Nix develop not working

[rrtoledo]

I am trying to run nix develop on several projects after installing nix (I do not know anything about it though), and got several errors that I could not solve.

Do you have any suggestion to fix this?

My laptop:

raph@Popoi:~/Documents/iohk/plutus-halo2-verifier$ uname -a
Linux Popoi 6.8.0-65-generic #68~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Jul 15 18:06:34 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Public repo: Sure: https://github.com/input-output-hk/plutus-halo2-verifier-gen

raph@Popoi:~/Documents/iohk/plutus-halo2-verifier-gen$ nix develop github:input-output-hk/devx#ghc96-iog
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/4vcywn61ymji49y04b9jz8rra7ahsnc5-Cabal-syntax-lib-Cabal-syntax-3.10.3.0.drv'.
       Reason: builder failed with exit code 1.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/4cmgazmrvj8wbph0lafb05vpwbm7dqin-Cabal-syntax-lib-Cabal-syntax-3.10.3.0-data
         /nix/store/kw4vd688rgpf038x875ykj1zbb61pga5-Cabal-syntax-lib-Cabal-syntax-3.10.3.0
       Last 25 log lines:
       >
       > <no location info>: error:
       >     panic! (the 'impossible' happened)
       >   GHC version 9.6.6:
       >     allocateRegsAndSpill: Cannot read from uninitialized register
       >   %vI_sappi
       >   Call stack:
       >       CallStack (from HasCallStack):
       >         callStackDoc, called at compiler/GHC/Utils/Panic.hs:189:37 in ghc:GHC.Utils.Panic
       >         pprPanic, called at compiler/GHC/CmmToAsm/Reg/Linear.hs:837:20 in ghc:GHC.CmmToAsm.Reg.Linear
       >   CallStack (from HasCallStack):
       >     panic, called at compiler/GHC/Utils/Error.hs:454:29 in ghc:GHC.Utils.Error
       >
       >
       > Please report this as a GHC bug:  https://www.haskell.org/ghc/reportabug
       > 
       > [122 of 137] Compiling Distribution.Types.Benchmark.Lens ( src/Distribution/Types/Benchmark/Lens.hs, dist/build/Distribution/Types/Benchmark/Lens.o, dist/build/Distribution/Types/Benchmark/Lens.dyn_o )
       > [127 of 137] Compiling Distribution.FieldGrammar.Newtypes ( src/Distribution/FieldGrammar/Newtypes.hs, dist/build/Distribution/FieldGrammar/Newtypes.o, dist/build/Distribution/FieldGrammar/Newtypes.dyn_o )
       > [128 of 137] Compiling Distribution.FieldGrammar.Class ( src/Distribution/FieldGrammar/Class.hs, dist/build/Distribution/FieldGrammar/Class.o, dist/build/Distribution/FieldGrammar/Class.dyn_o )
       > [129 of 137] Compiling Distribution.FieldGrammar.Pretty ( src/Distribution/FieldGrammar/Pretty.hs, dist/build/Distribution/FieldGrammar/Pretty.o, dist/build/Distribution/FieldGrammar/Pretty.dyn_o )
       > [130 of 137] Compiling Distribution.FieldGrammar.Parsec ( src/Distribution/FieldGrammar/Parsec.hs, dist/build/Distribution/FieldGrammar/Parsec.o, dist/build/Distribution/FieldGrammar/Parsec.dyn_o )
       > [131 of 137] Compiling Distribution.FieldGrammar ( src/Distribution/FieldGrammar.hs, dist/build/Distribution/FieldGrammar.o, dist/build/Distribution/FieldGrammar.dyn_o )
       > [135 of 137] Compiling Distribution.FieldGrammar.FieldDescrs ( src/Distribution/FieldGrammar/FieldDescrs.hs, dist/build/Distribution/FieldGrammar/FieldDescrs.o, dist/build/Distribution/FieldGrammar/FieldDescrs.dyn_o )
       > [136 of 137] Compiling Distribution.Types.InstalledPackageInfo.FieldGrammar ( src/Distribution/Types/InstalledPackageInfo/FieldGrammar.hs, dist/build/Distribution/Types/InstalledPackageInfo/FieldGrammar.o, dist/build/Distribution/Types/InstalledPackageInfo/FieldGrammar.dyn_o )
       > [137 of 137] Compiling Distribution.InstalledPackageInfo ( src/Distribution/InstalledPackageInfo.hs, dist/build/Distribution/InstalledPackageInfo.o, dist/build/Distribution/InstalledPackageInfo.dyn_o )
       For full logs, run:
         nix-store -l /nix/store/4vcywn61ymji49y04b9jz8rra7ahsnc5-Cabal-syntax-lib-Cabal-syntax-3.10.3.0.drv
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/x9vqza64v6zw3qkskvwcmvdi6wrv6bni-Cabal-lib-Cabal-3.10.3.0.drv'.
       Reason: 1 dependency failed.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/b2av38yrh36faki06g9r69j0r4bczxsj-Cabal-lib-Cabal-3.10.3.0
         /nix/store/v3hxsps1gm6cz89h8xy36v2b4a02rlg2-Cabal-lib-Cabal-3.10.3.0-data
error: Build failed due to failed dependency
error: Cannot build ...
...

Private repo

raph@Popoi:~/Documents/iohk/plutus-halo2-verifier$ nix develop github:input-output-hk/devx/hkm/haskell-nix-update#ghc96-iog
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/rzwy27c5db0nwp2kqy51wmg06wk8bz09-ghc-lib-parser-lib-ghc-lib-parser-9.8.5.20250214.drv'.
       Reason: builder failed with exit code 139.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/ga6b9qhvrlnafjsnk1f2k23x4svgdn2c-ghc-lib-parser-lib-ghc-lib-parser-9.8.5.20250214-data
         /nix/store/jrxh2g8s79frl487yi27jpp0a956izh5-ghc-lib-parser-lib-ghc-lib-parser-9.8.5.20250214
       Last 25 log lines:
       > [ 43 of 443] Compiling GHC.Data.ShortText ( libraries/ghc-boot/GHC/Data/ShortText.hs, dist/build/GHC/Data/ShortText.o, dist/build/GHC/Data/ShortText.dyn_o )
       > [ 44 of 443] Compiling GHC.Unit.Database ( libraries/ghc-boot/GHC/Unit/Database.hs, dist/build/GHC/Unit/Database.o, dist/build/GHC/Unit/Database.dyn_o )
       > [ 45 of 443] Compiling GHC.Utils.Exception ( compiler/GHC/Utils/Exception.hs, dist/build/GHC/Utils/Exception.o, dist/build/GHC/Utils/Exception.dyn_o )
       > [ 46 of 443] Compiling GHC.Utils.Fingerprint ( compiler/GHC/Utils/Fingerprint.hs, dist/build/GHC/Utils/Fingerprint.o, dist/build/GHC/Utils/Fingerprint.dyn_o )
       > [ 47 of 443] Compiling GHC.Utils.GlobalVars ( compiler/GHC/Utils/GlobalVars.hs, dist/build/GHC/Utils/GlobalVars.o, dist/build/GHC/Utils/GlobalVars.dyn_o )
       > [ 48 of 443] Compiling GHC.Utils.IO.Unsafe ( compiler/GHC/Utils/IO/Unsafe.hs, dist/build/GHC/Utils/IO/Unsafe.o, dist/build/GHC/Utils/IO/Unsafe.dyn_o )
       > [ 49 of 443] Compiling GHC.Utils.Ppr.Colour ( compiler/GHC/Utils/Ppr/Colour.hs, dist/build/GHC/Utils/Ppr/Colour.o, dist/build/GHC/Utils/Ppr/Colour.dyn_o )
       > [ 50 of 443] Compiling GHC.Version      ( ghc-lib/stage0/libraries/ghc-boot/build/GHC/Version.hs, dist/build/GHC/Version.o, dist/build/GHC/Version.dyn_o )
       > [ 51 of 443] Compiling GHC.UniqueSubdir ( libraries/ghc-boot/GHC/UniqueSubdir.hs, dist/build/GHC/UniqueSubdir.o, dist/build/GHC/UniqueSubdir.dyn_o )
       > [ 52 of 443] Compiling GHC.Settings.Config ( ghc-lib/stage0/compiler/build/GHC/Settings/Config.hs, dist/build/GHC/Settings/Config.o, dist/build/GHC/Settings/Config.dyn_o )
       > [ 53 of 443] Compiling GHC.Utils.Panic.Plain ( compiler/GHC/Utils/Panic/Plain.hs, dist/build/GHC/Utils/Panic/Plain.o, dist/build/GHC/Utils/Panic/Plain.dyn_o )
       > [ 54 of 443] Compiling GHC.Utils.Misc   ( compiler/GHC/Utils/Misc.hs, dist/build/GHC/Utils/Misc.o, dist/build/GHC/Utils/Misc.dyn_o )
       > [ 55 of 443] Compiling GHC.Data.FastString ( compiler/GHC/Data/FastString.hs, dist/build/GHC/Data/FastString.o, dist/build/GHC/Data/FastString.dyn_o )
       > [ 56 of 443] Compiling GHC.Utils.BufHandle ( compiler/GHC/Utils/BufHandle.hs, dist/build/GHC/Utils/BufHandle.o, dist/build/GHC/Utils/BufHandle.dyn_o )
       > [ 57 of 443] Compiling GHC.Utils.Ppr    ( compiler/GHC/Utils/Ppr.hs, dist/build/GHC/Utils/Ppr.o, dist/build/GHC/Utils/Ppr.dyn_o )
       > [ 58 of 443] Compiling GHCi.BreakArray  ( libraries/ghci/GHCi/BreakArray.hs, dist/build/GHCi/BreakArray.o, dist/build/GHCi/BreakArray.dyn_o )
       > [ 59 of 443] Compiling GHCi.FFI         ( dist/build/GHCi/FFI.hs, dist/build/GHCi/FFI.o, dist/build/GHCi/FFI.dyn_o )
       > [ 60 of 443] Compiling GHCi.RemoteTypes ( libraries/ghci/GHCi/RemoteTypes.hs, dist/build/GHCi/RemoteTypes.o, dist/build/GHCi/RemoteTypes.dyn_o )
       > [ 61 of 443] Compiling Language.Haskell.Syntax.Basic ( compiler/Language/Haskell/Syntax/Basic.hs, dist/build/Language/Haskell/Syntax/Basic.o, dist/build/Language/Haskell/Syntax/Basic.dyn_o )
       > [ 62 of 443] Compiling Language.Haskell.Syntax.Extension ( compiler/Language/Haskell/Syntax/Extension.hs, dist/build/Language/Haskell/Syntax/Extension.o, dist/build/Language/Haskell/Syntax/Extension.dyn_o )
       > [ 63 of 443] Compiling Language.Haskell.Syntax.Module.Name ( compiler/Language/Haskell/Syntax/Module/Name.hs, dist/build/Language/Haskell/Syntax/Module/Name.o, dist/build/Language/Haskell/Syntax/Module/Name.dyn_o )
       > [ 64 of 443] Compiling Language.Haskell.TH.LanguageExtensions ( libraries/template-haskell/Language/Haskell/TH/LanguageExtensions.hs, dist/build/Language/Haskell/TH/LanguageExtensions.o, dist/build/Language/Haskell/TH/LanguageExtensions.dyn_o )
       > [ 65 of 443] Compiling Language.Haskell.TH.Lib.Map ( libraries/template-haskell/Language/Haskell/TH/Lib/Map.hs, dist/build/Language/Haskell/TH/Lib/Map.o, dist/build/Language/Haskell/TH/Lib/Map.dyn_o )
       > [ 66 of 443] Compiling Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax ( libraries/template-haskell/Language/Haskell/TH/Syntax.hs, dist/build/Language/Haskell/TH/Syntax.o, dist/build/Language/Haskell/TH/Syntax.dyn_o )
       > /nix/store/s3w5m3spa1g71hx0yb82lvk6394j3w5j-stdenv-linux/setup: line 1758:   291 Segmentation fault         (core dumped) $SETUP_HS build lib:ghc-lib-parser -j$(($NIX_BUILD_CORES > 4 ? 4 : $NIX_BUILD_CORES))
       For full logs, run:
         nix log /nix/store/rzwy27c5db0nwp2kqy51wmg06wk8bz09-ghc-lib-parser-lib-ghc-lib-parser-9.8.5.20250214.drv