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Make `nix doctor` give more information like `nix-info` does, that can be included in bug reports #230

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opened 2024-04-08 01:40:24 +00:00 by jade · 6 comments

jade commented

2024-04-08 01:40:24 +00:00

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It seems very silly that Lix can't produce the nix-info -m output itself, since it is required in bug reports. It seems reasonable that we could add it to nix doctor output.

Sample output of nix-info -m:

 - system: `"x86_64-linux"`
 - host os: `Linux 6.6.23-1-lts, Arch Linux, noversion, rolling`
 - multi-user?: `yes`
 - sandbox: `yes`
 - version: `nix-env (Lix, like Nix) 2.90.0-lixpre20240403-89c3195`
 - channels(jade): `""`
 - nixpkgs: `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/nixpkgs`

It seems very silly that Lix can't produce the `nix-info -m` output itself, since it is required in bug reports. It seems reasonable that we could add it to `nix doctor` output. Sample output of `nix-info -m`: ``` - system: `"x86_64-linux"` - host os: `Linux 6.6.23-1-lts, Arch Linux, noversion, rolling` - multi-user?: `yes` - sandbox: `yes` - version: `nix-env (Lix, like Nix) 2.90.0-lixpre20240403-89c3195` - channels(jade): `""` - nixpkgs: `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/nixpkgs` ```

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qyriad commented

2024-04-16 05:42:03 +00:00

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The -m stands for --markdown — should this also be literally markdown?

The `-m` stands for `--markdown` — should this also be literally markdown?

jade commented

2024-04-16 06:39:54 +00:00

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Probably by default yeah. Making the thing copy pastable into a bug report would be nice.

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2024-05-16 03:49:23 +00:00

qyriad added this to the v2.91 milestone

2024-05-17 19:06:06 +00:00

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2024-05-24 21:21:25 +00:00

Identify distro packages in nix --version #346

jade commented

2024-05-25 02:55:23 +00:00

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(status: there is wip code for this, https://git.lix.systems/qyriad/lix/src/branch/git-series/feature/doctor-info. we will get to it in the future)

jade modified the milestone from v2.91 to post-release

2024-08-13 01:19:36 +00:00

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2025-01-08 21:11:37 +00:00

nix --version 2>/dev/null prints out extra context that is not printed when running nix --version #620

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nix --version 2>/dev/null prints out extra context that is not printed when running nix --version #620

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jade commented

2025-08-20 23:28:22 +00:00

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I often find myself doing the following diagnosis to make sure that the version of nixpkgs is from a reasonable source. this should be part of nix doctor:

verify NIX_PATH and flake registry configuration state:
nix config show | grep nix-path
nix registry list
confirm that channels symlinks are dead and going nowhere, so we're using nixpkgs=flake:nixpkgs (thus the flake registry)

I often find myself doing the following diagnosis to make sure that the version of nixpkgs is from a reasonable source. this should be part of nix doctor: - verify NIX_PATH and flake registry configuration state: - nix config show | grep nix-path - nix registry list - confirm that channels symlinks are dead and going nowhere, so we're using nixpkgs=flake:nixpkgs (thus the flake registry)

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raito commented

2025-11-30 15:33:30 +00:00

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I implemented all of this (I didn't impl channel symlinks having to be dead because I use channels in various systems and I don't think we should force people to use the flake registry) in a branch.

Now starts the long and annoying process of writing tests, if you are interested to help, let me know, I can pass on my WIP.

I implemented all of this (I didn't impl channel symlinks having to be dead because I use channels in various systems and I don't think we should force people to use the flake registry) in a branch. Now starts the long and annoying process of writing tests, if you are interested to help, let me know, I can pass on my WIP.

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2025-11-30 15:34:07 +00:00

pennae modified the milestone from post-release to 2.95

2025-12-01 14:51:44 +00:00

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lix-bot commented

2026-03-02 18:55:30 +00:00

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This issue was mentioned on Gerrit on the following CLs:

commit message in cl/5317 ("nix/doctor: print nix related information")
commit message in cl/5320 ("nix/doctor: check nixpkgs provenance")
commit message in cl/5319 ("nix/doctor: check ambient search paths")
commit message in cl/5318 ("nix/doctor: check flake registry")

This issue was mentioned on Gerrit on the following CLs: * commit message in [cl/5317](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/5317) ("nix/doctor: print nix related information") * commit message in [cl/5320](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/5320) ("nix/doctor: check nixpkgs provenance") * commit message in [cl/5319](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/5319) ("nix/doctor: check ambient search paths") * commit message in [cl/5318](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/5318) ("nix/doctor: check flake registry")

raito modified the milestone from 2.95 to 2.96

2026-03-02 22:29:01 +00:00