diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
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+with import <nixpkgs> {};
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "env";
+  buildInputs = [
+    (libxslt.override {
+      # added in nixpkgs 11-12-2016
+      cryptoSupport = true;
+    })
+    libxml2
+    wget
+    rsync
+    gnumake
+  ];
+}