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# ... and its generated Swift, where nixpkgs builds Swift: not on aarch64-linux.
nativeBuildInputs = pkgs.lib.optional (!pkgs.swift.meta.broken) pkgs.swift;
# The `swift` wrapper doesn't copy its compiler's `broken`, so ask the compiler.
nativeBuildInputs = pkgs.lib.optional (!pkgs.swift.swiftc.meta.broken) pkgs.swift;

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Low value

Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

rg -n 'systems|eachDefaultSystem|nixpkgs|swift|overlays|allowBroken' flake.nix flake.lock
rg -n 'swift.*broken|broken.*swift' --glob '*.nix' . | head -n 100

Repository: moq-dev/rust2

Length of output: 2142

Script executed:

git diff 0f58c4b820c9c4090dacaa78211d748f1e70009e d37a447b2e89d38e9410cf0f8e537bdd447db162 -- flake.nix
nl -ba flake.nix | sed -n '1,90p;270,365p'
nl -ba flake.lock | sed -n '35,59p;165,190p'
rg -n -F -e 'allowBroken' -e 'NIXPKGS_ALLOW_BROKEN' -e 'swift.meta' -e 'swift.swiftc' -- . || test "$?" -eq 1
command -v nix || true

Repository: moq-dev/rust2

Length of output: 11452

Script executed:

python3 - <<'PY'
import json, urllib.request
rev='885ba4d038f10c3d17d7a92e8c3cc185b99c9158'
url=f'https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/{rev}?recursive=1'
try:
    with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=30) as r: data=json.load(r)
    print('truncated:',data.get('truncated'))
    for p in data.get('tree',[]):
        s=p['path']
        if ('swift' in s.lower() and s.endswith('.nix')) or s in ('pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix','pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/make-wrapper.sh'):
            print(s)
except Exception as e:
    print(type(e).__name__, str(e))
PY
nl -ba flake.lock | sed -n '150,172p'

Repository: moq-dev/rust2

Length of output: 5366

Web query:

NixOS nixpkgs 885ba4d038f10c3d17d7a92e8c3cc185b99c9158 swift wrapper swiftc meta broken source

Result:

Sources consulted:
- Nixpkgs Manual — https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/unstable/
- llm-agents.nix/flake.lock at main · numtide/llm-agents.nix · GitHub — https://cdn.hddj.top/numtide/llm-agents.nix/blob/main/flake.lock
- swift on nixos can't compile hello world: error: undefined reference to '__dso_handle' · Issue #242779 · NixOS/nixpkgs · GitHub — GitHub issue 242779 in NixOS/nixpkgs (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- Breaking changes announcement for unstable - #146 by reckenrode - Development - NixOS Discourse — https://discourse.nixos.org/t/breaking-changes-announcement-for-unstable/17574/146?u=mightyiam
- …and 27 more

Script executed:

python3 - <<'PY'
import urllib.request
sources = [
('NixOS/nixpkgs','885ba4d038f10c3d17d7a92e8c3cc185b99c9158','pkgs/development/compilers/swift/by-name/sw/swift/package.nix'),
('NixOS/nixpkgs','885ba4d038f10c3d17d7a92e8c3cc185b99c9158','pkgs/development/compilers/swift/by-name/sw/swiftc/package.nix'),
('NixOS/nixpkgs','885ba4d038f10c3d17d7a92e8c3cc185b99c9158','pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix'),
('NixOS/nixpkgs','885ba4d038f10c3d17d7a92e8c3cc185b99c9158','pkgs/top-level/default.nix'),
('oxalica/rust-overlay','96a0986b0486341fbc163fa2fabc6d3b44cdcbf1','default.nix')]
for repo, rev, path in sources:
    url=f'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{repo}/{rev}/{path}'
    print('\n###',url)
    try:
        with urllib.request.urlopen(url,timeout=30) as r: text=r.read().decode()
        for i,line in enumerate(text.splitlines(),1):
            if path.endswith('swiftc/package.nix') and not (i<75 or 'broken' in line or 300<=i<=390): continue
            if path.endswith('check-meta.nix') and not (i<90 or 210<=i<=360): continue
            if path=='pkgs/top-level/default.nix' and not (i<140): continue
            print(f'{i:4} {line}')
    except Exception as e: print(type(e).__name__,str(e))
PY

Repository: moq-dev/rust2

Length of output: 34001

Script executed:

python3 - <<'PY'
import urllib.request
repo='NixOS/nixpkgs'; rev='885ba4d038f10c3d17d7a92e8c3cc185b99c9158'
paths=['default.nix','pkgs/top-level/impure.nix','pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix','pkgs/development/compilers/swift/default.nix','pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix','pkgs/stdenv/generic/problems.nix','pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix','pkgs/misc/nixpkgs-config.nix']
for path in paths:
    url=f'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{repo}/{rev}/{path}'
    print('\n###',url)
    try:
        with urllib.request.urlopen(url,timeout=25) as r: lines=r.read().decode().splitlines()
        if path in ['default.nix','pkgs/top-level/impure.nix','pkgs/development/compilers/swift/default.nix']:
            ranges=[(1,len(lines))]
        else:
            needles=['swiftPackages','swift =','broken =','allowBroken','checkProblems','completeMeta','checkValidity','config =','overlays']
            hits=[i for i,s in enumerate(lines,1) if any(x in s for x in needles)]
            ranges=[(max(1,i-5),min(len(lines),i+7)) for i in hits]
        shown=set()
        for a,b in ranges:
            for i in range(a,b+1):
                if i not in shown:
                    print(f'{i:4} {lines[i-1]}'); shown.add(i)
    except Exception as e: print(type(e).__name__,str(e))
PY
rg -n -F -e 'override-input' -e 'nixpkgs' -e 'overlay' -- README.md AGENTS.md .github justfile 2>/dev/null || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: moq-dev/rust2

Length of output: 19864

Script executed:

python3 - <<'PY'
import urllib.request
base='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/885ba4d038f10c3d17d7a92e8c3cc185b99c9158/'
paths=['pkgs/top-level/default.nix','pkgs/top-level/stage.nix','pkgs/top-level/config.nix','pkgs/top-level/swift-packages.nix','pkgs/stdenv/generic/problems.nix','pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix','pkgs/build-support/mkshell/default.nix']
for path in paths:
    print('\n###',base+path)
    try:
        with urllib.request.urlopen(base+path,timeout=25) as r: lines=r.read().decode().splitlines()
        if path.endswith('swift-packages.nix') or path.endswith('mkshell/default.nix'):
            ranges=[(1,len(lines))]
        else:
            needles=['packageOverrides','allowBroken','defaultHandler','handlerForProblem','checkProblems','problems =','hasProblemKind','withError','assertValidity','overlay']
            hits=[i for i,s in enumerate(lines,1) if any(x in s for x in needles)]
            ranges=[(max(1,i-5),min(len(lines),i+7)) for i in hits]
        seen=set()
        for a,b in ranges:
            for i in range(a,b+1):
                if i not in seen: print(f'{i:4} {lines[i-1]}'); seen.add(i)
    except Exception as e: print(type(e).__name__,str(e))
PY

Repository: moq-dev/rust2

Length of output: 28986

Script executed:

python3 - <<'PY'
import urllib.request
base='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/885ba4d038f10c3d17d7a92e8c3cc185b99c9158/'
specs=[
('pkgs/top-level/stage.nix',[(45,85),(350,380)]),
('pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix',[(1,180)]),
('pkgs/stdenv/generic/derivation.nix',[(1,330)]),
('pkgs/stdenv/generic/problems.nix',[(290,370),(380,470),(530,570)]),
('pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix',[(625,690)]),
('pkgs/top-level/config.nix',[(270,295)]),
]
for path,ranges in specs:
    print('\n###',base+path)
    try:
        with urllib.request.urlopen(base+path,timeout=25) as r: lines=r.read().decode().splitlines()
        for a,b in ranges:
            for i in range(a,min(b,len(lines))+1): print(f'{i:4} {lines[i-1]}')
    except Exception as e: print(type(e).__name__,str(e))
PY

Repository: moq-dev/rust2

Length of output: 21644

Script executed:

python3 - <<'PY'
import urllib.request
base='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/885ba4d038f10c3d17d7a92e8c3cc185b99c9158/'
for path in ['pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix','pkgs/stdenv/default.nix','pkgs/stdenv/booter.nix','pkgs/stdenv/generic/problems.nix','pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix']:
    print('\n###',base+path)
    try:
        with urllib.request.urlopen(base+path,timeout=25) as r: lines=r.read().decode().splitlines()
        needles=['allowCustomOverrides','assertValidity','validity.handled','passthru','commonMeta','broken";','kind = "broken"','kind = "broken";','default = "error"','handler = "error"']
        hits=[i for i,s in enumerate(lines,1) if any(x in s for x in needles)]
        seen=set()
        for pos in hits:
            for i in range(max(1,pos-8),min(len(lines),pos+10)+1):
                if i not in seen: print(f'{i:4} {lines[i-1]}'); seen.add(i)
    except Exception as e: print(type(e).__name__,str(e))
PY

Repository: moq-dev/rust2

Length of output: 10683

Script executed:

python3 - <<'PY'
import urllib.request
base='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/885ba4d038f10c3d17d7a92e8c3cc185b99c9158/'
for path in ['lib/customisation.nix','pkgs/stdenv/generic/problems.nix','pkgs/top-level/config.nix']:
    print('\n###',base+path)
    try:
        with urllib.request.urlopen(base+path,timeout=25) as r: lines=r.read().decode().splitlines()
        needles=['extendDerivation =','extendDerivation','matchers =','handler = "error"','kind = "broken"','default = [','broken =']
        hits=[i for i,s in enumerate(lines,1) if any(x in s for x in needles)]
        seen=set()
        for pos in hits:
            for i in range(max(1,pos-6),min(len(lines),pos+12)+1):
                if i not in seen: print(f'{i:4} {lines[i-1]}'); seen.add(i)
    except Exception as e: print(type(e).__name__,str(e))
PY

Repository: moq-dev/rust2

Length of output: 13564

Script executed:

python3 - <<'PY'
import urllib.request
url='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/885ba4d038f10c3d17d7a92e8c3cc185b99c9158/lib/customisation.nix'
with urllib.request.urlopen(url,timeout=25) as r: lines=r.read().decode().splitlines()
print(url)
for i in range(404,460): print(f'{i:4} {lines[i-1]}')
PY

Repository: moq-dev/rust2

Length of output: 2138

Check the Swift wrapper as well as the compiler.

With an impure nixpkgs configuration that marks the wrapper broken, the compiler can remain unbroken. The shell then selects the wrapper and fails evaluation. Check both metadata values.

Suggested fix 

--- "a/flake.nix"
+++ "b/flake.nix"
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
             ];
             # ... and its generated Swift, where nixpkgs builds Swift: not on aarch64-linux.
             # The `swift` wrapper doesn't copy its compiler's `broken`, so ask the compiler.
-            nativeBuildInputs = pkgs.lib.optional (!pkgs.swift.swiftc.meta.broken) pkgs.swift;
+            nativeBuildInputs = pkgs.lib.optional (!(pkgs.swift.meta.broken || pkgs.swift.swiftc.meta.broken)) pkgs.swift;
             RUST2_TS_TOOLCHAIN = tsToolchain;
             RUST2_TS_SYSROOT = rust2-ts-std;
             KOTLINX_COROUTINES = "${kotlinx-coroutines}";
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nativeBuildInputs = pkgs.lib.optional (!pkgs.swift.swiftc.meta.broken) pkgs.swift;
nativeBuildInputs = pkgs.lib.optional (!(pkgs.swift.meta.broken || pkgs.swift.swiftc.meta.broken)) pkgs.swift;
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Review comment at @flake.nix at line 312:
Update the nativeBuildInputs condition for pkgs.swift to exclude the Swift
package when either the wrapper metadata or the compiler metadata marks it
broken, so an unbroken compiler does not cause a broken wrapper to be selected.

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RUST2_TS_TOOLCHAIN = tsToolchain;
RUST2_TS_SYSROOT = rust2-ts-std;
KOTLINX_COROUTINES = "${kotlinx-coroutines}";
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Expand Up @@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ Urgent fixes to anything a consumer already depends on.

## Required

- [Leave out a broken Swift on aarch64](/quest/m0/swift-guard.md) - the default dev shell evaluates on aarch64-linux, so the nightly's aarch64 jobs pass
- [Checks at moq's cost](/quest/m0/checks/README.md) - `just ci` selects by the diff, builds warm, and runs the differential optimized, with a nightly full `just gate`
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