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# Building Nix from Source
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After unpacking or checking out the Nix sources, issue the following
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commands:
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```console
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$ ./configure options...
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$ make
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$ make install
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```
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Nix requires GNU Make so you may need to invoke `gmake` instead.
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When building from the Git repository, these should be preceded by the
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command:
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```console
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$ ./bootstrap.sh
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```
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The installation path can be specified by passing the `--prefix=prefix`
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to `configure`. The default installation directory is `/usr/local`. You
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can change this to any location you like. You must have write permission
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to the *prefix* path.
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Nix keeps its *store* (the place where packages are stored) in
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`/nix/store` by default. This can be changed using
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`--with-store-dir=path`.
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> **Warning**
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>
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> It is best *not* to change the Nix store from its default, since doing
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> so makes it impossible to use pre-built binaries from the standard
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> Nixpkgs channels — that is, all packages will need to be built from
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> source.
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Nix keeps state (such as its database and log files) in `/nix/var` by
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default. This can be changed using `--localstatedir=path`.
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