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-# Node.js {#node.js}
-
-The `pkgs/development/node-packages` 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. Libraries should only be added to the
-package set if there is a non-NPM package that requires it.
-
-When it is desired to use NPM libraries in a development project, use the
-`node2nix` generator directly on the `package.json` configuration file of the
-project.
-
-The package set provides support for the official stable Node.js versions.
-The latest stable LTS release in `nodePackages`, as well as the latest stable
-Current release in `nodePackages_latest`.
-
-If your package uses native addons, you need to examine what kind of native
-build system it uses. Here are some examples:
-
-* `node-gyp`
-* `node-gyp-builder`
-* `node-pre-gyp`
-
-After you have identified the correct system, you need to override your package
-expression while adding in build system as a build input. For example, `dat`
-requires `node-gyp-build`, so [we override](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/32f5e5da4a1b3f0595527f5195ac3a91451e9b56/pkgs/development/node-packages/default.nix#L37-L40) its expression in [`default.nix`](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/development/node-packages/default.nix):
-
-```nix
-    dat = super.dat.override {
-      buildInputs = [ self.node-gyp-build pkgs.libtool pkgs.autoconf pkgs.automake ];
-      meta.broken = since "12";
-    };
-```
-
-To add a package from NPM to nixpkgs:
-
- 1. Modify `pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json` to add, update
-    or remove package entries to have it included in `nodePackages` and
-    `nodePackages_latest`.
- 2. Run the script: `(cd pkgs/development/node-packages && ./generate.sh)`.
- 3. Build your new package to test your changes:
-    `cd /path/to/nixpkgs && nix-build -A nodePackages.<new-or-updated-package>`.
-    To build against the latest stable Current Node.js version (e.g. 14.x):
-    `nix-build -A nodePackages_latest.<new-or-updated-package>`
- 4. Add and commit all modified and generated files.
-
-For more information about the generation process, consult the
-[README.md](https://github.com/svanderburg/node2nix) file of the `node2nix`
-tool.