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+with (import <nixpkgs> {});
+
+# shell for dev environment
+
+mkShell {
+  # build deps
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkgs.cmake
+    pkgs.pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  # runtime build deps
+  buildInputs = [
+    pkgs.udev
+    pkgs.freetype
+    pkgs.expat
+  ];
+}