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Error messages are sent to stdout, not to stderr #74

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@Susticle

Describe the Bug

When installing the NixOS package from nixpkgs-unstable, several commands (for example to create completions) throw errors which are written to the completions file, like

failed to create /homeless-shelter/.config/pangolin: mkdir /homeless-shelter: permission denied
failed to create /homeless-shelter/.config/pangolin/logs: mkdir /homeless-shelter: permission denied

A workaround can be to set the HOME environment variable in the Nix file.

But the problem also would not occur if pangolin-cli would not write the errors to stdout but to stderr.

Disclaimer: I'm quite new to NixOS but I checked back this matter with a very experienced colleague of mine. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Environment

  • OS Type & Version: NixOS 25.11
  • Pangolin Version: 1.18.4
  • Gerbil Version:
  • Traefik Version:
  • Newt Version:
  • Client Version: pangolin-cli 0.8.1

To Reproduce

  • Set HOME environment variable to a directory without write permission for regular users (for example /root)
  • Run pangolin completion fish >output.txt
  • Check written file, error messages should be included.

Expected Behavior

Error messages should be sent to stderr.

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