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In the README, recommend a git url #343

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Expand Up @@ -252,21 +252,40 @@ Since you'll be using `nix-installer` to install Nix on systems without Nix, the
Build a portable Linux binary on a system with Nix:

```bash
# to build a local copy
nix build -L .#nix-installer-static
# to build the remote main development branch
nix build -L github:determinatesystems/nix-installer#nix-installer-static
# for a specific version of the installer:
export NIX_INSTALLER_TAG="v0.5.0"
nix build -L github:determinatesystems/nix-installer/$NIX_INSTALLER_TAG#nix-installer-static
```

On Mac:

```bash
# to build a local copy
nix build -L .#nix-installer
# to build the remote main development branch
nix build -L github:determinatesystems/nix-installer#nix-installer
# for a specific version of the installer:
export NIX_INSTALLER_TAG="v0.5.0"
nix build -L github:determinatesystems/nix-installer/$NIX_INSTALLER_TAG#nix-installer
```

Then copy the `result/bin/nix-installer` to the machine you wish to run it on.

You can also add `nix-installer` to a system without Nix via `cargo`:

```bash
RUSTFLAGS="--cfg tokio_unstable" cargo install nix-installer
# to build and run a local copy
RUSTFLAGS="--cfg tokio_unstable" cargo run -- --help
# to build the remote main development branch
RUSTFLAGS="--cfg tokio_unstable" cargo install --git https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer
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I'm not so sure we want this to be the "default" recommendation...? Maybe add a note like "if you want to try the most recent, not-yet-released changes, you can also install directly from git with: ...."

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Oh, maybe. We should do that with the nix flake ref too then

nix-installer --help
# for a specific version of the installer:
export NIX_INSTALLER_TAG="v0.5.0"
RUSTFLAGS="--cfg tokio_unstable" cargo install --git https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer --tag $NIX_INSTALLER_TAG
nix-installer --help
```

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