How to install direnv

Direnv is developer utility. This page carries no procedure of its own; it records what the project is and what to look at before touching it.

How it reaches a system

Expect differences between platforms. The same project may reach one system through a package index and another through a source build.

Who is behind it

Direction comes from the people who write the code. Their decisions on releases and support are the ones that matter.

Worth confirming early

Confirm the platform still falls inside the supported range. Projects of this kind move quickly, and older systems tend to be dropped with little ceremony.

Interpreting what you see

Surprises here are rarely the project's fault. Ordering inside the environment decides which copy wins, and that ordering is easy to get wrong.

About this site

This domain carries reading notes only. Nothing is stored or re-published here, and every project remains where its authors placed it.

Where things commonly go wrong

The most frequent surprise is a version that resolves somewhere unexpected. Check which copy is actually being picked up before assuming the project itself misbehaves.