diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/lg/lgpio/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/lg/lgpio/package.nix
index a472ceff3136..185dd2f0b869 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/lg/lgpio/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/lg/lgpio/package.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@
   # If we build the python packages, these two are not null
   buildPythonPackage ? null,
   lgpioWithoutPython ? null,
-  # When building a python Packages, this specifies the python subproject
+  # When building a python Packages, this specifies the python subproject - a
+  # folder in the repository. The current options are:
+  #
+  # - <empty>
+  # - PY_LGPIO
+  # - PY_RGPIO
+  #
+  # Where an empty value means 'build the non python project'.
   pyProject ? "",
 }:
 
@@ -28,30 +35,18 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     swig
   ];
 
-  preConfigure =
-    if pyProject != "" then
-      ''
-        cd ${pyProject}
-      ''
-    else
-      "";
+  preConfigure = lib.optionalString (pyProject != "") ''
+    cd ${pyProject}
+  '';
   # Emulate ldconfig when building the C API
-  postConfigure =
-    if pyProject == "" then
-      ''
-        substituteInPlace Makefile \
-          --replace ldconfig 'echo ldconfig'
-      ''
-    else
-      "";
+  postConfigure = lib.optionalString (pyProject == "") ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile \
+      --replace ldconfig 'echo ldconfig'
+  '';
 
-  preBuild =
-    if pyProject == "PY_LGPIO" then
-      ''
-        swig -python lgpio.i
-      ''
-    else
-      "";
+  preBuild = lib.optionalString (pyProject == "PY_LGPIO") ''
+    swig -python lgpio.i
+  '';
 
   buildInputs = [
     lgpioWithoutPython
@@ -64,7 +59,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Linux C libraries and Python modules for manipulating GPIO";
     homepage = "https://github.com/joan2937/lg";
-    license = with lib.licenses; [ unlicense ];
+    license = lib.licenses.unlicense;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ doronbehar ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigpio/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigpio/package.nix
index ddde61ca0b7b..56f4c6bcdccf 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigpio/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigpio/package.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     description = "C library for the Raspberry which allows control of the General Purpose Input Outputs (GPIO)";
     homepage = "https://github.com/joan2937/pigpio";
-    license = with lib.licenses; [ unlicense ];
+    license = lib.licenses.unlicense;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ doronbehar ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pi/piscope/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pi/piscope/package.nix
index 9873ada380eb..5f064722f4b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pi/piscope/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pi/piscope/package.nix
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-VDrx/RLSpMhyD64PmdeWVacb9LleHakcy7D6zFxeyhw=";
   };
   # Fix FHS paths
-  postConfigure = ''
+  postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace piscope.c \
-      --replace /usr/share/piscope $out/share/piscope
+      --replace-fail /usr/share/piscope $out/share/piscope
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [