Bug Report: Freetube Not Available on aarch64-apple-darwin

[phucleeuwu]

Description

When attempting to install freetube-0.23.2 on aarch64-apple-darwin, Nix refuses to evaluate the package due to platform incompatibility.

Error Message

error: Package ‘freetube-0.23.2’ in /nix/store/5bshdizjcs9agk532fy4373kl7gbn9cr-source/pkgs/by-name/fr/freetube/package.nix:104 is not available on the requested hostPlatform:
  hostPlatform.config = "aarch64-apple-darwin"
  package.meta.platforms = [
    "x86_64-darwin"
    "x86_64-linux"
    "armv7l-linux"
    "aarch64-linux"
    "aarch64-darwin"
  ]
  package.meta.badPlatforms = [
    {
      kernel = {
        families = {
          darwin = {
            _type = "exec-format";
            name = "darwin";
          };
        };
      };
    }
  ]
, refusing to evaluate.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Run the following command on aarch64-apple-darwin:

   nix build nixpkgs#freetube

2. Observe the error message stating that the package is not available.

Workarounds

Temporary Override

You can use an environment variable to temporarily allow unsupported packages:

export NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNSUPPORTED_SYSTEM=1
nix build nixpkgs#freetube --impure

Persistent Override

• For nixos-rebuild, add the following to your configuration.nix:

  { nixpkgs.config.allowUnsupportedSystem = true; }

• For nix-env, nix-build, nix-shell, or any other Nix command, add this to ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix:

  { allowUnsupportedSystem = true; }

Expected Behavior

Freetube should build and run on aarch64-apple-darwin or provide a clear reason why it is explicitly marked as unsupported.

Additional Information

• System Info: aarch64-apple-darwin
• Nixpkgs Commit: (please specify if possible)
• Relevant Logs: (if applicable)

Suggested Fix

Review the package's meta.platforms and meta.badPlatforms settings to determine if aarch64-apple-darwin should be supported or if additional dependencies are required for compatibility.

References

• Nixpkgs Contribution Guide
• NixOS Discourse

[TomaSajt]

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