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fix: use nix-profile bun path for paperclip service #1350

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion home-manager/modules/paperclip/default.nix
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Expand Up @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ lib.mkIf host.isKyber {
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Service = {
Type = "simple";
ExecStart = "${homeDir}/.bun/bin/bun run ${homeDir}/.bun/install/global/node_modules/paperclipai/dist/index.js run --no-repair";
ExecStart = "${homeDir}/.nix-profile/bin/bun run ${homeDir}/.bun/install/global/node_modules/paperclipai/dist/index.js run --no-repair";

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Hardcoding the path to the bun binary in the user's profile (.nix-profile) is fragile and bypasses Nix's dependency tracking. A more robust and idiomatic approach in Home Manager is to use the bun package from pkgs directly (e.g., ${pkgs.bun}/bin/bun). This ensures that the binary is always available in the Nix store and correctly referenced by the service, regardless of the state of the user's profile. Note: To implement this, you will need to add pkgs to the module arguments at the top of the file (e.g., { config, lib, pkgs, inputs, ... }).

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Using ${homeDir}/.nix-profile/bin/bun hard-codes a user profile symlink path that may not exist (or may differ) depending on how Home Manager/Nix is installed (e.g., profile locations, flakes, or non-standard per-user profiles). For a more reproducible unit, prefer referencing Bun via a Nix store path (e.g., lib.getExe pkgs.bun) and ensure Bun is provided by the module (e.g., added to home.packages or otherwise made available), rather than relying on ~/.nix-profile.

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RestartSec = "5s";
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