nix-shell tmpdir issue with nixpkgs update script #1020

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opened 2025-10-22 15:36:59 +00:00 by mweinelt · 1 comment

mweinelt commented

2025-10-22 15:36:59 +00:00

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Describe the bug

Running update scripts in nixpkgs fails with

❯ nix-shell maintainers/scripts/update.nix --argstr package servo
fetching path input 'path:/nix/store/lp9z9cq9zvyfinqq3j3k75sllamk8j9n-source'

Going to be running update for following packages:
 - servo-0-unstable-2025-07-30

Press Enter key to continue...

Running update for:
Enqueuing group of 1 packages
 - servo-0-unstable-2025-07-30: UPDATING ...
 - servo-0-unstable-2025-07-30: ERROR

--- SHOWING ERROR LOG FOR servo-0-unstable-2025-07-30 ----------------------

error: creating directory '/tmp/nix-shell-441701-0/build-top-441701-1/nix-shell-441740-222600938': No such file or directory


--- SHOWING ERROR LOG FOR servo-0-unstable-2025-07-30 ----------------------
The update script for servo-0-unstable-2025-07-30 failed with exit code 1

Steps To Reproduce

Clone nixpkgs
Run nix-shell maintainers/scripts/update.nix --argstr package servo
See error

Expected behavior

Not error out due to tmpdir changes.

`nix --version` output

nix (Lix, like Nix) 2.94.0-pre20251020-dev_5346b2b
System type: x86_64-linux
Additional system types: i686-linux, x86_64-v1-linux, x86_64-v2-linux, x86_64-v3-linux
Features: gc, signed-caches
System configuration file: /etc/nix/nix.conf
User configuration files: /home/hexa/.config/nix/nix.conf:/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/home/hexa/.nix-profile/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/nix/profile/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/home/hexa/.local/state/nix/profile/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/etc/profiles/per-user/hexa/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/run/current-system/sw/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf
Store directory: /nix/store
State directory: /nix/var/nix
Data directory: /nix/store/kl9jl9x0ldrr68pz6dc8xwvcmmf1wvdx-lix-2.94.0-pre20251020-dev_5346b2b/share

Additional context

Likely caused by feab75bde0

## Describe the bug Running update scripts in nixpkgs fails with ``` ❯ nix-shell maintainers/scripts/update.nix --argstr package servo fetching path input 'path:/nix/store/lp9z9cq9zvyfinqq3j3k75sllamk8j9n-source' Going to be running update for following packages: - servo-0-unstable-2025-07-30 Press Enter key to continue... Running update for: Enqueuing group of 1 packages - servo-0-unstable-2025-07-30: UPDATING ... - servo-0-unstable-2025-07-30: ERROR --- SHOWING ERROR LOG FOR servo-0-unstable-2025-07-30 ---------------------- error: creating directory '/tmp/nix-shell-441701-0/build-top-441701-1/nix-shell-441740-222600938': No such file or directory --- SHOWING ERROR LOG FOR servo-0-unstable-2025-07-30 ---------------------- The update script for servo-0-unstable-2025-07-30 failed with exit code 1 ``` ## Steps To Reproduce 1. Clone nixpkgs 2. Run `nix-shell maintainers/scripts/update.nix --argstr package servo` 3. See error ## Expected behavior Not error out due to tmpdir changes. ## `nix --version` output ``` nix (Lix, like Nix) 2.94.0-pre20251020-dev_5346b2b System type: x86_64-linux Additional system types: i686-linux, x86_64-v1-linux, x86_64-v2-linux, x86_64-v3-linux Features: gc, signed-caches System configuration file: /etc/nix/nix.conf User configuration files: /home/hexa/.config/nix/nix.conf:/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/home/hexa/.nix-profile/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/nix/profile/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/home/hexa/.local/state/nix/profile/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/etc/profiles/per-user/hexa/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf:/run/current-system/sw/etc/xdg/nix/nix.conf Store directory: /nix/store State directory: /nix/var/nix Data directory: /nix/store/kl9jl9x0ldrr68pz6dc8xwvcmmf1wvdx-lix-2.94.0-pre20251020-dev_5346b2b/share ``` ## Additional context Likely caused by feab75bde0577f9fdf3202eb217166f8cad1570b

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lix-bot commented

2025-10-23 23:56:27 +00:00

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This issue was mentioned on Gerrit on the following CLs:

commit message in cl/4491 ("lix/nix-shell: cleanup of shell directories happens in Lix itself")

This issue was mentioned on Gerrit on the following CLs: * commit message in [cl/4491](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/4491) ("lix/nix-shell: cleanup of shell directories happens in Lix itself")