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docs(nixery): dynamically display current nixpkgs commit

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People occasionally ask what the current nixpkgs commit is on
nixery.dev (see e.g. https://github.com/tazjin/nixery/issues/153).

With this change, the commit is displayed on nixery.dev if Nixery is
built for the TVL deployment.

Change-Id: I795220214db5a367a126c9b4bd03754e9f144940
Reviewed-on: https://cl.tvl.fyi/c/depot/+/5881
Reviewed-by: sterni <sternenseemann@systemli.org>
Tested-by: BuildkiteCI
Autosubmit: tazjin <tazjin@tvl.su>
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Vincent Ambo 2022-06-16 17:52:36 +03:00 • committed by clbot
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@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ meta-package that automatically expands to several other packages.
Meta-packages **must** be the first path component if they are used. Currently
there are only two meta-packages:
- `shell`, which provides a `bash`-shell with interactive configuration and
- `shell`, which provides a `bash`-shell with interactive configuration and
standard tools like `coreutils`.
- `arm64`, which provides ARM64 binaries.
@ -53,14 +53,6 @@ Over [on Github][Nixery]. It is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. Consult
the documentation entries in the sidebar for information on how to set up your
own instance of Nixery.
### Which revision of `nixpkgs` is used for the builds?
The instance at `nixery.dev` tracks a recent NixOS channel, currently NixOS
20.09. The channel is updated several times a day.
Private registries might be configured to track a different channel (such as
`nixos-unstable`) or even track a git repository with custom packages.
### Should I depend on `nixery.dev` in production?
While we appreciate the enthusiasm, if you would like to use Nixery in your