So, I there’s a project I’m looking to build which uses ninja to build the file. Is there a way I can get Nix to run the appropriate commands for me? In my case it would be something like ninja -k 0 -f "build.ninja"
If you include ninja to nativeBuildInputs that should add a set of build hooks related to ninja-based builds: Nixpkgs Manual
Chances are it will Just Work without many tweaks.
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Well, actually, this project also requires the C++ bindings for metakit to be available for linking… so that’s gonna be an issue, as metakit isn’t in nixpkgs. https://www.equi4.com/metakit.html