Failed to extract version

[DADA30000]

~
❯ nh os switch /etc/nixos
Error:
0: Failed to extract version

Location:
src/util.rs:42

sudo nixos-rebuild switch works just fine

[DADA30000]

I'm using nix from git, this is the output from nix --version
nix (Nix) 2.30pre20250521_76a4d4c2

[NotAShelf]

God dammit I forgot to account for git versions...

See if setting NH_NO_CHECKS helps.

[DADA30000]

God dammit I forgot to account for git versions...

See if setting NH_NO_CHECKS helps.

yep that works

~ 
❯ NH_NO_CHECKS=1 nh os switch /etc/nixos
> Building NixOS configuration
⏱ 0s^C


~ 
❯ nh os switch /etc/nixos
Error: 
   0: Failed to extract version

Location:
   src/util.rs:42

~ 
❯ NH_NO_CHECKS=1 nh os switch /etc/nixos
> Building NixOS configuration
⏱ 0s^C


~ 
❯ 

[DADA30000]

also there's 1 strange thing, it works for my friend with the same exact nix version, so that's interesting
I'll ask him if he has that env

[NotAShelf]

I'm trying to add an exhaustive normalization function for the Nix version, a patch will be available later today.