NixOS build should be tested in CI
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O-NixOS
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
rustc bootstrap contains a lot of code specifically for making builds work smoothly on nixos... however, none of this code seems to be tested by CI.
recently, it seems that the addition of libstdc++ as a dependency of rustc has broken builds on nixos. i think stage1 should be built for nixos as part of CI to prevent this from happening in the future.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing rustc bootstrap's NixOS-specific build handling and the repository's existing CI build definitions. Add a stage1 NixOS build to CI, then verify that the build completes successfully and exercises the dependency setup that previously broke.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- nixos, rust
- Domain
- build-system, ci-cd, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100