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= Introduction
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Zilch is an experimental testbed for implementing reproducible compilation
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technologies, based on Nix, but steering clear of most of the parts of Nix
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built on top of the derivation concept.
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Like Guix, it is built on top of Scheme. However, unlike Guix, it does not
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require a second, incompatible Nix-like daemon to be installed.
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Features:
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* Solid, reusable, Nix daemon protocol core
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* Batteries included
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* Intercompatible with Nixpkgs and other, arbitrary, Nix expressions.
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Its current focus is on incremental builds for xref:go/usage.adoc[Go],
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xref:rust/usage.adoc[Rust], and xref:ninja/usage.adoc[Meson/CMake-based C/C++
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projects].
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== Contributing
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Come join [.line-through]#us# me at `#zilch` on https://libera.chat[libera.chat]!
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