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-rw-r--r--tests/nix-profile.sh26
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/nix-profile.sh b/tests/nix-profile.sh
index 266dc9e49..d4beaa190 100644
--- a/tests/nix-profile.sh
+++ b/tests/nix-profile.sh
@@ -140,6 +140,32 @@ printf World2 > $flake2Dir/who
nix profile install $flake1Dir
[[ $($TEST_HOME/.nix-profile/bin/hello) = "Hello World" ]]
+expect 1 nix profile install $flake2Dir
+diff -u <(nix profile install $flake2Dir 2>&1 1> /dev/null || true) <(cat << EOF
+error: An existing package already provides the following file:
+
+ $(nix build --no-link --print-out-paths ${flake1Dir}"#default.out")/bin/hello
+
+ This is the conflicting file from the new package:
+
+ $(nix build --no-link --print-out-paths ${flake2Dir}"#default.out")/bin/hello
+
+ To remove the existing package:
+
+ nix profile remove path:${flake1Dir}
+
+ The new package can also be installed next to the existing one by assigning a different priority.
+ The conflicting packages have a priority of 5.
+ To prioritise the new package:
+
+ nix profile install path:${flake2Dir} --priority 4
+
+ To prioritise the existing package:
+
+ nix profile install path:${flake2Dir} --priority 6
+EOF
+)
+[[ $($TEST_HOME/.nix-profile/bin/hello) = "Hello World" ]]
nix profile install $flake2Dir --priority 100
[[ $($TEST_HOME/.nix-profile/bin/hello) = "Hello World" ]]
nix profile install $flake2Dir --priority 0