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+with import <nixpkgs> {};
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "blankart-env";
+  buildInputs = [ cmake gcc ninja sdl3 zlib libpng openal libsndfile miniupnpc curl libopenmpt game-music-emu ];
+  # cmake flags, add -DSRB2_CONFIG_NOVERIFYIWADS=ON to build without IWAD verification
+  cmakeFlags = ["-DSDL3_INCLUDE_DIR=${lib.getDev sdl3}/include -DOPENMPT_INCLUDE_DIR=${lib.getDev libopenmpt}/include"];
+}