hive.nix

@@ -46,11 +46,8 @@ let
       inherit version;
     };
 
-  # Instanciate a specialized version of nixpkgs
-  mkSystemNixpkgs =
-    system: version:
-    let
-      args =
+  mkNixpkgsConfigPerSystem =
+    system: _:
     if system == "nixos" then
       { }
     else
@@ -64,6 +61,12 @@ let
           ];
         };
       };
+
+  # Instanciate a specialized version of nixpkgs
+  mkSystemNixpkgs =
+    system: version:
+    let
+      args = mkNixpkgsConfigPerSystem system version;
     in
     import (mkNixpkgs' version) args;
 
@@ -93,19 +96,31 @@ in
 {
   registry = {
     zyxel-nwa50ax = {
-      evalConfig = import "${sources.liminix}/lib/eval-config.nix" { nixpkgs = sources.nixos-unstable; };
+      evalConfig = import "${sources.liminix}/lib/eval-config.nix" {
+        nixpkgs = sources.nixos-unstable;
+      };
 
       defaults = _: {
-        nixpkgs.hostPlatform = {
+        nixpkgs = {
+          source = sources.nixos-unstable;
+          config = {
+            allowUnsupportedSystem = true; # mipsel
+            permittedInsecurePackages = [
+              "python-2.7.18.8" # Python < 3 is needed for kernel backports.
+            ];
+          };
+          hostPlatform = {
             config = "mipsel-unknown-linux-musl";
             gcc = {
               abi = "32";
               arch = "mips32"; # mips32r2?
             };
           };
+
           # It's impure, but who cares?
           # Can Flakes do that?
-        nixpkgs.buildPlatform = builtins.currentSystem;
+          buildPlatform = builtins.currentSystem;
+        };
       };
     };