Build failure: haskellPackages.base_4_20_0_1 & haskellPackages.base_4_21_0_0 `ghc-internal-9.1201.0 is marked as broken`

[malikwirin]

Nixpkgs version

• Unstable (25.05)

Steps to reproduce

Doing nix build .\#haskellPackages.base_4_21_0_0 inside the nixpkgs repo causes the failure

Can Hydra reproduce this build failure?

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Link to Hydra build job

No response

Relevant log output

error:
       … while calling the 'derivationStrict' builtin
         at <nix/derivation-internal.nix>:34:12:
           33|
           34|   strict = derivationStrict drvAttrs;
             |            ^
           35|

       … while evaluating derivation 'base-4.21.0.0'
         whose name attribute is located at /nix/store/d01bqjhswxah4j34zipk1bwqpp6ydhvd-source/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix:375:7

       … while evaluating attribute 'propagatedBuildInputs' of derivation 'base-4.21.0.0'
         at /nix/store/d01bqjhswxah4j34zipk1bwqpp6ydhvd-source/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix:429:7:
          428|       depsHostHostPropagated      = elemAt (elemAt propagatedDependencies 1) 0;
          429|       propagatedBuildInputs       = elemAt (elemAt propagatedDependencies 1) 1;
             |       ^
          430|       depsTargetTargetPropagated  = elemAt (elemAt propagatedDependencies 2) 0;

       (stack trace truncated; use '--show-trace' to show the full, detailed trace)

       error: Package ‘ghc-internal-9.1201.0’ in /nix/store/d01bqjhswxah4j34zipk1bwqpp6ydhvd-source/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/hackage-packages.nix:122764 is marked as broken, refusing to evaluate.

       a) To temporarily allow broken packages, you can use an environment variable
          for a single invocation of the nix tools.

            $ export NIXPKGS_ALLOW_BROKEN=1

          Note: When using `nix shell`, `nix build`, `nix develop`, etc with a flake,
                then pass `--impure` in order to allow use of environment variables.

       b) For `nixos-rebuild` you can set
         { nixpkgs.config.allowBroken = true; }
       in configuration.nix to override this.

       c) For `nix-env`, `nix-build`, `nix-shell` or any other Nix command you can add
         { allowBroken = true; }
       to ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix.

Additional context

I cannot find a relevant hydra job

This issue is currently a blocker for MaybeJustJames/zephyr#83

System metadata

• system: "x86_64-linux"
• host os: Linux 6.6.71, NixOS, 24.11 (Vicuna), 24.11.20250114.a78c63a
• multi-user?: yes
• sandbox: yes
• version: nix-env (Nix) 2.24.11
• nixpkgs: /nix/store/zdns8ch4w4ibaspjhw4qjp791lkj14z1-source

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[malikwirin]

When deleting the broken markation of ghc-internal I get the following response:

error: builder for '/nix/store/yzciqmpxm9w4lgnb7qvb7c262ag6lwla-ghc-internal-9.1201.0.drv' failed with exit code 1;
       last 21 log lines:
       > Running phase: setupCompilerEnvironmentPhase
       > Build with /nix/store/cx1pk3j091vfwkn36y8wbwdvizvma6ms-ghc-9.6.6.
       > Running phase: unpackPhase
       > unpacking source archive /nix/store/7a6k9vs641042b7s4id7y4hgbqfc5ani-ghc-internal-9.1201.0.tar.gz
       > source root is ghc-internal-9.1201.0
       > setting SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH to timestamp 1000000000 of file "ghc-internal-9.1201.0/src/GHC/Internal/Word.hs"
       > Running phase: patchPhase
       > Running phase: compileBuildDriverPhase
       > setupCompileFlags: -package-db=/build/tmp.0Zc9NalCzD/setup-package.conf.d -threaded
       > [1 of 2] Compiling Main             ( Setup.hs, /build/tmp.0Zc9NalCzD/Main.o )
       > [2 of 2] Linking Setup
       > Running phase: updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsPhase
       > Running phase: configurePhase
       > configureFlags: --verbose --prefix=/nix/store/1w0iw3nc8kvjlaigqa6jvbxv0l9ydc9f-ghc-internal-9.1201.0 --libdir=$prefix/lib/$compiler/lib --libsubdir=$abi/$libname --docdir=/nix/store/bbbvkb3wkxvjmcbvjvb920vkksnci0v5-ghc-internal-9.1201.0-doc/share/doc/ghc-internal-9.1201.0 --with-gcc=gcc --package-db=/build/tmp.0Zc9NalCzD/package.conf.d --ghc-option=-j12 --ghc-option=+RTS --ghc-option=-A64M --ghc-option=-RTS --enable-library-profiling --profiling-detail=exported-functions --disable-profiling --enable-shared --disable-coverage --enable-static --disable-executable-dynamic --enable-tests --disable-benchmarks --enable-library-vanilla --disable-library-for-ghci --enable-split-sections --enable-library-stripping --enable-executable-stripping --ghc-option=-haddock --extra-lib-dirs=/nix/store/zk8k3jn46g6zxysccq3pbj8n9mr1ggi8-ncurses-6.4.20221231/lib --extra-lib-dirs=/nix/store/af26rdavng72z6qi08p52jhg5qynlg7n-libffi-3.4.6/lib --extra-lib-dirs=/nix/store/anj79qqjcz0g69qp032jkmq2ka30x88b-elfutils-0.192/lib --extra-lib-dirs=/nix/store/4yv04mylgabfi1vdnl0cr83q5qax4ch7-gmp-with-cxx-6.3.0/lib
       > Using Parsec parser
       > Configuring ghc-internal-9.1201.0...
       > CallStack (from HasCallStack):
       >   withMetadata, called at libraries/Cabal/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Utils.hs:368:14 in Cabal-3.10.3.0:Distribution.Simple.Utils
       > Error: Setup: Encountered missing or private dependencies:
       > ghc-prim >=0.11 && <0.14
       >
       For full logs, run 'nix log /nix/store/yzciqmpxm9w4lgnb7qvb7c262ag6lwla-ghc-internal-9.1201.0.drv'.

It seems the library dependency ghc-prim is not pointing to the right package haskellPackages.ghc-prim_0_11_0

[nixos-discourse]

This issue has been mentioned on NixOS Discourse. There might be relevant details there:

https://discourse.nixos.org/t/haskellpackages-ghc-internal-cant-find-one-of-its-dependencies/59158/1

[SigmaSquadron]

This is not a blocker for Nixpkgs. The Blocker label is reserved for showstopping issues that significantly block progress for some major development effort, a channel bump, or a NixOS release.

[malikwirin]

This is not a blocker for Nixpkgs. The Blocker label is reserved for showstopping issues that significantly block progress for some major development effort, a channel bump, or a NixOS release.

I see sorry for that