Make it possible to run the local simulation on nixOS

installer/nix/shell.nix

@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ mkShell {
     git
     gnumake
 
-    # For installing ganache for local simulations
-    nodePackages.ganache-cli
+    # For the local simulation
+    openssl # for generating the JWT file
+    lsof    # for killing processes by port
+    killall # for killing processes manually
+    curl    # for working with the node APIs
   ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [
     lsb-release
   ];

scripts/detect_platform.sh

@@ -17,4 +17,12 @@ fi
 # Architecture detection
 ARCH="$(uname -m)"
 
+patchelf_when_on_nixos () {
+  if [ -f /etc/NIXOS ]; then
+    nix-shell \
+      -p stdenv.cc \
+      --command 'patchelf --set-interpreter $(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker) "'$1'"'
+  fi
+}
+
 fi

scripts/geth_binaries.sh

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ download_geth_stable() {
     mkdir -p "$(dirname "$STABLE_GETH_BINARY")"
     mv "$tmp_extract_dir/geth$EXE_EXTENSION" "$STABLE_GETH_BINARY"
     chmod +x "$STABLE_GETH_BINARY"
+    patchelf_when_on_nixos "$STABLE_GETH_BINARY"
   fi
 }
 
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ download_status_geth_binary() {
     mkdir -p "$(dirname "$BINARY_FS_PATH")"
     mv "$tmp_extract_dir/geth$EXE_EXTENSION" "$BINARY_FS_PATH"
     chmod +x "$BINARY_FS_PATH"
+    patchelf_when_on_nixos "$BINARY_FS_PATH"
   fi
 }
 

scripts/launch_local_testnet.sh

@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ download_nimbus_eth1() {
     mkdir -p "$(dirname "$NIMBUS_ETH1_BINARY")"
     mv "$tmp_extract_dir/build/nimbus$EXE_EXTENSION" "$NIMBUS_ETH1_BINARY"
     chmod +x "$NIMBUS_ETH1_BINARY"
+    patchelf_when_on_nixos "$NIMBUS_ETH1_BINARY"
   fi
 }