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doc/manual/src/contributing/hacking.md: Remove non-flake instructions

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@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ The following instructions assume you already have some version of Nix installed
## Building Nix with flakes
This section assumes you are using Nix with the experimental feature [`nix-command`] enabled.
See the [Building Nix](#building-nix) section for equivalent instructions using stable Nix interfaces.
[`nix-command`]: @docroot@/contributing/experimental-features.md#xp-nix-command
To build all dependencies and start a shell in which all environment variables are set up so that those dependencies can be found:
```console
@ -105,7 +100,7 @@ nix (Nix) 2.12
To build a release version of Nix for the current operating system and CPU architecture:
```console
$ nix-build
$ nix build
```
You can also build Nix for one of the [supported platforms](#platforms).
@ -155,12 +150,6 @@ platform. Common solutions include [remote build machines] and [binary format em
Given such a setup, executing the build only requires selecting the respective attribute.
For example, to compile for `aarch64-linux`:
```console
$ nix-build --attr packages.aarch64-linux.default
```
or for Nix with the [`flakes`] and [`nix-command`] experimental features enabled:
```console
$ nix build .#packages.aarch64-linux.default
```
@ -242,20 +231,12 @@ To build with one of those environments, you can use
$ nix build .#nix-ccacheStdenv
```
for flake-enabled Nix, or
```console
$ nix-build --attr nix-ccacheStdenv
```
for classic Nix.
You can use any of the other supported environments in place of `nix-ccacheStdenv`.
## Editor integration
The `clangd` LSP server is installed by default on the `clang`-based `devShell`s.
See [supported compilation environments](#compilation-environments) and instructions how to set up a shell [with flakes](#nix-with-flakes) or in [classic Nix](#classic-nix).
See [supported compilation environments](#compilation-environments) and instructions how to [set up a shell with flakes](#nix-with-flakes).
To use the LSP with your editor, you first need to [set up `clangd`](https://clangd.llvm.org/installation#project-setup) by running: