Update Nixpkgs to fix static build #9518
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The problem was since switching to use libgit2, we had a package in our closure (`http-parser`) that was always trying to build as a shared object. Underlying Nixpkgs PR (a 23.05 backport) NixOS/nixpkgs#271202 Flake lock file updates: • Updated input 'nixpkgs': 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/9ba29e2346bc542e9909d1021e8fd7d4b3f64db0' (2023-11-13) → 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/36c4ac09e9bebcec1fa7b7539cddb0c9e837409c' (2023-11-30)
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Blocked on Nixpkgs release staging process. See nixpk.gs tracker. |
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| inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-23.05-small"; | |||
| # TODO Go back to nixos-23.05-small once | |||
| # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/271202 is merged. | |||
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@roberth I think it might be OK to not wait for that? While this a medium-mass-rebuild for Nixpkgs, it is not a mass rebuild for us. I am a bit more hasty because I would like to see Hydra at 100% before doing merging the |
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This caused a bit of disruption Not sure how to weigh the trade-off in this particular case (which I expect is solved now), but let's keep avoiding any Nixpkgs staging dependencies. More concerning perhaps is the apparent lack of progress on |
Update Nixpkgs to fix static build (cherry picked from commit 9817788) Change-Id: Ibe07a263f4d8f3b230775fb993881e5151a53784
Motivation
Fixes #9496
Context
The problem was since switching to use libgit2, we had a package in our closure (
http-parser) that was always trying to build as a shared object.Underlying Nixpkgs PR (a 23.05 backport) NixOS/nixpkgs#271202
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