system-path.nix: omit pkgs.netcat if it will fail to build #282461
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openbsd-netcat (aka pkgs.netcat) is part of libressl, which does not build on powerpc64le-linux. Therefore, we must omit it from the default system path. We should consider using gnu-netcat instead, since libressl is teetering on the edge of being unmaintained.
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openbsd-netcat (aka pkgs.netcat) is part of libressl, which does not build on powerpc64le-linux. Therefore, we must omit it from the default system path.
We should consider using gnu-netcat instead, since libressl is teetering on the edge of being unmaintained.
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CC: @hlandau