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+{
+  pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { },
+}:
+
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  name = "platform-rust";
+
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    # do not install, use system rust toolchain
+    # that is installed by rustup. Easier in nixos.
+    #rustc
+    #cargo
+    #rustfmt
+    #clippy
+    #rust-analyzer
+
+    # Build dependencies
+    pkg-config
+    openssl
+    cmake
+    gcc
+    gnumake
+    openssl.dev
+
+    # for lance
+    protobuf
+
+    # image processing
+    libiconv
+
+    # sqlx
+    postgresql
+    sqlite
+    git
+
+    # wasm
+    wasm-pack
+    binaryen
+    python3
+
+    # for ort
+    stdenv.cc.cc.lib
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    pkg-config
+    cmake
+  ];
+
+  # Environment variables
+  shellHook = ''
+    echo "Rust toolchain:"
+    echo "  rustc:   $(rustc --version)"
+    echo "  cargo:   $(cargo --version)"
+    echo ""
+
+    # Set up environment variables for builds
+    export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${pkgs.openssl.dev}/lib/pkgconfig:${pkgs.postgresql}/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
+    export OPENSSL_DIR="${pkgs.openssl.dev}"
+    export OPENSSL_LIB_DIR="${pkgs.openssl.out}/lib"
+    export OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR="${pkgs.openssl.dev}/include"
+
+    # Not sure which of these are necessary...
+    # For DuckDB
+    export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${pkgs.cmake}/bin:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH"
+
+    # For lance
+    export PROTOC="${pkgs.protobuf}/bin/protoc"
+    export PROTOBUF_LOCATION="${pkgs.protobuf}"
+
+    # For ONNX Runtime
+    ${pkgs.lib.optionalString pkgs.stdenv.isLinux ''
+      export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${pkgs.stdenv.cc.cc.lib}/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+    ''}
+
+    # sqlx
+    export SQLITE3_LIB_DIR="${pkgs.sqlite.out}/lib"
+    export PG_CONFIG="${pkgs.postgresql}/bin/pg_config"
+  '';
+}