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6 Feb 2026
@k900:0upti.meK900To what target?17:23:19
@denommus:matrix.orgdenommus I want to compile something to x86_64-linux 17:23:23
@denommus:matrix.orgdenommusI'm on a M317:23:30
@denommus:matrix.orgdenommusglibc fails to build because of a broken patch17:23:50
@k900:0upti.meK900Yeah very unlikely17:23:56
@k900:0upti.meK900You probably want to set up a Linux VM17:24:02
@k900:0upti.meK900And build on that17:24:03
@reckenrode:matrix.orgRandy EckenrodeCross to Linux should work.17:26:45
@denommus:matrix.orgdenommusI think even if I set up a Linux VM I'll need to crosscompile, because the VM would be aarch64 as well, since I'm on a M317:27:41
@denommus:matrix.orgdenommusare my chances better on Linux anyway?17:27:51
@k900:0upti.meK900I think you can set up an x86_64 VM with Rosetta something something17:28:06
@k900:0upti.meK900But I am not an Apple user17:28:13
@samasaur:matrix.orgsamasauryou can set up an aarch64 VM and pass thru Rosetta into it for faster emulation of x86_64, yes17:28:45
@samasaur:matrix.orgsamasaure.g. https://github.com/cpick/nix-rosetta-builder17:29:06
@denommus:matrix.orgdenommusthat looks like what I need, I'll test it, thanks17:29:43
@antifuchs:asf.computerantifuchsthis and the virby vm repo do similar things, I've been using virby recently because it rebuilds cleaner21:31:18
7 Feb 2026
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@khaneliman:matrix.orgAustin Horstman Ihar Hrachyshka: ah yeah, building is a lot faster when i don't limit my cores lol. just had to rebuild firefox-devedition-unwrapped and it only took 45 min on my laptop now 16:36:58
@sarahec:matrix.orgSarah ClarkRedacted or Malformed Event17:44:59
@sarahec:matrix.orgSarah ClarkI set the core limit to exclude the efficiency cores and it builds faster now than before. 19:19:38
8 Feb 2026
@debtquity:matrix.orgdebtquityis there anything worth it in tahoe? I reviewed the marketing for it and just seems like a crappy ui update20:08:16
@debtquity:matrix.orgdebtquitybut maybe there are hidden gems?20:08:26
@saiko:knifepoint.netKatalin πŸ”ͺ launchpad is gone πŸ¦€ 21:04:55
@saiko:knifepoint.netKatalin πŸ”ͺ otherwise, no, can't think of anything 21:05:00
9 Feb 2026
@reckenrode:matrix.orgRandy EckenrodeGit appears to broken on Darwin on staging.02:56:43
@debtquity:matrix.orgdebtquity

you mean this on staging-next?

https://hydra.nixos.org/build/321302343

03:56:29
@reckenrode:matrix.orgRandy Eckenrode I ran into it today rebasing my Swift branch on staging. 04:16:53
@reckenrode:matrix.orgRandy Eckenrode * I ran into it today rebasing my Swift branch on current staging. 04:17:04
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@mall0c:matrix.orgmall0c

Thinking of setting up NixOS in VM on macOS host. Is the lack of OpenGL support going to result in awful performance? Or is it tolerable?

Been itching to use Niri + Cosmic for a minute.

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