fix: add missing nix build dependencies for node-gyp#214
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node-gyp needs python3 to compile better-sqlite3, and on macOS it also needs libtool from cctools to create static libraries. Without these, `nix build` fails in the sandbox.
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Bun 1.3.x reports process.version as v24.3.0, so prebuild-install can't find prebuilt binaries for better-sqlite3 and falls through to node-gyp. Workaround until tobi/qmd#214 is merged.
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Summary
nix buildfails becausenode-gypcan't compilebetter-sqlite3inside the Nix sandbox.Root cause
The flake tracks
nixpkgs-unstable, which now ships bun 1.3.x (previously 1.1.x). This changes howbetter-sqlite3's install script behaves.The install script runs
prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild. Theprebuild-installstep looks for prebuilt binaries matching the Node version that bun reports viaprocess.version:process.versionas Node 18 — prebuilt binaries exist for Node 18, soprebuild-installdownloads them andnode-gypis never invoked.process.versionasv24.3.0— no prebuilt binaries exist for Node 24, soprebuild-installfails and falls through tonode-gyp rebuild, which needspython3andlibtool(macOS) to compile from source.The build log confirms this:
Fix
Add the missing native build dependencies so
node-gypcan compilebetter-sqlite3:node-gypto run its build scriptslibtoolfor creating static librariesTest plan
nix buildsucceeds on macOS (aarch64-darwin) with nixpkgs containing bun 1.3.x