From 16ec40b237b4a544f84e0618bc4cb8b9d27d13c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hermes <hermes@lazyworkhorse.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:12:12 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: use python3 + preConfigure symlink for john
 cross-compile (python not in PATH)

---
 flake.nix | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 04903ee..321a795 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -188,8 +188,14 @@
         # Strip it from john deps -- the perl scripts that need it are not critical
         john = prev.john.overrideAttrs (old: {
           nativeBuildInputs = (old.nativeBuildInputs or []) ++ [
-            prev.buildPackages.python  # opencl_generate_dynamic_loader.py needs python
+            prev.buildPackages.python3  # opencl_generate_dynamic_loader.py needs python3
           ];
+          preConfigure = (old.preConfigure or '') + ''
+            # configure script calls 'python' not 'python3'
+            mkdir -p "$TMPDIR/bin"
+            ln -sf "${prev.buildPackages.python3}/bin/python3" "$TMPDIR/bin/python"
+            export PATH="$TMPDIR/bin:$PATH"
+          '';
           propagatedBuildInputs = builtins.filter
             (x: x?pname && x.pname != "perl-ldap")
             (old.propagatedBuildInputs or []);