Error in compiling libvdpau-va-gl

[UnwhiteCat]

I am an Archlinux user using home manager. Here is my configuration file.

# flake.nix
{
  description = "Home Manager configuration of unwhitecat";

  inputs = {
    # Specify the source of Home Manager and Nixpkgs.
    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
    home-manager = {
      url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };
    nixgl = {
      url = "github:nix-community/nixGL";
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };
  };

  outputs =
    { nixpkgs, home-manager, nixgl, ... }:
    let
      system = "x86_64-linux";
      pkgs = import nixpkgs {
        inherit system;
        config.allowUnfree = true;
        overlays = [ nixgl.overlay ];
      };
    in
    {
      homeConfigurations."unwhitecat" = home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
        inherit pkgs;

        # Specify your home configuration modules here, for example,
        # the path to your home.nix.
        modules = [ 
          ./home.nix
        ];

        # Optionally use extraSpecialArgs
        # to pass through arguments to home.nix
        extraSpecialArgs = {
          inherit nixgl;
        };
      };
    };
}

# home.nix
{ config, pkgs, nixgl, ... }:

{
  # Home Manager needs a bit of information about you and the paths it should
  # manage.
  home.username = "foo";
  home.homeDirectory = "/home/foo";

  # This value determines the Home Manager release that your configuration is
  # compatible with. This helps avoid breakage when a new Home Manager release
  # introduces backwards incompatible changes.
  #
  # You should not change this value, even if you update Home Manager. If you do
  # want to update the value, then make sure to first check the Home Manager
  # release notes.
  home.stateVersion = "25.05"; # Please read the comment before changing.

  # The home.packages option allows you to install Nix packages into your
  # environment.
  home.packages = [
    # # Adds the 'hello' command to your environment. It prints a friendly
    # # "Hello, world!" when run.
    # pkgs.hello

    # # It is sometimes useful to fine-tune packages, for example, by applying
    # # overrides. You can do that directly here, just don't forget the
    # # parentheses. Maybe you want to install Nerd Fonts with a limited number of
    # # fonts?
    # (pkgs.nerdfonts.override { fonts = [ "FantasqueSansMono" ]; })

    # # You can also create simple shell scripts directly inside your
    # # configuration. For example, this adds a command 'my-hello' to your
    # # environment:
    # (pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "my-hello" ''
    #   echo "Hello, ${config.home.username}!"
    # '')
    (config.lib.nixGL.wrap pkgs.qq)
  ];

  nixGL = {
    packages = nixgl.packages;
    defaultWrapper = "mesa";
    offloadWrapper = "nvidiaPrime";
    installScripts = [ "mesa" "nvidiaPrime" ];
  };

  # Home Manager is pretty good at managing dotfiles. The primary way to manage
  # plain files is through 'home.file'.
  home.file = {
    # # Building this configuration will create a copy of 'dotfiles/screenrc' in
    # # the Nix store. Activating the configuration will then make '~/.screenrc' a
    # # symlink to the Nix store copy.
    # ".screenrc".source = dotfiles/screenrc;

    # # You can also set the file content immediately.
    # ".gradle/gradle.properties".text = ''
    #   org.gradle.console=verbose
    #   org.gradle.daemon.idletimeout=3600000
    # '';
    ".config/plasma-workspace/env/00-home-manager.sh" = {
      text = ". $HOME/.profile";
    };
  };

  # Home Manager can also manage your environment variables through
  # 'home.sessionVariables'. These will be explicitly sourced when using a
  # shell provided by Home Manager. If you don't want to manage your shell
  # through Home Manager then you have to manually source 'hm-session-vars.sh'
  # located at either
  #
  #  ~/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh
  #
  # or
  #
  #  ~/.local/state/nix/profiles/profile/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh
  #
  # or
  #
  #  /etc/profiles/per-user/unwhitecat/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh
  #
  home.sessionVariables = {
    # EDITOR = "emacs";
    EDITOR = "nvim";
    XCURSOR_PATH = "$XCURSOR_PATH:$HOME/.local/share/icons:/usr/share/icons";
  };

 # Let Home Manager install and manage itself.
  programs.home-manager.enable = true;
}

The error message

$ home-manager switch
evaluation warning: `mesa.drivers` is deprecated, use `mesa` instead
evaluation warning: `mesa.drivers` is deprecated, use `mesa` instead
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/qandx1v1y23bkynrjnzd5fx7wx8shmfr-libvdpau-va-gl-0.4.2.drv'.
       Reason: builder failed with exit code 1.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/fkdw14r2s8ag80cw7x5yv67d4m8qqq2r-libvdpau-va-gl-0.4.2
       Last 25 log lines:
       > This warning is for project developers.  Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.
       >
       > -- The C compiler identification is GNU 14.3.0
       > -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 14.3.0
       > -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
       > -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
       > -- Check for working C compiler: /nix/store/dmypp1h4ldn0vfk3fi6yfyf5yxp9yz0k-gcc-wrapper-14.3.0/bin/gcc - skipped
       > -- Detecting C compile features
       > -- Detecting C compile features - done
       > -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
       > -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
       > -- Check for working CXX compiler: /nix/store/dmypp1h4ldn0vfk3fi6yfyf5yxp9yz0k-gcc-wrapper-14.3.0/bin/g++ - skipped
       > -- Detecting CXX compile features
       > -- Detecting CXX compile features - done
       > CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:2 (cmake_minimum_required):
       >   Compatibility with CMake < 3.5 has been removed from CMake.
       >
       >   Update the VERSION argument <min> value.  Or, use the <min>...<max> syntax
       >   to tell CMake that the project requires at least <min> but has been updated
       >   to work with policies introduced by <max> or earlier.
       >
       >   Or, add -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 to try configuring anyway.
       >
       >
       > -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
       For full logs, run:
         nix log /nix/store/qandx1v1y23bkynrjnzd5fx7wx8shmfr-libvdpau-va-gl-0.4.2.drv
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/rbiq45ni2g4k7a87zwwh5v4qgp963sw9-nixGLIntel.drv'.
       Reason: 1 dependency failed.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/429p0136zxwmrw8aihsrk5qjprx3i7hm-nixGLIntel
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/hspadl8z1jwrp7mwkq3h4wn67aafjxwz-nixGLCombinedWrapper-Intel.drv'.
       Reason: 1 dependency failed.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/nnn1gwc34kwl4bvjmikvzv0gpg7097ci-nixGLCombinedWrapper-Intel
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/6f6n6yjin4xahd5h33x4lwmlnfsdbzbl-nixGLMesa.drv'.
       Reason: 1 dependency failed.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/af21bxqv02x5nz04visq6mhmzmm0iwxz-nixGLMesa
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/fbxq3wg84fmak9dy2p80m0bc4jw9xs4k-home-manager-path.drv'.
       Reason: 1 dependency failed.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/hr7fkwf8fvh5niccaq0lkxcglrc6chl1-home-manager-path
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/9hpa0dn4xld4ixhirg9x1bi7cj2bjn27-home-manager-generation.drv'.
       Reason: 1 dependency failed.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/21l8bh9csxry514xnlcgq19h10zg6cpy-home-manager-generation

Building log

$ nix log /nix/store/qandx1v1y23bkynrjnzd5fx7wx8shmfr-libvdpau-va-gl-0.4.2.drv
Running phase: unpackPhase
@nix { "action": "setPhase", "phase": "unpackPhase" }
unpacking source archive /nix/store/a6cpc6j20yxl8dlf4x8i7ndmjjlyjbc7-source
source root is source
Running phase: patchPhase
@nix { "action": "setPhase", "phase": "patchPhase" }
Running phase: updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsPhase
@nix { "action": "setPhase", "phase": "updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsPhase" }
Running phase: configurePhase
@nix { "action": "setPhase", "phase": "configurePhase" }
cmake flags: -DCMAKE_FIND_USE_SYSTEM_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=OFF -DCMAKE_FIND_USE_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=OFF -DCMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DCMAKE_IN>
CMake Warning (dev) at CMakeLists.txt:1 (project):
  cmake_minimum_required() should be called prior to this top-level project()
  call.  Please see the cmake-commands(7) manual for usage documentation of
  both commands.
This warning is for project developers.  Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

-- The C compiler identification is GNU 14.3.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 14.3.0
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: /nix/store/dmypp1h4ldn0vfk3fi6yfyf5yxp9yz0k-gcc-wrapper-14.3.0/bin/gcc - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /nix/store/dmypp1h4ldn0vfk3fi6yfyf5yxp9yz0k-gcc-wrapper-14.3.0/bin/g++ - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:2 (cmake_minimum_required):
  Compatibility with CMake < 3.5 has been removed from CMake.

  Update the VERSION argument <min> value.  Or, use the <min>...<max> syntax
  to tell CMake that the project requires at least <min> but has been updated
  to work with policies introduced by <max> or earlier.

  Or, add -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 to try configuring anyway.


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

[x10an14]

NixOS/nixpkgs#449229 fixes it I think, but simple testing for me reveals something else breaks (it's that time of the year befora ZHF/release).

[x10an14]

If someone converts the scripts to actual overridable derivations, this diff should do the trick (but they aren't):

diff --git a/modules/terminals/kitty-nixGL.nix b/modules/terminals/kitty-nixGL.nix
index d4c5a55..5f85321 100644
--- a/modules/terminals/kitty-nixGL.nix
+++ b/modules/terminals/kitty-nixGL.nix
@@ -1,31 +1,38 @@
 { inputs, lib, ... }:
 {
   flake.modules.homeManager.base =
     { pkgs, ... }@nixos:
     {
       programs.kitty = {
         package = lib.mkIf nixos.config.x10.terminal.emulator.nixGl (
           pkgs.symlinkJoin {
             inherit (pkgs.kitty)
               name
               pname
               version
               meta
               ;
             nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.makeWrapper ];
             paths = [
               pkgs.kitty
-              inputs.nixGL.packages."${pkgs.system}".nixGLIntel
+              (inputs.nixGL.packages."${pkgs.system}".nixGLIntel.override {
+                libvdpau-va-gl = pkgs.libvdpau-va-gl.overrideAttrs (old: {
+                  # TODO: Remove when https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/449229 hits nixos-unstable
+                  cmakeFlags = (old.cmakeFlags or [ ]) ++ [
+                    (lib.cmakeFeature "CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM" "4.0")
+                  ];
+                });
+                })
             ];
             postBuild =
               # bash
               ''
                 mv $out/bin/kitty $out/bin/.kitty-unwrapped
                 makeWrapper $out/bin/nixGLIntel $out/bin/kitty \
                   --add-flags "$out/bin/.kitty-unwrapped --"
               '';
           }
         );
       };
     };
 }