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+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+
+pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "cursive-env";
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    ncurses
+  ];
+
+  RUST_BACKTRACE = 1;
+}