/cli
• Can be added to flake inputs

Implementation Plan

Phase 1: Create Nix Package Expression

• Create a derivation for bsubio
• Test locally with nix-build
• Support both x86_64-linux and aarch64-linux

Phase 2: Submit to nixpkgs

• Fork nixpkgs repository
• Add package to pkgs/by-name/bs/bsubio/package.nix
• Create PR to nixpkgs
• Work with maintainers for review

Phase 3: Add Flake Support (Optional)

• Create flake.nix in repository
• Enable direct installation via flakes

Example Package Definition

{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub }:

buildGoModule rec {
  pname = "bsubio";
  version = "0.11.0";

  src = fetchFromGitHub {
    owner = "bsubio";
    repo = "cli";
    rev = "v${version}";
    sha256 = "...";
  };

  vendorHash = "...";

  ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" "-X main.version=${version}" ];

  meta = with lib; {
    description = "CLI for easy running heavy duty compute jobs in the cloud";
    homepage = "https://bsub.io";
    license = licenses.mit;
    maintainers = [ ];
  };
}

Installation After Implementation

# Nix package manager
nix-env -iA nixpkgs.bsubio

# NixOS configuration.nix
environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.bsubio ];

# With flakes
nix run github:bsubio/cli

References

• nixpkgs contribution guide: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
• Nix package manual: https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/
• Flakes: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes