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Description
Describe the bug
when running "cargo mobile android run" on Nixos it attempts to cache packages in the nix store, then proceeds to crash because the nix store is immutable
here is a snippet of the error log
warning: failed to write cache, path: /nix/store/7n7pchllxzcywrkdfm391hvbsmdcqbla-cargo-mobile2-0.17.6/share/registry/index/index.crates.io-1949cf8c6b5b557f/.cache/an/yh/anyhow, error: Read-only file system (os error 30)
Downloading crates ...
Downloaded fxhash v0.2.1
error: failed to create directory `/nix/store/7n7pchllxzcywrkdfm391hvbsmdcqbla-cargo-mobile2-0.17.6/share/registry/cache/index.crates.io-1949cf8c6b5b557f`
Caused by:
Read-only file system (os error 30)
Steps To Reproduce
- use nixos
- make a new project using wry template
cargo mobile android run- error
Expected behavior
not caching to the nix store
Platform and Versions (please complete the following information):
Host OS: Nixos 25.05 using unstable channel
Target OS: android
Rustc: 1.86
Ouput of cargo mobile doctor:
[✔] cargo-mobile v0.17.6
• Contains commits up to ""
• Installed at "/nix/store/7n7pchllxzcywrkdfm391hvbsmdcqbla-cargo-mobile2-0.17.6/share/.cargo-mobile2"
• NixOS v25.05 (Warbler
• rustc v1.86.0 (05f9846f8 2025-3-31)
[✔] Android developer tools
• SDK v35.0.2 installed at "/nix/store/csbkx8zn34p2whidjkypn1vkq6d09l07-androidsdk/libexec/android-sdk"
• NDK v23.1.7779620 installed at "/nix/store/csbkx8zn34p2whidjkypn1vkq6d09l07-androidsdk/libexec/android-sdk/ndk-bundle"
[✔] Connected devices
• Pixel 6a
Additional context
if it wasnt obvious from before, the nix store (/nix/store) is immutable, thus caching to it causes and os error.