From a8ea7b38dac6de7fd22d4f0c102f4f4cdb13028d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tomodachi94 Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:31:23 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] nodePackages: update docs to discourage adding new packages --- pkgs/development/node-packages/README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/README.md b/pkgs/development/node-packages/README.md index 13d083f21d0a..8f82ad73a0fc 100644 --- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/README.md +++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +> [!IMPORTANT] +> There is currently an active project to [remove packages from `nodePackages`](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/229475). +> Please consider adding new packages using [another method](https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/#javascript-tool-specific). + This folder contains a generated collection of [npm packages](https://npmjs.com/) that can be installed with the Nix package manager. As a rule of thumb, the package set should only provide _end-user_ software packages, such as command-line utilities.