diff --git a/.github/workflows/nix-github-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/nix-github-actions.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/nix-github-actions.yml
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+name: "build nix flake"
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+       submodules: true
+    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v25
+    - run: nix build '.?submodules=1'
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
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index 000000000..2545f4ce0
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+++ b/flake.lock
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+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1705309234,
+        "narHash": "sha256-uNRRNRKmJyCRC/8y1RqBkqWBLM034y4qN7EprSdmgyA=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "1ef2e671c3b0c19053962c07dbda38332dcebf26",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1708807242,
+        "narHash": "sha256-sRTRkhMD4delO/hPxxi+XwLqPn8BuUq6nnj4JqLwOu0=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "73de017ef2d18a04ac4bfd0c02650007ccb31c2a",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
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+++ b/flake.nix
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+{
+  description = "A nix flake for the Yosys synthesis suite";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+  };
+
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, flake-utils }:
+    flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system:
+      let
+        pkgs = import nixpkgs {
+          inherit system;
+        };
+        customYosys = pkgs.clangStdenv.mkDerivation {
+          name = "yosys";
+          src = ./. ;
+          buildInputs = with pkgs; [ clang bison flex libffi tcl readline python3 llvmPackages.libcxxClang zlib git ];
+          checkInputs = with pkgs; [ gtest ];
+          propagatedBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ abc-verifier ];
+          preConfigure = "make config-clang";
+          checkTarget = "test";
+          installPhase = ''
+            make install PREFIX=$out
+          '';
+					buildPhase = ''
+          make -j$(nproc)
+          '';
+          meta = with pkgs.lib; {
+            description = "Yosys Open SYnthesis Suite";
+            homepage = "https://yosyshq.net/yosys/";
+            license = licenses.isc;
+            maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
+          };
+        };
+      in {
+        packages.default = customYosys;
+        defaultPackage = customYosys;
+        devShell = pkgs.mkShell {
+          buildInputs = with pkgs; [ clang bison flex libffi tcl readline python3 llvmPackages.libcxxClang zlib git gtest abc-verifier ];
+        };
+      }
+    );
+}