From 7330ef822c032b7a6720ab5abf63c3637ed58f3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timo Bingmann <tbingmann@ebay.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:27:08 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix maven and hm-up/np

---
 README.md |  2 +-
 home.nix  | 11 ++++++++---
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19f5032..1a09bf0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ You can apply the configuration directly from a Git repository without cloning:
 
 ```bash
 # If home-manager is not installed
-nix --no-write-lock-file run github:nix-community/home-manager/release-25.05 -- switch --flake 'git+https://g.t1.xyz/tb/nix-ebay-home.git#tbingmann'
+nix --no-write-lock-file run github:nix-community/home-manager/release-25.05 -- switch --refresh --flake 'git+https://g.t1.xyz/tb/nix-ebay-home.git#tbingmann'
 
 # If home-manager is installed
 home-manager --no-write-lock-file switch --flake 'git+https://g.t1.xyz/tb/nix-ebay-home.git#tbingmann'
diff --git a/home.nix b/home.nix
index 08edb86..16c65cf 100644
--- a/home.nix
+++ b/home.nix
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
 
   # Set environment variables for all shells
   home.sessionVariables = {
-    NIX_PATH = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.nix-defexpr/channels:nixpkgs=${config.home.homeDirectory}/.nix-defexpr/channels/nixpkgs";
-
     # Use bwrap for nix-portable
     NP_RUNTIME = "bwrap";
+
+    # This is missing for some reason and breaks alls kinds of Maven compilations.
+    MAVEN_OPTS="-Duser.home=${config.home.homeDirectory}";
   };
 
   # Create SSH environment file for non-interactive sessions
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
     nix
     eza
+
+    ripgrep
   ];
 
   # Bash configuration
@@ -73,7 +76,9 @@
     '';
 
     shellAliases = {
-      "hm-up" = "nix run github:nix-community/home-manager/release-25.05 -- switch --no-write-lock-file --refresh --flake  'git+https://g.t1.xyz/tb/nix-ebay-home.git#tbingmann'";
+      "hm-up" = "nix-portable nix run github:nix-community/home-manager/release-25.05 -- switch --refresh --flake  'git+https://g.t1.xyz/tb/nix-ebay-home.git#tbingmann'";
+
+      "np" = "nix-portable nix run nixpkgs#bashInteractive --offline";
     };
 
     # History configuration