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fix(nix): leave out Swift where its compiler is broken - #653
The default dev shell's Swift guard checked pkgs.swift.meta.broken. That value is always false, because nixpkgs' swift wrapper copies only platforms and badPlatforms from its compiler's meta. So on aarch64-linux the shell still pulled in swiftc-6.3.3, and nixpkgs refused to evaluate it. That error failed every aarch64 nightly job that enters the default shell, as in run 42375697890.
Approach
The guard now asks the compiler the wrapper actually wraps: pkgs.swift.swiftc.meta.broken, which the wrapper exposes through passthru. The PR also deletes the quest and its link in quest/m0/README.md.
swift.meta.broken (old guard)
swift.swiftc.meta.broken (new guard)
Swift in the default shell
x86_64-linux
false
false
yes (unchanged)
aarch64-linux
false
true
no (was: eval error)
Swift 6.4 in nixpkgs-unstable still brings Swift back to aarch64. Once nixpkgs stops marking swiftc broken, this guard turns Swift back on with no further change here.
Impact
Public API and wire: none. Only the aarch64-linux default dev shell changes. It now evaluates, without Swift, and so do the shells built from it.
Alternatives
pkgs.swiftPackages.swiftc.meta.broken: gives the same value today, but it names the compiler separately from the wrapper it guards. The quest's literal pkgs.swiftc doesn't exist in the pinned nixpkgs, which has no top-level swiftc.
A system != "aarch64-linux" check: would keep Swift out after nixpkgs fixes it, so it was rejected.
Choices made without asking
The guard reads pkgs.swift.swiftc (the wrapper's own passthru.swiftc) rather than the quest's pkgs.swiftc, so it checks the exact compiler that pkgs.swift builds on.
Follow-ups
None.
Caused by
moq-dev/rust2#406 - added the guard on pkgs.swift.meta.broken, which never reflects the compiler's broken
Validation
Before the fix: nix eval .#devShells.aarch64-linux.default.drvPath fails with Refusing to evaluate package 'swiftc-6.3.3' ... swiftc.broken = "warn", the nightly's error.
After the fix: the same eval prints /nix/store/14cp9af5mwawr4mcrrnyplw09044q38r-nix-shell.drv.
nix eval .#devShells.x86_64-linux.default.nativeBuildInputs still includes swift-6.3.3.
quest check passes. quest gate nix develop --command just ci passes on 35ec82a, before a conflict-free merge of main that touched only .github/workflows/queue.yml and CONTRIBUTING.md.
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Score: 10/10, The exact branch diff correctly guards Swift using its wrapped compiler’s broken metadata, with no actionable defects found; Nix evaluation was blocked by sandbox cache permissions.
nixpkgs' `swift` wrapper copies only `platforms` and `badPlatforms` from
`swiftc`, so `swift.meta.broken` is always false and the default shell
pulled in swiftc 6.3.3 on aarch64-linux, which nixpkgs refuses to evaluate.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
No actionable findings. I checked the actual nixpkgs revision pinned by flake.lock, 885ba4d038f10c3d17d7a92e8c3cc185b99c9158: the swift wrapper exposes swiftc through passthru and copies only platforms/badPlatforms into its own metadata, while swiftc.meta.broken is explicitly Linux && Aarch64. Reading pkgs.swift.swiftc.meta.broken therefore checks the exact wrapped compiler rather than a hard-coded platform exclusion and will follow a future upstream fix.
The remaining changes remove the completed guard quest and its parent link; they do not claim the separate Swift-on-aarch64 upgrade is complete.
Direction: retain the reported aarch64 default-shell evaluation and x86_64 nativeBuildInputs checks as the acceptance checks for this fix, and confirm the next aarch64 nightly reaches its jobs. No further source change suggested from this review.
Verification limits: GitHub-only static inspection of this patch, the pin, and pinned nixpkgs package definitions. I did not evaluate Nix, build either shell, execute just ci, or verify the nightly outcome independently.
The default development shell now checks pkgs.swift.swiftc.meta.broken when deciding whether to include pkgs.swift in nativeBuildInputs. The README entry for the Swift guard quest and the quest document are removed.
Merge Risk: Low · up to d37a4
The change addresses the ARM Swift compiler check, but development-shell evaluation can still fail for users whose nixpkgs configuration marks only the Swift wrapper broken. This narrow configuration regression warrants owner awareness; checking both metadata values would resolve it.
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312-312: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value
Add Swift input checks for both Linux default shells.
The ARM gate can pass if both default shells omit Swift. The x86_64 UniFFI shell adds Swift separately. Check that each default shell includes Swift when its compiler is not marked broken and omits it when it is marked broken.
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Add assertions for both Linux default shells verifying that Swift is included in
nativeBuildInputs when pkgs.swift.swiftc.meta.broken is false and omitted when
it is true; keep the x86_64 UniFFI shell’s separately added Swift from masking
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- Line 312: Update the nativeBuildInputs condition for pkgs.swift to exclude the
Swift package when either the wrapper metadata or the compiler metadata marks it
broken, so an unbroken compiler does not cause a broken wrapper to be selected.
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- Line 312: Add assertions for both Linux default shells verifying that Swift is
included in nativeBuildInputs when pkgs.swift.swiftc.meta.broken is false and
omitted when it is true; keep the x86_64 UniFFI shell’s separately added Swift
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- llm-agents.nix/flake.lock at main · numtide/llm-agents.nix · GitHub — https://cdn.hddj.top/numtide/llm-agents.nix/blob/main/flake.lock
- swift on nixos can't compile hello world: error: undefined reference to '__dso_handle' · Issue #242779 · NixOS/nixpkgs · GitHub — GitHub issue 242779 in NixOS/nixpkgs (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- Breaking changes announcement for unstable - #146 by reckenrode - Development - NixOS Discourse — https://discourse.nixos.org/t/breaking-changes-announcement-for-unstable/17574/146?u=mightyiam
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Check the Swift wrapper as well as the compiler.
With an impure nixpkgs configuration that marks the wrapper broken, the compiler can remain unbroken. The shell then selects the wrapper and fails evaluation. Check both metadata values.
Suggested fix
--- "a/flake.nix"+++ "b/flake.nix"@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
];
# ... and its generated Swift, where nixpkgs builds Swift: not on aarch64-linux.
# The `swift` wrapper doesn't copy its compiler's `broken`, so ask the compiler.
- nativeBuildInputs = pkgs.lib.optional (!pkgs.swift.swiftc.meta.broken) pkgs.swift;+ nativeBuildInputs = pkgs.lib.optional (!(pkgs.swift.meta.broken || pkgs.swift.swiftc.meta.broken)) pkgs.swift;
RUST2_TS_TOOLCHAIN = tsToolchain;
RUST2_TS_SYSROOT = rust2-ts-std;
KOTLINX_COROUTINES = "${kotlinx-coroutines}";
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Finishes quest/m0/swift-guard.md.
Problem
The default dev shell's Swift guard checked
pkgs.swift.meta.broken. That value is alwaysfalse, because nixpkgs'swiftwrapper copies onlyplatformsandbadPlatformsfrom its compiler'smeta. So on aarch64-linux the shell still pulled inswiftc-6.3.3, and nixpkgs refused to evaluate it. That error failed every aarch64 nightly job that enters the default shell, as in run 42375697890.Approach
The guard now asks the compiler the wrapper actually wraps:
pkgs.swift.swiftc.meta.broken, which the wrapper exposes throughpassthru. The PR also deletes the quest and its link inquest/m0/README.md.swift.meta.broken(old guard)swift.swiftc.meta.broken(new guard)Swift 6.4 in nixpkgs-unstable still brings Swift back to aarch64. Once nixpkgs stops marking
swiftcbroken, this guard turns Swift back on with no further change here.Impact
Alternatives
pkgs.swiftPackages.swiftc.meta.broken: gives the same value today, but it names the compiler separately from the wrapper it guards. The quest's literalpkgs.swiftcdoesn't exist in the pinned nixpkgs, which has no top-levelswiftc.system != "aarch64-linux"check: would keep Swift out after nixpkgs fixes it, so it was rejected.Choices made without asking
pkgs.swift.swiftc(the wrapper's ownpassthru.swiftc) rather than the quest'spkgs.swiftc, so it checks the exact compiler thatpkgs.swiftbuilds on.Follow-ups
None.
Caused by
pkgs.swift.meta.broken, which never reflects the compiler'sbrokenValidation
nix eval .#devShells.aarch64-linux.default.drvPathfails withRefusing to evaluate package 'swiftc-6.3.3' ... swiftc.broken = "warn", the nightly's error./nix/store/14cp9af5mwawr4mcrrnyplw09044q38r-nix-shell.drv.nix eval .#devShells.x86_64-linux.default.nativeBuildInputsstill includesswift-6.3.3.quest checkpasses.quest gate nix develop --command just cipasses on 35ec82a, before a conflict-free merge of main that touched only.github/workflows/queue.ymlandCONTRIBUTING.md.Models
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quest reviewafter each round.01a1b794-1c34-7851-b907-0b5d5b2b75f2, round 1The exact branch diff correctly guards Swift using its wrapped compiler’s broken metadata, with no actionable defects found; Nix evaluation was blocked by sandbox cache permissions.