compiler can't find python binary about subpar HOT 4 CLOSED

The thing is, NixOS does set PATH reasonably. It just doesn't embed its default PATH into /bin/bash like other distros.

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A bit more digging:

Debian and Ubuntu and various other distros have a default value for PATH hardcoded into bash and/or libc. Not all distributions do that. Subpar's build is assuming that Python will be found in the PATH that is hardcoded into the shell, which isn't a great assumption.

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This error is actually coming from Bazel, not Subpar. I see a number of other issues filed for Bazel + NixOS so I'm not too surprised.

There relevant code is here: https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/master/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/python/stub_template.txt

If NixOS isn't going to set PATH reasonably, or set it differently than other distros, then it might need a completely separate configuration in Bazel (i.e. Linux, Windows, Darwin, Android, ... Nix).

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But you are right - this isn't necessarily a subpar bug.

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