message: README.md: add NixOS
diff: @@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ built from source.
  ## Installation
  Instructions are provided for macOS and many Linux variants to compile Alacritty
  -from source. With the exception of Arch (which has a package in the AUR), please
  -first read the [prerequisites](#prerequisites) section, then find the section
  -for your OS, and finally go to [building](#building) and
  -[configuration](#configuration).
  +from source. With the exception of Arch (which has a package in the AUR) and
  +[NixOS](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/applications/misc/alacritty/default.nix)
  +(at the moment in unstable, will be part of 17.09), please first read the
  +[prerequisites](#prerequisites) section, then find the section for your OS, and
  +finally go to [building](#building) and [configuration](#configuration).
  ### Arch Linux
  @@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ cd alacritty-git
  makepkg -isr
  ```
  +
  ## Manual Installation
  ### Prerequisites
  @@ -148,6 +150,14 @@ to be missing, please open an issue.
  sudo eopkg install freetype2-devel fontconfig-devel
  ```
  +### NixOS/Nixpkgs
  +
  +The following command can be used to get a shell with all development dependencies on [NixOS](https://nixos.org).
  +
  +```
  +nix-shell -A alacritty '<nixpkgs>'
  +```
  +
  #### Other
  If you build Alacritty on another distribution, we would love some help
  