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+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+  pkgs.mkShell {
+    # nativeBuildInputs is usually what you want -- tools you need to run
+    nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs.buildPackages; [ libiio just uv ];
+    LD_LIBRARY_PATH = "${pkgs.libiio}/bin";
+}