[Backport release-25.05] radicle-node: use canonical release reference, add updateScript, modernize, adopt

[nixpkgs-ci]

Bot-based backport to release-25.05, triggered by a label in #435071.

• Before merging, ensure that this backport is acceptable for the release.
  • Even as a non-committer, if you find that it is not acceptable, leave a comment.

[Defelo]

nixpkgs-review result

Generated using nixpkgs-review-gha

Command: nixpkgs-review pr 435999 -a radicle-node.tests
Commit: 39a8c2c00347f8c853bf1d0a73ac4f2606fa6036 (subsequent changes)
Merge: 1c3b101a016b27026fbba112320834825bafe18a

Logs: https://github.com/Defelo/nixpkgs-review-gha/actions/runs/17166964973

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x86_64-linux

❌ 5 packages failed to build:

• radicle-node
• radicle-node.tests.basic
• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-failure
• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-success
• radicle-tui

❔ 1 package not supported by the current system:

• radicle-node.tests.nixos-run

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aarch64-linux

❌ 5 packages failed to build:

• radicle-node
• radicle-node.tests.basic
• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-failure
• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-success
• radicle-tui

❔ 1 package not supported by the current system:

• radicle-node.tests.nixos-run

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x86_64-darwin (sandbox = true)

❌ 4 packages failed to build:

• radicle-node
• radicle-node.tests.basic
• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-failure
• radicle-tui

❌ 1 package still failing to build (also failed on release-25.05):

• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-success

❔ 1 package not supported by the current system:

• radicle-node.tests.nixos-run

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aarch64-darwin (sandbox = true)

❌ 4 packages failed to build:

• radicle-node
• radicle-node.tests.basic
• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-failure
• radicle-tui

❌ 1 package still failing to build (also failed on release-25.05):

• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-success

❔ 1 package not supported by the current system:

• radicle-node.tests.nixos-run

[Defelo]

versionCheckHook executes radicle-node instead of rad because #412768 hasn't been backported to 25.05. Unlike rad, radicle-node --version fails if the HOME env var is not set. Setting versionCheckProgram here, so we always run rad instead of radicle-node.

[Defelo]

nixpkgs-review result

Generated using nixpkgs-review-gha

Command: nixpkgs-review pr 435999 -a radicle-node.tests
Commit: 8081987e90f57d3a0af55c44393842353f9b7115 (subsequent changes)
Merge: 10d97d423d72eae7c5e3222411059cebfaa0dca6

Logs: https://github.com/Defelo/nixpkgs-review-gha/actions/runs/17167904294

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• aarch64-linux

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• aarch64-darwin

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    --option trusted-public-keys '
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x86_64-linux

✅ 6 packages built:

• radicle-node
• radicle-node.tests.basic
• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-failure
• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-success
• radicle-node.tests.nixos-run
• radicle-tui

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aarch64-linux

✅ 5 packages built:

• radicle-node
• radicle-node.tests.basic
• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-failure
• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-success
• radicle-tui

❔ 1 package not supported by the current system:

• radicle-node.tests.nixos-run

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x86_64-darwin (sandbox = true)

❌ 1 package still failing to build (also failed on release-25.05):

• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-success

✅ 4 packages built:

• radicle-node
• radicle-node.tests.basic
• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-failure
• radicle-tui

❔ 1 package not supported by the current system:

• radicle-node.tests.nixos-run

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aarch64-darwin (sandbox = true)

❌ 1 package still failing to build (also failed on release-25.05):

• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-success

✅ 4 packages built:

• radicle-node
• radicle-node.tests.basic
• radicle-node.tests.nixos-build.checkConfig-failure
• radicle-tui

❔ 1 package not supported by the current system:

• radicle-node.tests.nixos-run

checked and it alright