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trying to install pidgin with otr plugin. content of .config/nixpkgs/config.nix
{
packageOverrides = pkgs: rec {
pidgin-with-plugins = pkgs.pidgin-with-plugins.override {
plugins = [ pkgs.pidgin-otr ];};
};
}
-----
mcd@nixos:~$ nix-env -i pidgin-with-plugins
installing ‘pidgin-with-plugins-2.12.0’
error: attribute ‘pidgin-otr’ missing, at /home/mcd/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix:4:15
(use ‘--show-trace’ to show detailed location information)
mcd@nixos:~$ nix-env -i pidgin-with-plugins pidgin-otr
installing ‘pidgin-with-plugins-2.12.0’
installing ‘pidgin-otr-4.0.2’
error: attribute ‘pidgin-otr’ missing, at /home/mcd/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix:4:15
(use ‘--show-trace’ to show detailed location information)
$ nix-env -i --show-trace pidgin-with-plugins pidgin-otr
installing ‘pidgin-with-plugins-2.12.0’
installing ‘pidgin-otr-4.0.2’
error: while evaluating the attribute ‘buildCommand’ of the derivation ‘pidgin-with-plugins-2.12.0’ at /nix/store/1dikn2akn716qwqxgxh064zbflw57byq-nixos-17.03.1931.8b8977f9ff/nixos/pkgs/build-support/trivial-builders.nix:7:14:
while evaluating anonymous function at /nix/store/1dikn2akn716qwqxgxh064zbflw57byq-nixos-17.03.1931.8b8977f9ff/nixos/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/wrapper.nix:4:18, called from undefined position:
attribute ‘pidgin-otr’ missing, at /home/mcd/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix:4:15
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