{
  description                  = "a sisu like parser & document generator";
  inputs.nixpkgs.url           = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable"; # "github:nixos/nixpkgs"; "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable"; "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable"; "nixpkgs/nixos-21.11";
  inputs.flake-utils.url       = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, flake-utils }:
    let
      pname                    = "spine";
      version                  = "0.12.0";
      shell                    = ./shell.nix; # ./default.nix;
      devEnv                   = ./shell.nix; # ./default.nix;
      supportedSystems         = [ "x86_64-linux" ]; # [ "x86_64-linux" "x86_64-darwin" "aarch64-linux" "aarch64-darwin" ];
      forAllSystems            = nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs supportedSystems;
      nixpkgsFor               = forAllSystems (system: import nixpkgs { inherit system;  }); # nixpkgs instantiated for supported system types.
      checkPhase = ''
        runHook preCheck
        dub test --combined --skip-registry=all
        runHook postCheck
      '';
      installPhase = ''
        runHook preInstall
        mkdir -p $out/bin
        install -m755 ./bin/spine $out/bin/spine
        runHook postInstall
      '';
      postInstall = ''
        echo `ls -la $out/bin/spine`
        echo "
        nix build or nix develop? (suggestions):
        - nix build
          nix build .#default --print-build-logs
          nix flake update; nix build .#default --print-build-logs
            nix build --print-build-logs
        - nix run
          nix run .#default --print-build-logs
          nix run default.nix --print-build-logs
        - nix shell
          nix shell .#default --print-build-logs --command spine -v
        - nix develop
          nix develop --profile .#default --print-build-logs --command spine -v
          nix develop ; eval \"$buildPhase\"
          nix develop --build -f derivation.nix -I .envrc --print-build-logs
        - nix profile install . --print-build-logs
        spine -v
        nix-instantiate | nix show-derivation | jq
        "
        $out/bin/spine -v
      '';
    in {
      packages = forAllSystems (system:
        let pkgs               = nixpkgsFor.${system};
        in with pkgs; {
          default = stdenv.mkDerivation {
            inherit pname;
            inherit version;
            meta.mainProgram   = "spine";
            executable         = true;
            src                = self;
            inherit shell;
            inherit devEnv;
            buildInputs        = [ sqlite ];
            nativeBuildInputs  = [ dub dmd ldc gdc gnumake ]; # [ dub dmd ]; [ dub ldc ]; [ dub gdc ];
            buildPhase = ''
              runHook preBuild
              for DC_ in dmd ldmd2 ldc2 gdc gdmd; do
                echo "- check for D compiler $DC_"
                DC=$(type -P $DC_ || echo "")
                if [ ! "$DC" == "" ]; then break; fi
              done
              if [ "$DC" == "" ]; then exit "Error: could not find D compiler"; fi
              echo "$DC_ used as D compiler to build $pname"
              dub build --compiler=$DC --build=$DC_ --combined --skip-registry=all
              runHook postBuild
            '';
            inherit checkPhase;
            inherit installPhase;
            inherit postInstall;
          };
          spine-dmd = stdenv.mkDerivation {
            inherit pname;
            inherit version;
            meta.mainProgram   = "spine-dmd";
            executable         = true;
            src                = self;
            inherit shell;
            inherit devEnv;
            buildInputs        = [ sqlite ];
            nativeBuildInputs  = [ dub dmd gnumake ];
            buildPhase = ''
              runHook preBuild
              dub build --compiler=$(type -P dmd) --build=dmd --combined --skip-registry=all
              runHook postBuild
            '';
            inherit checkPhase;
            inherit installPhase;
            inherit postInstall;
          };
          spine-ldc = stdenv.mkDerivation {
            inherit pname;
            inherit version;
            meta.mainProgram   = "spine-ldc";
            executable         = true;
            src                = self;
            inherit shell;
            inherit devEnv;
            buildInputs        = [ sqlite ];
            nativeBuildInputs  = [ dub ldc gnumake ];
            buildPhase = ''
              runHook preBuild
              dub build --compiler=$(type -P ldc2) --build=ldc2 --combined --skip-registry=all
              runHook postBuild
            '';
            inherit checkPhase;
            inherit installPhase;
            inherit postInstall;
          };
          spine-gdc = stdenv.mkDerivation {
            inherit pname;
            inherit version;
            meta.mainProgram   = "spine-gdc";
            executable         = true;
            src                = self;
            inherit shell;
            inherit devEnv;
            buildInputs        = [ sqlite ];
            nativeBuildInputs  = [ dub gdc gnumake ];
            buildPhase = ''
              runHook preBuild
              dub build --compiler=$(type -P gdc) --build=gdc --combined --skip-registry=all
              runHook postBuild
            '';
            inherit checkPhase;
            inherit installPhase;
            inherit postInstall;
          };
          #vendorSha256 = "sha256-0Q00000000000000000000000000000000000000000=";
        });
      apps = forAllSystems (system: {
        default = {
          type                 = "app";
          program              = "${self.packages.${system}.default}/bin/spine";
        };
      });
      devShells = forAllSystems (system:
        let pkgs               = nixpkgsFor.${system};
        in with pkgs; {
          devShell              = mkShell { };
        });
  };
}