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-rw-r--r--src/libstore/gc.cc9
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/gc.cc b/src/libstore/gc.cc
index cf073c5d9..87e0a05bc 100644
--- a/src/libstore/gc.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/gc.cc
@@ -563,6 +563,15 @@ void LocalStore::collectGarbage(const GCOptions & options, GCResults & results)
state.gcKeepOutputs = queryBoolSetting("gc-keep-outputs", false);
state.gcKeepDerivations = queryBoolSetting("gc-keep-derivations", true);
+
+ /* Using `--ignore-liveness' with `--delete' can have unintended
+ consequences if `gc-keep-outputs' or `gc-keep-derivations' are
+ true (the garbage collector will recurse into deleting the
+ outputs or derivers, respectively). So disable them. */
+ if (options.action == GCOptions::gcDeleteSpecific && options.ignoreLiveness) {
+ state.gcKeepOutputs = false;
+ state.gcKeepDerivations = false;
+ }
/* Acquire the global GC root. This prevents
a) New roots from being added.