You can't build Nixpkgs if you are in the UK
9 hours ago
- #UK-block
- #Nixpkgs
- #build-failure
- The fetchFromRepoOrCz function in Nixpkgs fails to download sources from repo.or.cz for UK-based machines due to the Online Safety Act blocking connections.
- Build failures occur when attempting to download packages like docutils, tinycc, and cdimgtools, resulting in invalid gzip archives.
- Only 7 packages in the Nixpkgs repository use the fetchFromRepoOrCz function, with some declared but not used.
- Hydra cannot reproduce the build failures, indicating the issue is specific to UK-based build environments.
- Maintainers for affected packages are notified, with some packages lacking maintainers.