shell.nix

with import <nixpkgs> {};
stdenv.mkDerivation {
  name = "my-texlive-env";
  buildInputs = [
    pkgs.texlive.combine {
      inherit (pkgs.texlive) scheme-basic;
    } 
  ];
}

# $ nix-shell --show-trace
# error: while evaluating the attribute ‘nativeBuildInputs’ of the derivation ‘my-texlive-env’ at /var/data/tmp/texlive-env/shell.nix:3:3:
# cannot coerce a function to a string, at /var/data/tmp/texlive-env/shell.nix:3:3