feat(workstation): use nix from git for --raw support in nix-instantiate --eval

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/nixos/profiles/workstation/default.nix b/nixos/profiles/workstation/default.nix
index 3be5c6c..7192687 100644
--- a/nixos/profiles/workstation/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/profiles/workstation/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 let
   npins = import ../../npins;
+  nixGit = import (pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "NixOS";
+    repo = "nix";
+    rev = "7a8a28629c61c75af010ff0a5a88c16c4ce536c7";
+    sha256 = "sha256-oqG9AFPXBneKVmiWa9b9ai0hGZqHVKVFaFLdBZitSUA=";
+  });
 in
 {
   imports = [
@@ -25,4 +31,8 @@ in
   # Age defaults to this anyway when openssh is enabled.
   # We're setting this here for workstations where openssh is disabled.
   age.identityPaths = ["/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key"];
+
+  # Using nix from git for --raw support in nix-instantiate --eval.
+  # FUTURE: remove once upgrading to NixOS 25.05
+  nix.package = nixGit.packages.${builtins.currentSystem}.default;
 }