I am trying to make PINCE package on NixOS

[TheK0tYaRa]

The problems i am facing is that there is not a single image on the buttons and running with sudo fails. The sudo part i will figure out myself. Also it fails to work with GDB and writes that the GDB is not initialized. I may be missing some packages. Please help me make this package reach more users.

[TheK0tYaRa]

The current issue is

>   File "/build/PINCE/libPINCE/GDB_Engine.py", line 202, in send_command
>     raise type_defs.GDBInitializeException
> libPINCE.type_defs.GDBInitializeException: GDB not initialized

[TheK0tYaRa]

On further inspection, this is the expanded error log

running build_ext
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
/build/PINCE/libPINCE/libscanmem/misc.py:24: PyGIWarning: Gtk was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
  from gi.repository import Gtk
ScriptUtils (unittest.loader._FailedTest) ... ERROR
GDBCommandExtensions (unittest.loader._FailedTest) ... ERROR
test_split_symbol (tests.SysUtils_tests.SysUtils_tests) ... ok
test_read_registers (tests.GDB_Engine_tests.GDB_Engine_tests) ... ERROR
test_change_text_length (tests.GuiUtils_tests.GuiUtils_tests) ... ok

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ERROR: ScriptUtils (unittest.loader._FailedTest)
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ImportError: Failed to import test module: ScriptUtils
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/nix/store/i1m8r7mv8h47wr850cdsxksy22lv6gsz-python3-3.9.6/lib/python3.9/unittest/loader.py", line 154, in loadTestsFromName
    module = __import__(module_name)
  File "/build/PINCE/libPINCE/gdb_python_scripts/ScriptUtils.py", line 18, in <module>
    import gdb, sys, traceback, functools
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'gdb'


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ERROR: GDBCommandExtensions (unittest.loader._FailedTest)
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ImportError: Failed to import test module: GDBCommandExtensions
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/nix/store/i1m8r7mv8h47wr850cdsxksy22lv6gsz-python3-3.9.6/lib/python3.9/unittest/loader.py", line 154, in loadTestsFromName
    module = __import__(module_name)
  File "/build/PINCE/libPINCE/gdb_python_scripts/GDBCommandExtensions.py", line 18, in <module>
    import gdb, pickle, json, sys, re, struct, io, ctypes, os, shelve, distorm3
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'gdb'


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ERROR: test_read_registers (tests.GDB_Engine_tests.GDB_Engine_tests)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/build/PINCE/tests/GDB_Engine_tests.py", line 23, in test_read_registers
    register_dict = GDB_Engine.read_registers()
  File "/build/PINCE/libPINCE/GDB_Engine.py", line 1185, in read_registers
    return send_command("pince-read-registers", recv_with_file=True)
  File "/build/PINCE/libPINCE/GDB_Engine.py", line 202, in send_command
    raise type_defs.GDBInitializeException
libPINCE.type_defs.GDBInitializeException: GDB not initialized

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Ran 5 tests in 0.001s

[korcankaraokcu]

if you are using the newest PINCE build, it uses system gdb. Check if your system gdb resides in /bin/gdb

[TheK0tYaRa]

Does it get the executable location from the environment or does it execute it directly? Wait, why am i even asking, i can search for that.

[korcankaraokcu]

It's hardcoded as /bin/gdb because all of the supported systems use that path. Maybe the whereis utility could be used if the path should be set dynamically.

[brkzlr]

Closing as we don't officially support NixOS neither plan to for local dev installs. We have AppImages now.

#250 This PR contains work that makes it possible to have a local dev install on NixOS if you wish so.

#250 (comment) There are also some instructions here on how to make AppImages run.