feat: helix with steel, preserve steel's package

home/base/tui/editors/helix/default.nix

@@ -1,18 +1,27 @@
-{ pkgs, helix, ... }:
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  helix,
+  ...
+}:
 
 let
   helixPackages = helix.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system};
 in
 {
+  # to make steel work, we need to git clone this repo to your home directory.
+  home.sessionVariables.HELIX_STEEL_CONFIG = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/nix-config/home/base/tui/editors/helix/steel";
+
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
     steel
   ];
 
   programs.helix = {
     enable = true;
+    # enable steel as the plugin system
     # https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/8675
+    # https://github.com/mattwparas/helix/blob/steel-event-system/STEEL.md
     package = helixPackages.default.overrideAttrs (prevAttrs: {
-      # enable steel as the plugin system
       cargoBuildFeatures = prevAttrs.cargoBuildFeatures or [ ] ++ [ "steel" ];
     });
     settings = {