symlinkJoin doesn't work on WSL
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Nixpkgs ghcWithPackages fails because symlinkJoin doesn't work. See https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/26506
To reproduce, install nix, then using nix try to install ghc with packages. For example:
- curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh
- echo "{}: {foo=(import {}).haskellPackages.ghcWithPackages (h: [h.text]);}" > foo.nix
- nix-env -f foo.nix -i -A foo
The following errors are produced:
installing ‘ghc-8.0.2-with-packages’
these derivations will be built:
/nix/store/b8vq8x4zf7064k03br4arzwxq17q9ccn-ghc-8.0.2-with-packages.drv
building path(s) ‘/nix/store/6ngxwi2xpnzcivvkwiy78cjg09r9f1mc-ghc-8.0.2-with-packages’
.: File exists
..: File exists
.: File exists
..: File exists
lib: /nix/store/gyw8sz9pmg34hpwxs5rz1g90q8fvia3q-text-1.2.2.1/lib
share: /nix/store/gyw8sz9pmg34hpwxs5rz1g90q8fvia3q-text-1.2.2.1/share
rm: cannot remove '/nix/store/6ngxwi2xpnzcivvkwiy78cjg09r9f1mc-ghc-8.0.2-with-packages/bin/ghc': Permission denied
builder for ‘/nix/store/b8vq8x4zf7064k03br4arzwxq17q9ccn-ghc-8.0.2-with-packages.drv’ failed with exit code 1
error: build of ‘/nix/store/b8vq8x4zf7064k03br4arzwxq17q9ccn-ghc-8.0.2-with-packages.drv’ failed
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the documented nix-env commands on WSL and inspect the reported symlinkJoin errors, including the permission failure when removing the ghc link. Done means ghcWithPackages installs successfully on WSL without the File exists or Permission denied errors.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100