From b05fb3d725ac78cb6902cbc3bdfb00b9d3c08d5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emile Clark-Boman <emile@agribit.com.au>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:44:34 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] add bootstrap process

---
 flake.nix                        |  6 ++++--
 nt/primitives/util/bootstrap.nix | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 nt/primitives/util/bootstrap.nix

diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 549749a..71e81ef 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
   description = "NixTypes (nt)";
 
   outputs = _: let
-    # nt depends on the mix subsystem for bootstrapping
-    mix = import ./nt/primitives/mix;
+    # nt depends on the mix subsystem for bootstrapping,
+    # we can fake its dependency on this mwahahahah
+    this.util = import ./nt/primitives/util/bootstrap.nix;
+    mix = import ./nt/primitives/mix {inherit this;};
   in
     import ./nt {inherit mix;};
 }
diff --git a/nt/primitives/util/bootstrap.nix b/nt/primitives/util/bootstrap.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7f32ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nt/primitives/util/bootstrap.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# WARNING: this file is strictly for bootstrapping nt
+let
+  input = {inherit this;};
+  this =
+    import ./util.nix input
+    // import ./parse.nix input
+    // import ./trapdoor.nix input
+    // import ./wrap.nix input
+    // import ./enforce.nix input
+    // import ./sig.nix input
+    // import ./nt.nix input;
+in
+  this