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Bump minimum Nix version to 2.18 #2779

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Bump minimum Nix version to 2.18
Lagoja Feb 6, 2026
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Add Nix 2.30.2 to version compatibility test matrix
Lagoja Feb 6, 2026
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14 changes: 7 additions & 7 deletions .github/workflows/cli-tests.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ env:
HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP: 1
NIX_CONFIG: |
access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

jobs:
build-devbox:
strategy:
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exit 1
fi
- run: ./result/bin/devbox version

golangci-lint:
strategy:
matrix:
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# merging, while keeping the others as an additional non-required signal
run-project-tests: ["project-tests-only", "project-tests-off"]
# Run tests on:
# 1. the oldest supported nix version (which is 2.9.0? But determinate-systems installer has 2.12.0)
# 1. the oldest supported nix version (Nixpkgs requires >= 2.18 as of 2026)
# 2. nix 2.19.2: version before nix profile changes
# 2. latest nix version (note, 2.20.1 introduced a new profile change)
nix-version: ["2.12.0", "2.19.2", "2.30.2"]
# 3. latest nix version (note, 2.20.1 introduced a new profile change)
nix-version: ["2.18.0", "2.19.2", "2.30.2"]
exclude:
# Only runs tests on macos if explicitly requested, or on a schedule
- os: "${{ (inputs.run-mac-tests || github.event.schedule != '') && 'dummy' || 'macos-latest' }}"


runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
timeout-minutes: 60
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strategy:
matrix:
os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
nix-version: [2.15.1, 2.16.1, 2.17.0, 2.18.0, 2.19.2, 2.24.7]
nix-version: [2.18.0, 2.19.2, 2.24.7, 2.30.2]
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion internal/nix/shim.go
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Expand Up @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
Version2_24 = nix.Version2_24
Version2_25 = nix.Version2_25

MinVersion = nix.Version2_12
MinVersion = nix.Version2_18
)

type (
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion nix/nix.go
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Expand Up @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ const (
Version2_24 = "2.24.0"
Version2_25 = "2.25.0"

MinVersion = Version2_12
MinVersion = Version2_18
)

// versionRegexp matches the first line of "nix --version" output.
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