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This will unset the variable in the cross stdenv where CF is taken out
of extraBuildInputs. This is useful for cross compilation to linux
where setting RPATH on glibc will break it in runtime.

The hook needs to be turned off during the bootstrapping to prevent
unwanted references between the stages.

Motivation for this change

Fixes darwin -> gnu64 cross compilation

Closes: #103517

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The main reason this is set directly in the stdenv is to ensure that any usage of frameworks takes priority. The goal here is to link against the pure version as much as possible, but system frameworks also link against the CoreFoundation framework in which case also linking against the pure build causes problems.

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I think that the ordering might be enforced by extraBuildInputs, but just in case there is a simple bash logic in corefoundation-setup-hook.sh to avoid overriding NIX_COREFOUNDATION_RPATH.

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stdenv/darwin: set NIX_COREFOUNDATION_RPATH via hook
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This will unset the variable in the cross stdenv where CF is taken out
of extraBuildInputs. This is useful for cross compilation to linux
where setting RPATH on glibc will break it in runtime.

The hook needs to be turned off during the bootstrapping to prevent
unwanted references between the stages.
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eliasnaur commented May 6, 2023

As mentioned in #226048 I'd like to get rid of NIX_COREFOUNDATION_RPATH for darwin cross, and this PR seems like a better way of achieving that without losing the pure frameworks.

How to proceed? @veprbl would you like to update your PR or want me to pick it up?

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@eliasnaur Yes, please, use the contents of this PR as you see fit.

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eliasnaur commented May 9, 2023

Thanks, see #230870.

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Great. Let's close this then.

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swift-corelibs: set NIX_COREFOUNDATION_RPATH in a hook
6d27e3a 
Closes NixOS#230870. Thanks to @eliasnaur for the test case and for rasining
awareness and to @veprbl for the work done on NixOS#111385.

This takes a slightly different approach from those two PRs. The hook is
set unconditionally. The stdenv bootstrap doesn’t really need CF at all,
so setting the hook is harmless. This simplifies things.
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swift-corelibs: set NIX_COREFOUNDATION_RPATH in a hook
0d3355a 
Closes NixOS#230870. Thanks to @eliasnaur for the test case and for rasining
awareness and to @veprbl for the work done on NixOS#111385.

This takes a slightly different approach from those two PRs. The hook is
set unconditionally. The stdenv bootstrap doesn’t really need CF at all,
so setting the hook is harmless. This simplifies things.
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swift-corelibs: set NIX_COREFOUNDATION_RPATH in a hook
ee7efcd 
Closes NixOS#230870. Thanks to @eliasnaur for the test case and for rasining
awareness and to @veprbl for the work done on NixOS#111385.

This takes a slightly different approach from those two PRs. The hook is
set unconditionally. The stdenv bootstrap doesn’t really need CF at all,
so setting the hook is harmless. This simplifies things.
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