{ lib
, stdenv
, fetchFromGitHub
, testers
, cmake
, gsl
, libtool
, mpi
, nest
, pkg-config
, python3
, readline
, autoPatchelfHook
, withPython ? false
, withMpi ? false
}:

stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
  pname = "nest";
  version = "3.3";

  src = fetchFromGitHub {
    owner = "nest";
    repo = "nest-simulator";
    rev = "v${version}";
    sha256 = "sha256-wmn5LOOHlSuyPdV6O6v7j10dxdcvqpym6MfveZdL+dU=";
  };

  postPatch = ''
    patchShebangs cmake/CheckFiles/check_return_val.sh
    # fix PyNEST installation path
    # it expects CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR to be relative
    substituteInPlace cmake/ProcessOptions.cmake \
      --replace "\''${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/python" "lib/python"
  '';

  nativeBuildInputs = [
    cmake
    pkg-config
    autoPatchelfHook
  ];

  buildInputs = [
    gsl
    readline
    libtool # libltdl
  ] ++ lib.optionals withPython [
    python3
    python3.pkgs.cython
  ] ++ lib.optional withMpi mpi;

  cmakeFlags = [
    "-Dwith-python=${if withPython then "ON" else "OFF"}"
    "-Dwith-mpi=${if withMpi then "ON" else "OFF"}"
    "-Dwith-openmp=${if stdenv.isDarwin then "OFF" else "ON"}"
  ];

  passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
    package = nest;
    command = "nest --version";
  };

  meta = with lib; {
    description = "NEST is a command line tool for simulating neural networks";
    homepage = "https://www.nest-simulator.org/";
    license = licenses.gpl2;
    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jiegec ];
    platforms = platforms.unix;
  };
}