Managing System Packages Problem: `error: flake input attribute 'helix' is a thunk while a string, Boolean, or integer is expected`

[Mike Lane]

I've followed the directions here, but I'm getting the following error:

❯ sudo nixos-rebuild switch    
error:
       … while evaluating flake attribute 'helix'

         at /nix/store/fdhl5n49pbjlvmr8pqmgai03cpbsmj03-source/flake.nix:26:7:

           25|       # Helix editor, using version 23.05
           26|       helix.url = "github:helix-editor/helix/23.05";
             |       ^
           27|     };

       error: flake input attribute 'helix' is a thunk while a string, Boolean, or integer is expected
❯ 

Any idea how to fix this?

[Mike Lane]

Oof, nevermind. I had put that into the inputs.home-manager instead of into the inputs in the flake.nix.

[Mike Lane]

note: I did have to run sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake /etc/nixos#nixos-test instead of just sudo nixos-rebuild switch to get helix to build. The docs leaves off the --flakes ... part.

[Ryan Yin]

note: I did have to run sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake /etc/nixos#nixos-test instead of just sudo nixos-rebuild switch to get helix to build. The docs leaves off the --flakes ... part.

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