Can't build neovim 0.10.1

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Using arm macOS 14.16.1. I’m encountering this error when I run darwin-rebuild switch after I changed the home manager setting programs.neovim.package = unstable.neovim using nixpkgs-unstable ref of nixpkgs.

output of nix log /nix/store/n0wiw3j8d7l9l9ylzpd35mqfc7qzxysi-neovim-0.10.1.drv

structuredAttrs is enabled
@nix { "action": "setPhase", "phase": "patchPhase" }
Running phase: patchPhase
@nix { "action": "setPhase", "phase": "updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsPhase" }
Running phase: updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsPhase
@nix { "action": "setPhase", "phase": "configurePhase" }
Running phase: configurePhase
no configure script, doing nothing
@nix { "action": "setPhase", "phase": "buildPhase" }
Running phase: buildPhase
Generating remote plugin manifest
touch: cannot touch '/nix/store/1zz6rbbxm61wfcc71rpi4kdc0l4js6g6-neovim-0.10.1/rplugin.vim': Permission denied

Not sure if I have permission issues in the nix store or what’s going on, I’m newer to nix. Any help would be appreciated thanks!

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How did you install nix?

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I used the determinate systems installer, following their instructions

4

Did you disable the sandbox?

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It was off by default from nix-darwin, tried rebuilding with and without it enabled and received the same error both times.

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Same thing is happening in NixOS 24.05

{ pkgs, pkgs-unstable, ... }:

programs.neovim = {
    enable = true;
    vimAlias = true;
    package = pkgs-unstable.neovim;
};
...
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Today, I faced the same problem with the same configuration as @clvx. Maybe someone could suggest a revision of unstable, which is known to work?

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I tried to build using latest nixpkg revision which contains 0.10.0, github:NixOS/nixpkgs/997332b0816e693d7985138f78757280245f7933, but no success.

       last 7 log lines:
       > structuredAttrs is enabled
       > Running phase: patchPhase
       > Running phase: updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsPhase
       > Running phase: configurePhase
       > no configure script, doing nothing
       > Running phase: buildPhase
       > /nix/store/dh51sh0h7h69c944wckig110n8qvm6kj-make-shell-wrapper-hook/nix-support/setup-hook: line 116: /nix/store/bm8hggjmpprs09p76jfi0a5sjhcmcch7-neovim-0.10.0/bin/nvim-python3: Permission denied
       For full logs, run 'nix log /nix/store/yavi6whd1isspqpycmylavppmbih284q-neovim-0.10.0.drv'.
error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/jhlg6cn3shkvxrgax69kr75y2zxd0ak8-home-manager-applications.drv' failed to build
error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/j41g9mbnz7svpa8csmnhkgi1m1a9sp4z-home-manager-fonts.drv' failed to build
error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/kg6k991pvnjbkfds2g041p417whraa0y-home-manager-path.drv' failed to build
error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/6ar6wj9l84wab996vzvijf6q0vvwxv46-home-manager-generation.drv' failed to build
error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/0nmsz5xwa7y64y2mgpgiizc7az7ypq51-user-environment.drv' failed to build
error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/bl1xglc06n1pk7l7m1rhpigsx1p0ny28-activation-mou.drv' failed to build
error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/9zcm5z1vwh0w7whg9k6c1hszndl01rvf-darwin-system-24.05.20240911.e65aa83+darwin5.f61d5f2.drv' failed to build
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Looks like this issue is specific to a combination of nix-darwin and home-manager. Because I was able to install neovim from the latest unstable using nix-darwin environment.systemPackages

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Finally revisited this and found out home manager is using neovim-unwrapped and not the neovim package, so I switched to unstable neovim-unwrapped without issues. What’s the difference between wrapped/unwrapped packages?

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