Only for reference in case someone is reading this thread: I opened an issue at https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/9393
On 20/08/2015 19:05, Massimo Zaniboni wrote: > Hi, > > if I *not install* > > nix-env -i bash > > and I execute the command > > nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -A hello > > I don't enter into a nix-shell environment, but there is no error > message, and also > > echo $? > 0 > > signals that it is all ok. But this is not the case, because the > nix-shell never started: the prompt remain the normal prompt, and not > the nix-shell special prompt. So this is a bad behaviour of nix-shell > that at least must signal an error message. > > On the contrary if I * first install* > > nix-env -i bash > > then > > nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -A hello > > starts correctly, also if I'm calling it from the native bash of Mint, > and not from the bash of Nix. Probably nix-shell calls the bash of Nix, > and in this case it finds it because I installed it. > > I'm probably in a strange case respect normal Nix usage, because I start > as normal user, with no Nix profile installed. So the bash shell is > always the bash of Mint in my case. > > A work-around is inserting into the installation manual/wiki, the > suggested command > > nix-env -i bash > > so all nix-shell commands will work as expected. > > Can be a proper analysis of the problem? > > Regards, > Massimo > > > On 20/08/2015 18:27, Massimo Zaniboni wrote: >> Problem fixed :-) But the solution is a little "strange", and I don't >> know if it is better improving the Wiki. >> >> I installed the bash of Nix >> >> nix-env -i bash >> >> Then I executed >> >> bash >> >> Then nix-shell is working >> >> nix-shell '<nixpkgs>' -A hello >> unpackPhase >> configurePhase >> buildPhase >> >> On Nix >> >> which bash >> /home/zanibonim/.nix-profile/bin/bash >> bash-4.3$ bash --version >> GNU bash, versione 4.3.39(1)-release (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) >> >> On Mint >> >> which bash >> /bin/bash >> bash --version >> GNU bash, versione 4.3.11(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) >> >> So is it a requirement of Nix, that the hosting shell must be the same >> shell shipped with Nix? >> >> When I need to run Nix, I manually execute >> >> source /home/zanibonim/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh >> >> so by default in my case, the Bash shell is the shell shipped with Mint, >> because at login/startup, no Nix package is never called. >> >> Regards, >> Massimo >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 20/08/2015 18:13, Massimo Zaniboni wrote: >>>> But on my Mint system, the nix-shell does not see the "configurePhase" >>>> and all other "*Phase" commands. >>> >>> I tried also on a Mint system installed from scratch on a distinct VM, >>> for excluding problems on my system. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev
