Cardano-node nix-build error: attribute 'ff' in selection path 'scripts.ff.node' not found

Question

Using the recommended nix build method from this guide for a cardano-node from scratch (on Debian or Ubuntu latest) running this command:

$ nix-build -A scripts.ff.node -o ff-node-local

I get the following error:

error: attribute 'ff' in selection path 'scripts.ff.node' not found

Answer 1

To get past that error, try using a more updated guide here, and run the following nix-build command instead:

nix-build -A scripts.mainnet.node -o mainnet-node-local