"error: attribute 'definitionsWithLocations' missing" after nix-channel --update

[pasviegas]

Hi! I am getting this error:

error: attribute 'definitionsWithLocations' missing

       at /nix/store/41214fy184211h1qn4i1pw0a5vhasnwd-darwin/darwin/modules/nix/nixpkgs.nix:34:17:

           33|                 )
           34|                 opt.definitionsWithLocations
             |                 ^
           35|             )

When doing a "darwin-rebuild switch" after a "nix-channel --update darwin".

I am not sure what to change in my config to fix. Thanks in advance.

[timsears]

experiencing a similar error after a nix flake update and then darwin-rebuld.

[awseward]

Also experiencing this when I run my usual nix-channel --update --verbose && darwin-rebuild switch.

Admittedly I'm not nearly familiar enough with nix to expect to have much luck troubleshooting this, but here's the full output from adding --show-trace:

Full output

building the system configuration...
error: attribute 'definitionsWithLocations' missing

       at /nix/store/z22a2sgyx63sl1hc485rcvncfch163ja-darwin/darwin/modules/nix/nixpkgs.nix:34:17:

           33|                 )
           34|                 opt.definitionsWithLocations
             |                 ^
           35|             )

       … while evaluating anonymous lambda

       at /nix/store/z22a2sgyx63sl1hc485rcvncfch163ja-darwin/darwin/modules/nix/nixpkgs.nix:12:71:

           11|   # Backport from Nixpkgs 23.11
           12|   mergeAttrDefinitionsWithPrio = lib.mergeAttrDefinitionsWithPrio or (opt:
             |                                                                       ^
           13|     let

       … from call site

       at /nix/store/z22a2sgyx63sl1hc485rcvncfch163ja-darwin/darwin/modules/nix/nixpkgs.nix:320:8:

          319|       # pkgs module argument has that priority, it's from us.
          320|       (mergeAttrDefinitionsWithPrio options._module.args).pkgs.highestPrio
             |        ^
          321|         == defaultOverridePriority

       … while evaluating the attribute 'value'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:581:44:

          580|       defnsByName' = byName "config" (module: value:
          581|           [{ inherit (module) file; inherit value; }]
             |                                            ^
          582|         ) configs;

       … while evaluating 'dischargeProperties'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:832:25:

          831|   */
          832|   dischargeProperties = def:
             |                         ^
          833|     if def._type or "" == "merge" then

       … from call site

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:761:137:

          760|         defs' = concatMap (m:
          761|           map (value: { inherit (m) file; inherit value; }) (builtins.addErrorContext "while evaluating definitions from `${m.file}':" (dischargeProperties m.value))
             |                                                                                                                                         ^
          762|         ) defs;

       … while evaluating definitions from `/nix/store/z22a2sgyx63sl1hc485rcvncfch163ja-darwin/darwin/modules/nix/nixpkgs.nix':

       … while evaluating anonymous lambda

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:760:28:

          759|         # Process mkMerge and mkIf properties.
          760|         defs' = concatMap (m:
             |                            ^
          761|           map (value: { inherit (m) file; inherit value; }) (builtins.addErrorContext "while evaluating definitions from `${m.file}':" (dischargeProperties m.value))

       … from call site

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:760:17:

          759|         # Process mkMerge and mkIf properties.
          760|         defs' = concatMap (m:
             |                 ^
          761|           map (value: { inherit (m) file; inherit value; }) (builtins.addErrorContext "while evaluating definitions from `${m.file}':" (dischargeProperties m.value))

       … while evaluating the attribute 'values'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:873:7:

          872|     in {
          873|       values = concatMap (def: if getPrio def == highestPrio then [(strip def)] else []) defs;
             |       ^
          874|       inherit highestPrio;

       … while evaluating the attribute 'values'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:774:9:

          773|       in {
          774|         values = defs''';
             |         ^
          775|         inherit (defs'') highestPrio;

       … while evaluating the attribute 'mergedValue'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:780:5:

          779|     # Type-check the remaining definitions, and merge them. Or throw if no definitions.
          780|     mergedValue =
             |     ^
          781|       if isDefined then

       … while evaluating the option `nixpkgs.constructedByUs':

       … while evaluating the attribute 'value'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:746:9:

          745|     in warnDeprecation opt //
          746|       { value = builtins.addErrorContext "while evaluating the option `${showOption loc}':" value;
             |         ^
          747|         inherit (res.defsFinal') highestPrio;

       … while evaluating anonymous lambda

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:296:72:

          295|           # For definitions that have an associated option
          296|           declaredConfig = mapAttrsRecursiveCond (v: ! isOption v) (_: v: v.value) options;
             |                                                                        ^
          297|

       … from call site

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/attrsets.nix:401:20:

          400|               then recurse (path ++ [name]) value
          401|               else f (path ++ [name]) value;
             |                    ^
          402|         in mapAttrs g;

       … while evaluating 'g'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/attrsets.nix:398:19:

          397|           g =
          398|             name: value:
             |                   ^
          399|             if isAttrs value && cond value

       … from call site

       … while evaluating the attribute 'assertion'

       at /nix/store/z22a2sgyx63sl1hc485rcvncfch163ja-darwin/darwin/modules/nix/nixpkgs.nix:330:11:

          329|         in {
          330|           assertion = cfg.constructedByUs -> !hasPlatform -> cfg.system == pkgsSystem;
             |           ^
          331|           message = "The nix-darwin nixpkgs.pkgs option was set to a Nixpkgs invocation that compiles to target system ${pkgsSystem} but nix-darwin was configured for system ${darwinExpectedSystem} via nix-darwin option nixpkgs.system. The nix-darwin system settings must match the Nixpkgs target system.";

       … while evaluating anonymous lambda

       at /nix/store/z22a2sgyx63sl1hc485rcvncfch163ja-darwin/darwin/modules/system/default.nix:11:50:

           10|
           11|   failedAssertions = map (x: x.message) (filter (x: !x.assertion) config.assertions);
             |                                                  ^
           12|

       … from call site

       … while evaluating 'throwAssertions'

       at /nix/store/z22a2sgyx63sl1hc485rcvncfch163ja-darwin/darwin/modules/system/default.nix:13:21:

           12|
           13|   throwAssertions = res: if (failedAssertions != []) then throw "\nFailed assertions:\n${concatStringsSep "\n" (map (x: "- ${x}") failedAssertions)}" else res;
             |                     ^
           14|   showWarnings = res: fold (w: x: builtins.trace "warning: ${w}" x) res config.warnings;

       … from call site

       at /nix/store/z22a2sgyx63sl1hc485rcvncfch163ja-darwin/darwin/modules/system/default.nix:91:29:

           90|
           91|     system.build.toplevel = throwAssertions (showWarnings (stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation ({
             |                             ^
           92|       name = "darwin-system-${cfg.darwinLabel}";

       … while evaluating the attribute 'value'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/types.nix:436:60:

          435|           # Push down position info.
          436|           (map (def: mapAttrs (n: v: { inherit (def) file; value = v; }) def.value) defs)));
             |                                                            ^
          437|       emptyValue = { value = {}; };

       … while evaluating 'dischargeProperties'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:832:25:

          831|   */
          832|   dischargeProperties = def:
             |                         ^
          833|     if def._type or "" == "merge" then

       … from call site

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:761:137:

          760|         defs' = concatMap (m:
          761|           map (value: { inherit (m) file; inherit value; }) (builtins.addErrorContext "while evaluating definitions from `${m.file}':" (dischargeProperties m.value))
             |                                                                                                                                         ^
          762|         ) defs;

       … while evaluating definitions from `/nix/store/z22a2sgyx63sl1hc485rcvncfch163ja-darwin/darwin/modules/system':

       … while evaluating anonymous lambda

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:760:28:

          759|         # Process mkMerge and mkIf properties.
          760|         defs' = concatMap (m:
             |                            ^
          761|           map (value: { inherit (m) file; inherit value; }) (builtins.addErrorContext "while evaluating definitions from `${m.file}':" (dischargeProperties m.value))

       … from call site

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:760:17:

          759|         # Process mkMerge and mkIf properties.
          760|         defs' = concatMap (m:
             |                 ^
          761|           map (value: { inherit (m) file; inherit value; }) (builtins.addErrorContext "while evaluating definitions from `${m.file}':" (dischargeProperties m.value))

       … while evaluating the attribute 'values'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:873:7:

          872|     in {
          873|       values = concatMap (def: if getPrio def == highestPrio then [(strip def)] else []) defs;
             |       ^
          874|       inherit highestPrio;

       … while evaluating the attribute 'values'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:774:9:

          773|       in {
          774|         values = defs''';
             |         ^
          775|         inherit (defs'') highestPrio;

       … while evaluating the attribute 'optionalValue'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:792:5:

          791|
          792|     optionalValue =
             |     ^
          793|       if isDefined then { value = mergedValue; }

       … while evaluating anonymous lambda

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/types.nix:432:86:

          431|       merge = loc: defs:
          432|         mapAttrs (n: v: v.value) (filterAttrs (n: v: v ? value) (zipAttrsWith (name: defs:
             |                                                                                      ^
          433|             (mergeDefinitions (loc ++ [name]) elemType defs).optionalValue

       … from call site

       … while evaluating anonymous lambda

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/types.nix:432:51:

          431|       merge = loc: defs:
          432|         mapAttrs (n: v: v.value) (filterAttrs (n: v: v ? value) (zipAttrsWith (name: defs:
             |                                                   ^
          433|             (mergeDefinitions (loc ++ [name]) elemType defs).optionalValue

       … from call site

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/attrsets.nix:225:62:

          224|   filterAttrs = pred: set:
          225|     listToAttrs (concatMap (name: let v = set.${name}; in if pred name v then [(nameValuePair name v)] else []) (attrNames set));
             |                                                              ^
          226|

       … while evaluating anonymous lambda

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/attrsets.nix:225:29:

          224|   filterAttrs = pred: set:
          225|     listToAttrs (concatMap (name: let v = set.${name}; in if pred name v then [(nameValuePair name v)] else []) (attrNames set));
             |                             ^
          226|

       … from call site

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/attrsets.nix:225:18:

          224|   filterAttrs = pred: set:
          225|     listToAttrs (concatMap (name: let v = set.${name}; in if pred name v then [(nameValuePair name v)] else []) (attrNames set));
             |                  ^
          226|

       … while evaluating 'filterAttrs'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/attrsets.nix:224:23:

          223|   */
          224|   filterAttrs = pred: set:
             |                       ^
          225|     listToAttrs (concatMap (name: let v = set.${name}; in if pred name v then [(nameValuePair name v)] else []) (attrNames set));

       … from call site

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/types.nix:432:35:

          431|       merge = loc: defs:
          432|         mapAttrs (n: v: v.value) (filterAttrs (n: v: v ? value) (zipAttrsWith (name: defs:
             |                                   ^
          433|             (mergeDefinitions (loc ++ [name]) elemType defs).optionalValue

       … while evaluating 'merge'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/types.nix:431:20:

          430|       check = isAttrs;
          431|       merge = loc: defs:
             |                    ^
          432|         mapAttrs (n: v: v.value) (filterAttrs (n: v: v ? value) (zipAttrsWith (name: defs:

       … from call site

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:782:59:

          781|       if isDefined then
          782|         if all (def: type.check def.value) defsFinal then type.merge loc defsFinal
             |                                                           ^
          783|         else let allInvalid = filter (def: ! type.check def.value) defsFinal;

       … while evaluating the attribute 'mergedValue'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:780:5:

          779|     # Type-check the remaining definitions, and merge them. Or throw if no definitions.
          780|     mergedValue =
             |     ^
          781|       if isDefined then

       … while evaluating the option `system.build':

       … while evaluating the attribute 'value'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:746:9:

          745|     in warnDeprecation opt //
          746|       { value = builtins.addErrorContext "while evaluating the option `${showOption loc}':" value;
             |         ^
          747|         inherit (res.defsFinal') highestPrio;

       … while evaluating anonymous lambda

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/modules.nix:296:72:

          295|           # For definitions that have an associated option
          296|           declaredConfig = mapAttrsRecursiveCond (v: ! isOption v) (_: v: v.value) options;
             |                                                                        ^
          297|

       … from call site

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/attrsets.nix:401:20:

          400|               then recurse (path ++ [name]) value
          401|               else f (path ++ [name]) value;
             |                    ^
          402|         in mapAttrs g;

       … while evaluating 'g'

       at /nix/store/jas3z51rakibqdhmihh895gnzndzhd1s-nixpkgs-22.05.4694.380be19fbd2d/nixpkgs/lib/attrsets.nix:398:19:

          397|           g =
          398|             name: value:
             |                   ^
          399|             if isAttrs value && cond value

       … from call site

[awseward]

I was able to finally get past this issue by making the following change in ~/.nix-channels

  https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin/archive/master.tar.gz darwin
- https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-22.05 nixpkgs
+ https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-24.05 nixpkgs

@pasviegas, @timsears Wanted to share just in case either of you still hadn't gotten a resolution to this and hadn't tried something similar already.

[pasviegas]

this worked for me! thank you @awseward

[emilazy]

Yeah, 22.05 is too old for us to support; we currently try to support one or two Nixpkgs releases back. #727 might have helped here. In general I would strongly recommend keeping your Nixpkgs channel up to date, as older releases are only supported upstream for a short period of time after a new version.