Language server nil and nixd not available

[raaphhh]

Hello,

I installed the nix extensions to have the syntax highlighting for my nix-darwin config but I'm having these 2 errors :

Language server nil:
from extension "Nix" version 0.1.2: nil must be installed manually. Install it or specify the 'binary' path to it via local settings.

Language server nixd:
from extension "Nix" version 0.1.2: The Nix language server (nixd) is not available in your environment (PATH). You can install it from https://github.com/nix-community/nixd.

Any idea how to fix that?
Thanks!

[rfqma]

any update on this?

[bryanprimus]

was able to fix this by installing it manually to my system

environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
  vim # Classic text editor
  nixfmt-rfc-style # Formats your Nix code (like prettier/black)
  starship # Beautiful cross-shell prompt
  bun # Bun is a fast, modern JavaScript runtime

+ nil # language server for Nix
+ nixd # nix language server as well
]

not sure if this is the ideal way though