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+with import <nixpkgs> {};
+
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    git
+    mercurial
+    wget unzip gnutar
+  ];
+
+  hardeningDisable = [ "all" ];
+}