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stdenv: fix eval for native LLVM#463361
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@RossComputerGuy RossComputerGuy commented Nov 20, 2025

Things done

Fixes evaluation of:

(import nixpkgs {
  crossSystem = {
    system = "aarch64-linux";
    useLLVM = true;
  };
  localSystem = {
    system = "aarch64-linux";
    useLLVM = true;
  };
}).stdenv

This does not make it usable. Making it usable will be a follow up PR.

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This pull request has been mentioned on NixOS Discourse. There might be relevant details there:

https://discourse.nixos.org/t/adding-usellvm-to-a-nixos-system-flake/66487/2

@nixpkgs-ci nixpkgs-ci bot added 10.rebuild-linux: 501+ This PR causes many rebuilds on Linux and should normally target the staging branches. 10.rebuild-darwin: 501+ This PR causes many rebuilds on Darwin and should normally target the staging branches. 10.rebuild-darwin-stdenv This PR causes stdenv to rebuild on Darwin and must target a staging branch. 10.rebuild-darwin: 5001+ This PR causes many rebuilds on Darwin and must target the staging branches. 10.rebuild-linux: 1001-2500 This PR causes many rebuilds on Linux and should target the staging branches. 6.topic: stdenv Standard environment 6.topic: llvm/clang Issues related to llvmPackages, clangStdenv and related labels Nov 20, 2025
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pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/common/bintools.nix
runCommand "llvm-binutils-${version}"
{
pname = "llvm-binutils";
inherit version;
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What does this have to do with fixing eval?

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It makes the expression I mentioned actually evaluate.

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But why?

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Because the nixpkgs configuration fails here with missing attribute errors and it's needed for #463395

nixpkgs/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix

Lines 559 to 560 in 411faf4

pname = prevStage.bintools.bintools.pname + "-patchelfed-ld";
inherit (prevStage.bintools.bintools) version;

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Could the commit message please explain that stdenv needs those attributes? Apart from that LGTM.

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Done

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I can confirm this does fix eval. I am building my toy VM against this just to see how far i get. I don't feel confident approving this, stdenv is a bit out of my expertise, but this does look useful

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LordGrimmauld commented Nov 23, 2025

Interesting, while eval does succeed with this, pkgs.stdenv.cc still seems to be gcc.
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So i guess "Making it usable will be a follow up PR." entails a bit more than just fixing eval.

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RossComputerGuy commented Nov 23, 2025

Yes, #463395 actually makes it possible. This PR just makes eval not broken. My idea is to have the native LLVM not cause any side effects so the eval fix is in its own PR.

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llvmPackages.bintools: add pname and version
6f5150d 
Adds the pname & version since `pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix`
inherits the version & appends a string to the name.
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pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix: force binutils
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installPhase = ''
mkdir -p "$out"/bin
cp -a '${prevStage.bintools.bintools}'/bin/* "$out"/bin/
cp -a '${prevStage.binutils.bintools}'/bin/* "$out"/bin/
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Won't this do the wrong thing when we're using LLVM bintools?

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Isn't binutils an alias for whatever linker is configured via linker in {local,cross}System?

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No, that's what bintools is. binutils is GNU binutils.

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Huh, I'll have to take a look at what I did. It might've been an infinite recursion thing. I'm traveling right now so I won't be able to look at it for some time.

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