Build failure: pkgsCross.nixos-container

[brianmcgillion]

Nixpkgs version

• Unstable (25.11)

Steps to reproduce

nix build .#pkgsCross.aarch64-multiplatform.nixos-container

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Relevant log output

error: Cannot build '/nix/store/53kj05gzc0kck4mn6zyz3gf9mjnxvkiq-perl5.40.0-Module-Build-Tiny-0.047-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.drv'.
       Reason: builder failed with exit code 1.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/gnm70iix2jg0gddmr7mag3z716kzry3n-perl5.40.0-Module-Build-Tiny-0.047-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
         /nix/store/s34wkq6y4kchgbnxcngkgqc7n8nzywkj-perl5.40.0-Module-Build-Tiny-0.047-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-devdoc
       Last 23 log lines:
       > Running phase: unpackPhase
       > unpacking source archive /nix/store/phqd42i541mqh88jz3ycaf95lfn6ir2c-Module-Build-Tiny-0.047.tar.gz
       > source root is Module-Build-Tiny-0.047
       > setting SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH to timestamp 1695916426 of file "Module-Build-Tiny-0.047/xt/author/pod-syntax.t"
       > Running phase: patchPhase
       > patching script interpreter paths in .
       > Running phase: updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsPhase
       > Running phase: updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsPhase
       > Running phase: configurePhase
       > patching ./xt/author/pod-syntax.t...
       > patching ./t/simple.t...
       > no configure script, doing nothing
       > Running phase: buildPhase
       > syntax error at /nix/store/67w0mw367fljk19gnx8bc303iflnax7j-perl-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-5.40.0/lib/perl5/5.40.0/CPAN/Meta/Prereqs.pm line 172, near "= unless"
       > Execution of /nix/store/67w0mw367fljk19gnx8bc303iflnax7j-perl-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-5.40.0/lib/perl5/5.40.0/CPAN/Meta/Prereqs.pm aborted due to compilation errors.
       > Compilation failed in require at /nix/store/67w0mw367fljk19gnx8bc303iflnax7j-perl-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-5.40.0/lib/perl5/5.40.0/CPAN/Meta/Feature.pm line 8.
       > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /nix/store/67w0mw367fljk19gnx8bc303iflnax7j-perl-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-5.40.0/lib/perl5/5.40.0/CPAN/Meta/Feature.pm line 8.
       > Compilation failed in require at /nix/store/67w0mw367fljk19gnx8bc303iflnax7j-perl-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-5.40.0/lib/perl5/5.40.0/CPAN/Meta.pm line 57.
       > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /nix/store/67w0mw367fljk19gnx8bc303iflnax7j-perl-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-5.40.0/lib/perl5/5.40.0/CPAN/Meta.pm line 57.
       > Compilation failed in require at lib/Module/Build/Tiny.pm line 8.
       > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at lib/Module/Build/Tiny.pm line 8.
       > Compilation failed in require at Build.PL line 3.
       > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Build.PL line 3.
       For full logs, run:
         nix log /nix/store/53kj05gzc0kck4mn6zyz3gf9mjnxvkiq-perl5.40.0-Module-Build-Tiny-0.047-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.drv
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/kbrn0h6yc67vicr54h1nkg6dbrrsrfhc-perl5.40.0-Readonly-2.05-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.drv'.
       Reason: 1 dependency failed.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/13n7r67fh367kls2842kachgyc2fb8bh-perl5.40.0-Readonly-2.05-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
         /nix/store/mli6cyda6w882rmz5z9whqa5jbary4fi-perl5.40.0-Readonly-2.05-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-devdoc
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/j0as2r0gr3245rnfknyqj9bp6v50csp7-perl5.40.0-IPC-Run-20231003.0-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.drv'.
       Reason: 1 dependency failed.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/49fwsl72wc8kvlm6jhiibskhjli7wzbz-perl5.40.0-IPC-Run-20231003.0-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
         /nix/store/yx2cc5gnc81dcwi0wfpglqch8v2f7hhz-perl5.40.0-IPC-Run-20231003.0-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-devdoc
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/m3v36h1js2cch6ckxxz70hmlv3sdcqd4-perl-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-5.40.0-env.drv'.
       Reason: 1 dependency failed.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/bhyxpjk21a3305mis3ip4albf6jx376c-perl-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-5.40.0-env
error: Cannot build '/nix/store/cblmqym10mn4hfxm06mmwdi839qmi38w-nixos-container.drv'.
       Reason: 1 dependency failed.
       Output paths:
         /nix/store/3paj9nracjncfi4s73z4spyhl9w9yqfk-nixos-container

Additional context

Broken on master and nixos-unstable

System metadata

• system: "x86_64-linux"
• host os: Linux 6.17.1, NixOS, 25.11 (Xantusia), 25.11.20251009.0b4defa
• multi-user?: yes
• sandbox: yes
• version: nix-env (Nix) 2.32.0
• nixpkgs: /nix/store/3mpwmcgcjld1jxr5r0allm3c0qkxvcfx-source

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