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| -rw-r--r-- | src/nix/profile.cc | 56 |
1 files changed, 55 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix/profile.cc b/src/nix/profile.cc index 32364e720..3464a977d 100644 --- a/src/nix/profile.cc +++ b/src/nix/profile.cc @@ -329,7 +329,61 @@ struct CmdProfileInstall : InstallablesCommand, MixDefaultProfile manifest.elements.push_back(std::move(element)); } - updateProfile(manifest.build(store)); + try { + updateProfile(manifest.build(store)); + } catch (BuildEnvFileConflictError & conflictError) { + auto findRefByFilePath = [&]<typename Iterator>(Iterator begin, Iterator end) { + for (auto it = begin; it != end; it++) { + auto profileElement = *it; + for (auto & storePath : profileElement.storePaths) { + if (conflictError.fileA.starts_with(store->printStorePath(storePath))) { + return std::pair(conflictError.fileA, profileElement.source->originalRef); + } + if (conflictError.fileB.starts_with(store->printStorePath(storePath))) { + return std::pair(conflictError.fileB, profileElement.source->originalRef); + } + } + } + throw conflictError; + }; + // There are 2 conflicting files. We need to find out which one is from the already installed package and + // which one is the package that is the new package that is being installed. + // The first matching package is the one that was already installed (original). + auto [originalConflictingFilePath, originalConflictingRef] = findRefByFilePath(manifest.elements.begin(), manifest.elements.end()); + // The last matching package is the one that was going to be installed (new). + auto [newConflictingFilePath, newConflictingRef] = findRefByFilePath(manifest.elements.rbegin(), manifest.elements.rend()); + + throw Error( + "An existing package already provides the following file:\n" + "\n" + " %1%\n" + "\n" + "This is the conflicting file from the new package:\n" + "\n" + " %2%\n" + "\n" + "To remove the existing package:\n" + "\n" + " nix profile remove %3%\n" + "\n" + "The new package can also be installed next to the existing one by assigning a different priority.\n" + "The conflicting packages have a priority of %5%.\n" + "To prioritise the new package:\n" + "\n" + " nix profile install %4% --priority %6%\n" + "\n" + "To prioritise the existing package:\n" + "\n" + " nix profile install %4% --priority %7%\n", + originalConflictingFilePath, + newConflictingFilePath, + originalConflictingRef.to_string(), + newConflictingRef.to_string(), + conflictError.priority, + conflictError.priority - 1, + conflictError.priority + 1 + ); + } } }; |