handy: init at 0.8.2#511221
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Pull request overview
Adds a new Nixpkgs package for handy (handy.computer), distributing the upstream Tauri-based offline speech-to-text desktop app by repackaging the released Debian archive.
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- Introduce
pkgs/by-name/ha/handy/package.nixto fetch and install the upstream.deb, withautoPatchelfHook+wrapGAppsHook3integration. - Apply small downstream fixes during install (desktop Categories field; icon directory rename).
- Add a new maintainer entry (
wondermr) and set the package maintainer accordingly.
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| pkgs/by-name/ha/handy/package.nix | New derivation for the Handy .deb release, including patchelf/wrapping and desktop/icon adjustments. |
| maintainers/maintainer-list.nix | Adds wondermr maintainer record used by the new package. |
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https://handy.computer — free, open-source, offline speech-to-text desktop app (Tauri + Rust). Packaged from the upstream Debian archive, with dependencies resolved by autoPatchelfHook and GTK env wired via wrapGAppsHook3.
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Description
Adds handy.computer — a free, open-source, privacy-preserving speech-to-text desktop app (Tauri + Rust + onnxruntime). Push a shortcut, speak, the transcription is inserted into the active text field. All audio stays on-device.
Upstream: https://github.com/cjpais/Handy (MIT).
Packaging notes
The package repackages the upstream Debian archive. A source build is not practical today:
cjpais/tauri) plus several git-sourced Rust crates (rdev,vad-rs,rodio).transcribe-rsships bundledwhisper.cppwith Vulkan features enabled.All three combined make a reproducible offline build significantly more expensive than is justified for a first-cut init. If there's interest, a follow-up can move to source once upstream's Tauri patches land or when we have ergonomic Bun-lockfile fetching in nixpkgs.
Packaging details
autoPatchelfHookresolves all directDT_NEEDEDentries;runtimeDependenciescoverslibayatana-appindicator(Tauri tray icon) andxdotool(libxdo forenigo/rdevkeystroke simulation).wrapGAppsHook3sets up the GTK/GSettings environment..desktopfile's emptyCategories=(upstream bug) is filled in with sensible defaults.hicolor/256x256@2icon directory emitted by the Tauri bundler is renamed tohicolor/512x512.meta.longDescriptionnotes that Linux users may need to switch the in-app Paste Method from "Direct" to "Clipboard + Ctrl+V" under Wayland — the default keystroke simulation viardevcan be blocked by some compositors.Things done
passthru.testsnixpkgs-reviewon this PR../result/bin/.handy --helpexits 0; launchinghandy --start-hidden --no-tray --debugcleanly initialises the SQLite history store, Whisper/ORT accelerators and the GTK window under Wayland.