Nix-on-droid doesn't install stdenv

[auroraanna]

Why doesn't the nix-on-droid setup install the nix stdenv? I mean it's literally in the name that should be standard. Why isn't it there?

[t184256]

A standard for compiling derivations, not using the OS.

[auroraanna]

What? Stdenv is installed on NixOS too by default.

[auroraanna]

Not having tools like ping available by default is a bummer.

[Gerschtli]

ping is not part of stdenv AFAIK. stdenv is not meant to be installed as a package. What would be the advantage of adding more and more packages to the default installation if adding a package is just adding a line in the config file? Everybody has different use cases and ping may not be useful for other users. So it is hard to find a good set of default packages that match every user really needs.