Tootfinder

Working on the #perl 5.42 update for #nixpkgs - unfortunately perl-cross hasn't been released for 5.42 yet which is a bit of a blocker. In general it feels like the declining interest in maintaining #CPAN packages are going to be a problem over time. For instance EV hasn't had a release since 2023 and needed a patch to work with 5.42

> goes down the rabbit hole of the origin of "legacyPackages" naming
> finds no good reason (yada yada nested package attributes and nix flake show whatever) that would ever allow it to be properly addressed in #nixpkgs, the one package set most people will always have to interact with
> decides to refer to upstream

Building llvm and not enjoying it. #nixpkgs #massrebuild

If you want to participate in the upcoming #NixOS steering committee election but haven't reached the required 25 commits mark in #nixpkgs yet, feel free to send some PRs to me for review. Also available for some 1:1 chats in Matrix or Discord to get any issues quickly sorted, so your PRs ca…