Flow 0.38.0 doesn't work on Linux (NixOS) about flow-bin

[frontsideair]

Also in my default.nix I have these lines for patching the flow I get from npm. I hope anyone reading here finds it useful.

    cp node_modules/flow-bin/flow-linux64-v*/flow flow
    chmod a+rw flow
    patchelf \
      --set-interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
      --set-rpath ".:${pkgs.stdenv.cc.libc}/lib" \
      flow

[ysangkok]

The problem is probably with the binary build having dependencies. Try running ldd on the binary file file in node_modules/flow-bin/flow-linux64-VERSION/flow. At least on my Alpine, it couldn't find libelf.

Since you are using NixOS, maybe you are familiar with patchelf, it might be able to fix your issue.

[frontsideair]

Thanks @ysangkok, I guess the problem is flow can't find glibc which is custom in NixOS and probably patchelf would solve it; but flow got updated in nixpkgs, so I guess I don't have to try it. 🎉

[iclanzan]

I hope you don't mind me commenting on this issue, but I would like to solve the problem presented in OP, namely I would like to get flow-bin working instead of using the global flow binary.

@ysangkok can you provide an example on how to use patchelf to patch the binary?

[ysangkok]

@iclanzan I started just using the binary in this Docker image instead: https://hub.docker.com/r/rezzza/docker-flow/

If you can run it with Docker directly, of course that is even better.

[iclanzan]

The problem is I need to use the specific flow version we have pinned down in package.json, so ideally I would get that one to run somehow.

[Abdillah]

In my case, all the ldd deps has been fulfilled, but it still error,

$ # version 0.64.0
$ ldd /home/fazbdillah/Project/Lineart/lineart/node_modules/flow-bin/flow-linux64-v0.64.0/flow
	linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffcbf6a2000)
	libpthread.so.0 => /nix/store/HASH-glibc-2.25-49/lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007fafcb58e000)
	libm.so.6 => /nix/store/HASH-glibc-2.25-49/lib/libm.so.6 (0x00007fafcb27b000)
	libdl.so.2 => /nix/store/HASH-glibc-2.25-49/lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00007fafcb077000)
	libc.so.6 => /nix/store/HASH-glibc-2.25-49/lib/libc.so.6 (0x00007fafcacd8000)
	/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 => /nix/store/HASH-glibc-2.25-49/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007fafcb7ac000)

Version mismatch?

P.S.
The global package is doing fine. As I need to use the local package on package.json script.

EDIT
I change the version from v0.56.0

[Abdillah]

In the case of global package, it needs different version than above shared libs,

$ flow version
Flow, a static type checker for JavaScript, version 0.64.0

$ ldd `which flow`                                                                                                                                                    
	linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffd3f0b8000)
	libev.so.4 => /nix/store/HASH-libev-4.24/lib/libev.so.4 (0x00007ff2c4032000)
	libpthread.so.0 => /nix/store/HASH-glibc-2.26-131/lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007ff2c3e14000)
	librt.so.1 => /nix/store/HASH-glibc-2.26-131/lib/librt.so.1 (0x00007ff2c3c0c000)
	libm.so.6 => /nix/store/HASH-glibc-2.26-131/lib/libm.so.6 (0x00007ff2c38c0000)
	libdl.so.2 => /nix/store/HASH-glibc-2.26-131/lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00007ff2c36bc000)
	libc.so.6 => /nix/store/HASH-glibc-2.26-131/lib/libc.so.6 (0x00007ff2c330a000)
	/nix/store/HASH-glibc-2.26-131/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 => /nix/store/HASH-glibc-2.25-49/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007ff2c4240000)

[arypurnomoz]

@Abdillah i also got the exact same problem. Though the flow on nixpkgs is working, but the package version is way behind the current latest flow version.

[frontsideair]

Me and a few others try to keep flow on nixpkgs up-to-date, but stable can be behind the latest version. I use the unstable channel for my personal use.

[tdietert]

@frontsideair would you mind pasting the exact flow override from your default.nix? I'm new to nix and am unsure exactly how I'd implement your patch. Thanks!

[frontsideair]

The whole default.nix may be too much but I'm pasting the related part:

yarn2nix.mkYarnPackage {
  src = ./.;
  buildPhase = ''
    set -e
    export HOME=`pwd`/yarn_home

    # patch flow
    cp node_modules/flow-bin/flow-linux64-v*/flow flow
    chmod a+rw flow
    patchelf \
      --set-interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
      --set-rpath ".:${pkgs.stdenv.cc.libc}/lib" \
      flow
  '';
};

[srghma]

for me solution was

patchelf \
  --set-interpreter "$(cat $(echo $(nix-build --no-out-link -E 'with import <nixpkgs> {}; pkgs.stdenv.cc')/nix-support/dynamic-linker))" \
  ./node_modules/flow-bin/flow-linux64-v0.105.1/flow

[trusktr]

@srghma Would you mind providing some advice about this over here on the NixOS forums? https://discourse.nixos.org/t/running-node-electron-app-gives-enoent-error-in-nixos/5590