From ddbf933b331350fa0adc73238394c0dc55fbeb3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chumeng <2595248810@qq.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:58:01 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] docs: install mcpp with Nix from mcpp-community/nix-mcpp

---
 README.md       | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 README.zh-CN.md | 14 +++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f5ed1279..c1152f5fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,7 +182,23 @@ environment. On PyPI the name `mcpp` belongs to an unrelated project, hence
 </details>
 
 <details>
-<summary><b>Option 5</b> — let an AI assistant install it for you</summary>
+<summary><b>Option 5</b> — Nix (flake)</summary>
+
+```bash
+nix run github:mcpp-community/nix-mcpp -- --version      # try it
+nix profile install github:mcpp-community/nix-mcpp       # install it
+```
+
+The flake in [`mcpp-community/nix-mcpp`](https://github.com/mcpp-community/nix-mcpp)
+packages the same prebuilt release binary for Linux x86_64 / aarch64 and macOS
+on Apple silicon, and follows each stable release. Its overlay adds
+`pkgs.mcpp-bin`: nixpkgs' `mcpp` is an unrelated C preprocessor. Per-user data
+still lives in `~/.mcpp/`.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary><b>Option 6</b> — let an AI assistant install it for you</summary>
 
 Copy the following prompt to your AI coding assistant (Claude Code / Cursor / Copilot, etc.):
 
diff --git a/README.zh-CN.md b/README.zh-CN.md
index 118ad709e..ac706281f 100644
--- a/README.zh-CN.md
+++ b/README.zh-CN.md
@@ -162,7 +162,19 @@ pip install mcpp-bin
 </details>
 
 <details>
-<summary><b>方式 5</b>：由 AI 助手安装</summary>
+<summary><b>方式 5</b>：Nix（flake）</summary>
+
+```bash
+nix run github:mcpp-community/nix-mcpp -- --version      # 试用
+nix profile install github:mcpp-community/nix-mcpp       # 安装
+```
+
+[`mcpp-community/nix-mcpp`](https://github.com/mcpp-community/nix-mcpp) 中的 flake 打包的是同一份预编译 release 二进制，支持 Linux x86_64 / aarch64 与 Apple 芯片上的 macOS，并跟随每个稳定版更新。它的 overlay 提供 `pkgs.mcpp-bin`，因为 nixpkgs 中的 `mcpp` 是一个无关的 C 预处理器。每个用户的数据仍在各自的 `~/.mcpp/` 中。
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary><b>方式 6</b>：由 AI 助手安装</summary>
 
 将以下提示词发给 AI 编码助手（Claude Code、Cursor、Copilot 等）：