`channel-config.replaceStdenv` causes infinite recursion
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Description
Unsure if this is an issue specific to snowfall, but setting replaceStdenv = ({ pkgs }: pkgs.clangStdenv); causes an infinite recursion error and is not only restricted to clang.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the infinite recursion with channel-config.replaceStdenv set to pkgs.clangStdenv, then trace the evaluation path that handles this option. Check whether the same failure occurs with other stdenv values. Done means the configuration evaluates without recursion and replaceStdenv works beyond the reported clang case.
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- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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