nano: update nixSyntaxHighlight

[deftdawg]

Updates nanonix syntax highlighting for Nano to fix multi-line comments

nanonix provides nix language syntax highlighting for the nano editor. Prior to this update, inline commands such as cp -r ${pkg}/* ${out} where interpreted as the start of a multi-line comment (/*) breaking syntax highlighting through the rest of the file. The update to nanonix fixes that.

Things done

• Built on platform(s)
  • x86_64-linux
  • aarch64-linux
  • x86_64-darwin
  • aarch64-darwin
• For non-Linux: Is sandboxing enabled in nix.conf? (See Nix manual)
  • sandbox = relaxed
  • sandbox = true
• Tested, as applicable:
  • NixOS test(s) (look inside nixos/tests)
  • and/or package tests
  • or, for functions and "core" functionality, tests in lib/tests or pkgs/test
  • made sure NixOS tests are linked to the relevant packages
• Tested compilation of all packages that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review rev HEAD". Note: all changes have to be committed, also see nixpkgs-review usage
• Tested basic functionality of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
• Nixpkgs 25.11 Release Notes (or backporting 24.11 and 25.05 Nixpkgs Release notes)
  • (Package updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
• NixOS 25.11 Release Notes (or backporting 24.11 and 25.05 NixOS Release notes)
  • (Module updates) Added a release notes entry if the change is significant
  • (Module addition) Added a release notes entry if adding a new NixOS module
• Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

CC maintainers: @joachifm @NeQuissimus @SigmaSquadron

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[SigmaSquadron]

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[nixos-discourse]

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https://discourse.nixos.org/t/prs-ready-for-review/3032/5585

[SigmaSquadron]

@ofborg build nano nano.tests

[SigmaSquadron]

Thanks! I tried to run nixpkgs-review on this, but it failed spectacularly after trying to build the C++ hardening tests for some reason.
Since the package tests still pass I see no reason not to approve this.

[deftdawg]

tried to run nixpkgs-review on this, but it failed spectacularly after trying to build the C++ hardening tests for some reason.

Not sure if it's related, but building on Darwin was failing for me earlier today, had to get the commit from this PR to resolve it.

#417500

[mdaniels5757]

Despite the problems I had on GitHub Actions (discussed on Matrix), nixpkgs-review works locally (x86_64-linux) for me. But the number of build packages may be wrong? (I got ~90 on GitHub actions, but only 18 here!)

nixpkgs-review result

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Command: nixpkgs-review
Commit: 971f03a0b9f071fe2dbf61b0db42a4470aa53b98

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x86_64-linux

✅ 18 packages built:

• cabal2nix
• crip
• cvs
• cvs-fast-export
• cvs2svn
• cvs2svn.dist
• cvsps
• cvsq
• debian-devscripts
• ikiwiki-full
• luarocks-packages-updater
• luarocks-packages-updater.dist
• nano
• nano.info
• nix-prefetch-cvs
• nix-prefetch-scripts
• nix-update-source
• nix-update-source.dist

[deftdawg]

So, like can this be merged?

[mdaniels5757]

Yes, I think so.

[nixpkgs-ci]

Successfully created backport PR for release-25.05:

• [Backport release-25.05] nano: update nixSyntaxHighlight #419972