clarify different nix-shell environments in readme

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Trolli Schmittlauch 2020-09-05 15:01:14 +02:00
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@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ The ASN.1 module schema used for DHT messages can be found in `FediChord.asn1`.
The project and its developent environment are built with [Nix](https://nixos.org/nix/).
The development environment can be entered with `nix-shell`. Then the project can be built with `cabal build` from within the environment, or using `nix-shell --command "cabal build"` to do both steps at once.
The development environment can be entered with `nix-shell shell-minimal.nix`. Then the project can be built with `cabal build` from within the environment, or using `nix-shell --command "cabal build" shell-minimal.nix` to do both steps at once.
While the `shell-minimal.nix` environment contains everything necessary for building and testing this project, the `shell.nix` additionally contains the Haskell IDE engine *hie* and the documentation for all used Haskell packages for more convenient development.
Be aware that these need to be build from source and can take a very long time to build.