Vulkan Validation Layers fail to build

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Issue:

Running the command:

 sudo nixos-rebuild switch --upgrade .

I am getting the following message in the output:

compilation terminated.
make[2]: *** [layers/CMakeFiles/vvl.dir/build.make:146: layers/CMakeFiles/vvl.dir/best_practices/bp_descriptor.cpp.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [layers/CMakeFiles/vvl.dir/build.make:272: layers/CMakeFiles/vvl.dir/best_practices/bp_synchronization.cpp.o] Error 1
In file included from /build/source/layers/./state_tracker/pipeline_state.h:27,
                 from /build/source/layers/./state_tracker/cmd_buffer_state.h:24,
                 from /build/source/layers/./best_practices/best_practices_validation.h:24,
                 from /build/source/layers/best_practices/bp_instance_device.cpp:20:
/build/source/layers/./utils/shader_utils.h:28:10: fatal error: spirv-tools/libspirv.h: No such file or directory
   28 | #include <spirv-tools/libspirv.h>
      |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make[2]: *** [layers/CMakeFiles/vvl.dir/build.make:216: layers/CMakeFiles/vvl.dir/best_practices/bp_instance_device.cpp.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:162: layers/CMakeFiles/vvl.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:136: all] Error 2
error: builder for '/nix/store/45k0fjdy7p87z7kkqcpwf62mcdcm728z-vulkan-validation-layers-1.3.283.0.drv' failed with exit code 2
error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/fqs01il7xzjsfidd0ky5wg22m2va8xmm-graphics-drivers.drv' failed to build
error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/gwhaqfkpfwwlbsgaw5ixdiwys8d4cs19-graphics-driver.conf.drv' failed to build
error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/4ilhf55nahz85klkw5sl3jxpschy3ba2-tmpfiles.d.drv' failed to build
error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/13mnxnq6ych78hak3q9wq7svv2qjlf5k-etc.drv' failed to build
error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/sxf8d3qxf5wm2nknpspnwhbc3c78v457-nixos-system-linux-24.11pre666839.c3aa7b8938b1.drv' failed to build

nix-shell -p nix-info --run “nix-info -m”
install: cannot remove ‘/tmp/env-vars’: Operation not permitted

  • system: "x86_64-linux"
  • host os: Linux 6.10.3, NixOS, 24.11 (Vicuna), 24.11pre665011.a58bc8ad7796
  • multi-user?: yes
  • sandbox: yes
  • version: nix-env (Nix) 2.18.5
  • channels(root): "nixos, nixpkgs"
  • nixpkgs: /nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/nixos
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Do you expect it to build locally at all instead of being fetched from public cache?

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Do you intentionally have two channels?

4

I’m also experiencing this same error for the past day or so. Figured it’ll be fixed within a few days.

5

I had had the unstable channel at first(failed to build), and I added 24.05 but it required me to change most of my config. I added unstable back and I forgot to remove 24.05.

6

I don’t know why it is not fetching from public cache

7

Did you check what channels you have exactly? nix-channel --list with and without sudo.

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I have fixed the double channel issue and added the correct unstable channel.
sudo nix-channel --list
nixos nixos-unstable release nixos-24.11pre666839.c3aa7b8938b1
nix-channel --list
nixos nixos-unstable release nixos-24.11pre666839.c3aa7b8938b1
I also checked hydra
hydra-check --channel unstable vulkan-validation-layers

Build Status for nixpkgs.vulkan-validation-layers.x86_64-linux on unstable
:heavy_check_mark: vulkan-validation-layers-1.3.283.0 from 2024-08-17 - Hydra - Build 269878850 of job nixos:trunk-combined:nixpkgs.vulkan-validation-layers.x86_64-linux

9

You still seem to have a double channel issue. You probably want only root to have the nixos channel.

To help more, access to your configuration might be necessary.

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Removing the double channel resolved my issue.