`nix-env -i stack` failed on Mac OS X - haskell-stack

Question

Because of this problem, and some one told me that I should install stack and cabal-install using nix, so I am now trying to install haskell-stack using nix-env -i.
Whole error messages are here.
$ nix-env -i stack
...
lib/machserver.cpp:180:27: note: put the semicolon on a separate line to silence this warning
In file included from lib/alloc.cpp:32:
In file included from ./security_utilities/globalizer.h:31:
In file included from ./security_utilities/threading.h:40:
./security_utilities/threading_internal.h:67:5: warning: macro expansion producing 'defined' has undefined behavior [-Wexpansion-to-defined]
#if _HAVE_64BIT_ATOMIC
^
./security_utilities/threading_internal.h:41:29: note: expanded from macro '_HAVE_64BIT_ATOMIC'
#define _HAVE_64BIT_ATOMIC (defined(__ppc64__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__))
^
./security_utilities/threading_internal.h:67:5: warning: macro expansion producing 'defined' has undefined behavior [-Wexpansion-to-defined]
./security_utilities/threading_internal.h:41:51: note: expanded from macro '_HAVE_64BIT_ATOMIC'
#define _HAVE_64BIT_ATOMIC (defined(__ppc64__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__))
^
./security_utilities/threading_internal.h:67:5: warning: macro expansion producing 'defined' has undefined behavior [-Wexpansion-to-defined]
./security_utilities/threading_internal.h:41:72: note: expanded from macro '_HAVE_64BIT_ATOMIC'
#define _HAVE_64BIT_ATOMIC (defined(__ppc64__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__))
^
./security_utilities/threading_internal.h:119:50: warning: while loop has empty body [-Wempty-body]
{ while (!casb(store, value, store)) /* again */; return value; }
^
./security_utilities/threading_internal.h:119:50: note: put the semicolon on a separate line to silence this warning
4 warnings generated.
4 warnings generated.
4 warnings generated.
5 warnings generated.
make[2]: *** [/nix/store/204lvxmsigkgkdv2c0fvkqalxmg4fik5-gnustep-make-2.7.0/share/GNUstep/Makefiles/Instance/library.make:278: internal-library-all_] Error 2
make[1]: *** [/nix/store/204lvxmsigkgkdv2c0fvkqalxmg4fik5-gnustep-make-2.7.0/share/GNUstep/Makefiles/Master/rules.make:297: security_utilities.all.library.variables] Error 2
make: *** [/nix/store/204lvxmsigkgkdv2c0fvkqalxmg4fik5-gnustep-make-2.7.0/share/GNUstep/Makefiles/Master/library.make:37: internal-all] Error 2
builder for '/nix/store/xxja1zlr9xqvl4vij85lcf30h5s6yyi5-libsecurity_utilities-osx-10.7.5.drv' failed with exit code 2
cannot build derivation '/nix/store/g2i0xac4g4173561i5lsgn7pncswzmqd-SecurityTool-55115.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
copying path '/nix/store/b5j4s3wmh2bji4ck8wrvizh5knfnw4mw-pem-0.2.4' from 'https://cache.nixos.org'...
cannot build derivation '/nix/store/ss179ilk0x4yb6z1dks3aa9z5b0bzih5-x509-system-1.6.6.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
cannot build derivation '/nix/store/7f4a2s6ri62dm37md14wxla62hygxg0z-connection-0.2.8.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
cannot build derivation '/nix/store/lg6k2p3v4sfj6w9kb3bapizzr8qk3i3p-http-client-tls-0.3.5.3.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
cannot build derivation '/nix/store/djqw65b0cnlpdfpadxhnqr344qrwdqa9-stack-1.9.1.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built
error: build of '/nix/store/djqw65b0cnlpdfpadxhnqr344qrwdqa9-stack-1.9.1.drv' failed
and
$ uname -a
Darwin YudeMBP.local 18.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 18.2.0: Fri Oct 5 19:41:49 PDT 2018; root:xnu-4903.221.2~2/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64
How to fix this?

Answer 1

It looks like you are trying to install stack from a Nixpkgs version with a broken dependency of stack.
You can see build age and links to their statuses in HowOldIs.
To change the channel you're installing from, use the nix-channel command.
For example:
# add the config
nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-18.09-darwin nixpkgs
# download the latest nix expressions
nix-channel --update