2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

M README.md
M modules/home.nix

@@ 3,14 3,21 @@ This is mostly for learning purposes.
 This is a lightweight home directory activator with home-manager like interface to home file linking.
 
 ## How this works
-Internally a `tmpfiles.d` file is made. This file is then activated using `systemd-tmpfiles` command. Maybe it would be better to just symlink manually at this point...
+Internally a `tmpfiles.d` file is made.
+This file is then activated using `systemd-tmpfiles` command.
+It's of course possible to put this file to normal locations
+that are ran on system startup to activate it on boot.
 
-`config.tmpfiles.activationPackage` is the package you want to use for activation. The binary file to activate is `bin/activate`. To remove the files use `bin/deactivate`.
-CAUTION: the deactivation will remove even files that were not created by the tool. Activation will override
-files that already exist and were not created by this tool! Make sure that you are not going to override anything.
+`config.tmpfiles.activationPackage` is the package you want to use for activation.
+The binary file to activate is `bin/activate`. To remove the files use `bin/deactivate`.
+CAUTION: the deactivation will remove even files that were not created by the tool.
+Activation will override files that already exist and were not created by this tool!
+Make sure that you are not going to override anything.
 
 ## Options
-For home files, use `home.file`. The interface is the same as for NixOS `environment.etc`. `home.user` and `home.group` should be configured. `home.homeDirectory` is exposed as well and is set to `/home/${config.home.user}` by default.
+For home files, use `home.file`. The interface is the same as for NixOS `environment.etc`.
+`home.user` and `home.group` should be configured.
+`home.homeDirectory` is exposed as well and is set to `/home/${config.home.user}` by default.
 
 ## Example flake
 


@@ 18,6 25,10 @@ For home files, use `home.file`. The interface is the same as for NixOS `environ
 {
   inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
   inputs.tmpactivator.url = "github:Rutherther/nix-tmpactivator";
+
+  # I recommend using tmpactivator with your nixpkgs revision.
+  # Tmpactivator is using things from nixpkgs that do not change
+  # so often.
   inputs.tmpactivator.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
 
   outputs = { self, nixpkgs, tmpactivator }: let


@@ 45,9 56,11 @@ For home files, use `home.file`. The interface is the same as for NixOS `environ
   in {
     packages.${system} = {
       default = self.packages.${system}.activationPackage;
-      activationPackage = environment.config.tmpfiles.activationPackage;
+      activationPackage = environment.config.tmpfiles.instances.home.activationPackage;
     };
   };
 }
 
 ```
+
+Then to activate the files, run `nix run .#activationPackage`.

@@ 90,6 90,8 @@ in {
       target = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/${name}";
     }) homeFiles));
 
+    # This is from home-manager, see
+    # https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/blob/6e090576c4824b16e8759ebca3958c5b09659ee8/modules/files.nix#L285
     home.homeFilesPackage = pkgs.runCommandLocal "home-files" {
       nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.xorg.lndir ];
     }