From 9017d914a79893fb4a7d30aaed2cdf8db4d47103 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: marshmallow Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 09:10:22 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] add actionable information to nix availablity check (#532) --- crates/cli/src/main.rs | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/crates/cli/src/main.rs b/crates/cli/src/main.rs index 207e10b..79f910b 100644 --- a/crates/cli/src/main.rs +++ b/crates/cli/src/main.rs @@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> { } if !check_nix_available() { - miette::bail!("Nix is not available on this system."); + miette::bail!( + "The Nix binary could not be started. If you have not installed Nix (or compatable tool, such as Lix) yet, consider obtaining it through the instructions found here https://lix.systems/install/ or here https://nixos.org/download/." + ); } let signals = Signals::new([SIGINT]).into_diagnostic()?; -- 2.51.2