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+let
+  pkgs = import <nixpkgs> {};
+
+in with pkgs;
+  pkgs.mkShell {
+    name = "suri-shell";
+
+    buildInputs = [
+      bash
+      cargo
+      rustc
+      rust-cbindgen
+      clang
+      libllvm
+      automake
+      autoconf
+      autogen
+      libtool
+      pkg-config
+      elfutils
+      jansson
+      libbpf_0
+      libcap_ng
+      libevent
+      libmaxminddb
+      libnet
+      libnetfilter_log
+      libnetfilter_queue
+      libnfnetlink
+      libpcap
+      libyaml
+      lz4
+      pcre2
+      vectorscan
+      zlib
+    ];
+
+    # the following is needed to be able to build ebpf files
+    hardeningDisable = [
+      "zerocallusedregs"
+    ];
+
+    #shellHook = ''
+    #    cargo install cbindgen
+    #'';
+}