From d5279a25d265e23081ddbbb881f16ea3e225b434 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Barrett Ruth <br.barrettruth@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2026 20:41:40 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(aws): make directories writable

---
 home/modules/shell.nix | 22 ++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/home/modules/shell.nix b/home/modules/shell.nix
index cf6dd3e..0fb8124 100644
--- a/home/modules/shell.nix
+++ b/home/modules/shell.nix
@@ -128,14 +128,20 @@ in
     (lib.mkIf node [ "${config.xdg.dataHome}/pnpm" ])
   ];
 
-  xdg.configFile."aws/config" = lib.mkIf aws {
-    text = ''
-      [default]
-      [profile barrett]
-      region = us-east-2
-      output = json
-    '';
-  };
+  home.activation.awsConfig = lib.mkIf aws (
+    lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
+      dir="${config.xdg.configHome}/aws"
+      mkdir -p "$dir"
+      if [ ! -f "$dir/config" ]; then
+        cat > "$dir/config" << 'AWSEOF'
+[default]
+[profile barrett]
+region = us-east-2
+output = json
+AWSEOF
+      fi
+    ''
+  );
 
   xdg.configFile."npm/npmrc" = lib.mkIf node {
     text = ''