Unable to install on m1 macbook

[richardstrnad]

Describe the bug
I was able to install nix on a m1 powered macbook (macOS 12.2.1) and can run some sample nix commands (e.g. nix-env -i hello)
But trying to run nix-env -if https://github.com/srid/neuron/archive/master.tar.gz -v doesn't produce much output and the installation doesn't seem to happen.
Could be related to nix, but maybe someone here can provide some help.

→ nix-env -if https://github.com/srid/neuron/archive/master.tar.gz -v
evaluating file '/nix/store/bx68jzgl62hfd4cfkma6qh79igiy4ymr-source/default.nix'
evaluating file '/nix/store/2mpgi4bvn8py4liv9w3mjxd2c5r7bvv8-source/default.nix'
evaluating file '/nix/store/bx68jzgl62hfd4cfkma6qh79igiy4ymr-source/flake.nix'
evaluating file '/nix/store/ncc4g52f8n965r6xd30283hw4lgw9lpy-source/flake.nix'
evaluating file '/nix/store/ncc4g52f8n965r6xd30283hw4lgw9lpy-source/default.nix'
evaluating file '/nix/store/bx68jzgl62hfd4cfkma6qh79igiy4ymr-source/home-manager-module.nix'
evaluating file '/nix/store/w45wpv1xdc3p3z541iq6fbii9wpyv0nx-env-manifest.nix'

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install nix on a m1 powered macbook
2. Try to install neuron via nix-env

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• macOS 12.2.1
• 13" macbook pro m1

[srid]

@richardstrnad Neuron is in maintenance mode. You can try:

nix-env -if https://github.com/srid/neuron/archive/update.tar.gz -v

Which should use #670 - but it is in draft, so YMMV.

---

I'd just suggest you switch to Emanote, which does work on M1 mac. Otherwise somebody needs to spend some time porting neuron to m1 mac.

[richardstrnad]

Thanks for the quick reply!

I saw the information about Emanote, but unfortunately the really nice https://github.com/oberblastmeister/neuron.nvim nvim plugin does currently only support Neuron (as far as I understand at least). That was the reason why i would love to keep using Neuron (for now).

The installation is currently running, will update later.

[srid]

I came close to getting it to build on M1. It compiles, but segfaults at linking stage: #670 (comment)

Perhaps you can bribe one of the Nix people to help fix it :-)

[richardstrnad]

Will give it a try ;-)

Thanks for the help and the great product (using it already on my intel based macbook). Issue can be closed from my point of view.

[srid]

I'd like to support M1 if possible. I could use some Nix help in #670

[sk91]

:( have the same issue, want to use neuron.nvim but cannot install neuron on Mac M1 Max

tried to install the update branch, but it does not work yet

log

nix run github:srid/neuron/update --extra-experimental-features nix-command --extra-experimental-features flakes --show-trace
error: failed to extract archive (Can't replace existing directory with non-directory)
   … while evaluating 'fetch'

   at /nix/store/34y73fm1wiv6570agjs633q1r3z0m0kh-source/dep/directory-contents/thunk.nix:2:13:

        1| # DO NOT HAND-EDIT THIS FILE
        2| let fetch = { private ? false, fetchSubmodules ? false, owner, repo, rev, sha256, ... }:
         |             ^
        3|   if !fetchSubmodules && !private then builtins.fetchTarball {

   … from call site

   at /nix/store/34y73fm1wiv6570agjs633q1r3z0m0kh-source/dep/directory-contents/thunk.nix:9:4:
   … while evaluating the file '/nix/store/34y73fm1wiv6570agjs633q1r3z0m0kh-source/dep/directory-contents/thunk.nix':

   … while evaluating 'thunkSource'

   at /nix/store/622mj251cgg8kfi4y8vyyp3nllqjljy7-source/default.nix:27:17:

       26|   # Retrieve source that is controlled by the hack-* scripts; it may be either a stub or a checked-out git repo
       27|   thunkSource = p:
         |                 ^
       28|     let

   … from call site

   at /nix/store/34y73fm1wiv6570agjs633q1r3z0m0kh-source/project.nix:50:26:

       49|     pandoc-link-context = thunkSource ./dep/pandoc-link-context;
       50|     directory-contents = thunkSource ./dep/directory-contents;
         |                          ^
       51|     reflex-fsnotify = thunkSource ./dep/reflex-fsnotify;

   … while evaluating the attribute 'directory-contents'

   at /nix/store/34y73fm1wiv6570agjs633q1r3z0m0kh-source/project.nix:50:5:

       49|     pandoc-link-context = thunkSource ./dep/pandoc-link-context;
       50|     directory-contents = thunkSource ./dep/directory-contents;
         |     ^
       51|     reflex-fsnotify = thunkSource ./dep/reflex-fsnotify;

   … while evaluating 'canCleanSource'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/lib/sources.nix:230:20:

      229|
      230|   canCleanSource = src: src ? _isLibCleanSourceWith || !(pathHasContext (toString src));
         |                    ^
      231|

   … from call site

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:207:20:

      206|           inherit name extraCabal2nixOptions;
      207|           src = if pkgs.lib.canCleanSource src
         |                    ^
      208|                   then pkgs.lib.cleanSourceWith { inherit src filter; }

   … while evaluating the attribute 'buildCommand' of the derivation 'cabal2nix-directory-contents'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix:205:7:

      204|     // (lib.optionalAttrs (attrs ? name || (attrs ? pname && attrs ? version)) {
      205|       name =
         |       ^
      206|         let

   … while realising the context of a path

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:87:47:

       86|       # info that callPackage uses to determine the arguments).
       87|       drv = if lib.isFunction fn then fn else import fn;
         |                                               ^
       88|       auto = builtins.intersectAttrs (lib.functionArgs drv) scope;

   … while evaluating 'ensureAttrs'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:91:21:

       90|       # Converts a returned function to a functor attribute set if necessary
       91|       ensureAttrs = v: if builtins.isFunction v then { __functor = _: v; } else v;
         |                     ^
       92|

   … from call site

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:94:27:

       93|       # this wraps the `drv` function to add a `overrideScope` function to the result.
       94|       drvScope = allArgs: ensureAttrs (drv allArgs) // {
         |                           ^
       95|         overrideScope = f:

   … while evaluating 'drvScope'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:94:18:

       93|       # this wraps the `drv` function to add a `overrideScope` function to the result.
       94|       drvScope = allArgs: ensureAttrs (drv allArgs) // {
         |                  ^
       95|         overrideScope = f:

   … from call site

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/lib/customisation.nix:69:16:

       68|     let
       69|       result = f origArgs;
         |                ^
       70|

   … while evaluating 'makeOverridable'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/lib/customisation.nix:67:24:

       66|   */
       67|   makeOverridable = f: origArgs:
         |                        ^
       68|     let

   … from call site

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:104:8:

      103|       };
      104|     in lib.makeOverridable drvScope (auto // manualArgs);
         |        ^
      105|

   … while evaluating 'callPackageWithScope'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:78:37:

       77|   # here `bar` is a manual argument.
       78|   callPackageWithScope = scope: fn: manualArgs:
         |                                     ^
       79|     let

   … from call site

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:121:28:

      120|   defaultScope = mkScope self;
      121|   callPackage = drv: args: callPackageWithScope defaultScope drv args;
         |                            ^
      122|

   … while evaluating 'callPackage'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:121:22:

      120|   defaultScope = mkScope self;
      121|   callPackage = drv: args: callPackageWithScope defaultScope drv args;
         |                      ^
      122|

   … from call site

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:169:9:

      168|       };
      169|     }) (self.callPackage src args);
         |         ^
      170|

   … while evaluating 'overrideCabal'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib/compose.nix:38:22:

       37|    */
       38|   overrideCabal = f: drv: (drv.override (args: args // {
         |                      ^
       39|     mkDerivation = drv: (args.mkDerivation drv).override f;

   … from call site

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:157:5:

      156|   callPackageKeepDeriver = src: args:
      157|     overrideCabal (orig: {
         |     ^
      158|       preConfigure = ''

   … while evaluating 'callPackageKeepDeriver'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:156:33:

      155|   # annoyance.
      156|   callPackageKeepDeriver = src: args:
         |                                 ^
      157|     overrideCabal (orig: {

   … from call site

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:213:14:

      212|            inherit src;
      213|          }) (callPackageKeepDeriver expr args);
         |              ^
      214|

   … while evaluating 'overrideCabal'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib/compose.nix:38:22:

       37|    */
       38|   overrideCabal = f: drv: (drv.override (args: args // {
         |                      ^
       39|     mkDerivation = drv: (args.mkDerivation drv).override f;

   … from call site

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:211:10:

      210|         };
      211|       in overrideCabal (orig: {
         |          ^
      212|            inherit src;

   … while evaluating 'callCabal2nixWithOptions'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:200:66:

      199|     # Creates a Haskell package from a source package by calling cabal2nix on the source.
      200|     callCabal2nixWithOptions = name: src: extraCabal2nixOptions: args:
         |                                                                  ^
      201|       let

   … from call site

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:215:38:

      214|
      215|     callCabal2nix = name: src: args: self.callCabal2nixWithOptions name src "" args;
         |                                      ^
      216|

   … while evaluating 'callCabal2nix'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix:215:32:

      214|
      215|     callCabal2nix = name: src: args: self.callCabal2nixWithOptions name src "" args;
         |                                ^
      216|

   … from call site

   at /nix/store/34y73fm1wiv6570agjs633q1r3z0m0kh-source/project.nix:77:26:

       76|
       77|     directory-contents = self.callCabal2nix "directory-contents" sources.directory-contents { };
         |                          ^
       78|

   … while evaluating anonymous lambda

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix:156:13:

      155|       (map (drv: drv.__spliced.hostHost or drv) depsHostHost)
      156|       (map (drv: drv.crossDrv or drv) buildInputs)
         |             ^
      157|     ]

   … from call site

   … while evaluating 'getOutput'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/lib/attrsets.nix:598:23:

      597|   */
      598|   getOutput = output: pkg:
         |                       ^
      599|     if ! pkg ? outputSpecified || ! pkg.outputSpecified

   … from call site

   … while evaluating the attribute 'buildInputs' of the derivation 'neuron-1.9.36.0'

   at /nix/store/l5l4i271x3mmbbjy1zjdmbfdnklddwxi-source/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix:205:7:

      204|     // (lib.optionalAttrs (attrs ? name || (attrs ? pname && attrs ? version)) {
      205|       name =
         |       ^
      206|         let

[srid]

@sk91 Someone on Matrix reported that you can install neuron on M1 using Rosetta. Can you try this command?

nix profile install github:srid/neuron --option system x86_64-darwin

[sk91]

That seems to work @srid thanks! )

[srid]

As of #677 - neuron now works on arm macOS.